Tammy Townsend spent most of her career guest starring and playing the occasional recurring roles on television shows. She was a regular on the short-lived series Divas. Her television credits include appearances on Family Matters, Living Single, In the Heat of the Night, and Quantum Leap. She made her film debut with a small role in Robert Townsend's The Five Heartbeats and had her first major role in the John Leguizamo showcase The Pest (1996). ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide