Tanya Boyd
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Tanya Boyd is an American actress who is best known for her role as Celeste Perrault
on Days of our Lives
. Boyd's passion for acting led her to New York City and after several years of studying, she moved to Los Angeles, to pursue her dreams.
Boyd performed by traveling the world as a back-up vocalist with such well-known artists as Anita Baker
, Lou Rawls
, Bobby Lyle
and Natalie Cole
. In 1979, she became a member of the vocal group The 5th Dimension, replacing Pat Bass. Boyd's passion was acting, and she soon realized how much she missed it, so she returned to Los Angeles to continue her acting career. Since then, she has acted in various theatre productions, and has directed festival productions and comedies. She would like to become a film director someday.
Boyd was married to Bobby Lyle
from 1994 to 1997.
Celeste Perrault
Celeste Perrault is a fictional character on soap Days of our Lives. Celeste is portrayed by Tanya Boyd.- Character's background :...
on Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
. Boyd's passion for acting led her to New York City and after several years of studying, she moved to Los Angeles, to pursue her dreams.
Boyd performed by traveling the world as a back-up vocalist with such well-known artists as Anita Baker
Anita Baker
Anita Baker is an American R&B/soul jazz singer-songwriter. To date, Baker has won eight Grammy Awards, and has four platinum albums and two gold albums to her credit....
, Lou Rawls
Lou Rawls
Louis Allen "Lou" Rawls was an American soul, jazz, and blues singer. He was known for his smooth vocal style: Frank Sinatra once said that Rawls had "the classiest singing and silkiest chops in the singing game"...
, Bobby Lyle
Bobby Lyle
Bobby Lyle is a jazz, soul jazz, and smooth jazz pianist. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee but grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota in a home near the corner of Park Avenue and 32nd Street. His father, reportedly, was a sports writer for the Star Tribune newspaper.He had his first gig at 16 and...
and Natalie Cole
Natalie Cole
Natalie Maria Cole , is an American singer, songwriter and performer. The daughter of jazz legend Nat King Cole, Cole rode to musical success in the mid-1970s as an R&B artist with the hits "This Will Be ", "Inseparable" and "Our Love"...
. In 1979, she became a member of the vocal group The 5th Dimension, replacing Pat Bass. Boyd's passion was acting, and she soon realized how much she missed it, so she returned to Los Angeles to continue her acting career. Since then, she has acted in various theatre productions, and has directed festival productions and comedies. She would like to become a film director someday.
Boyd was married to Bobby Lyle
Bobby Lyle
Bobby Lyle is a jazz, soul jazz, and smooth jazz pianist. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee but grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota in a home near the corner of Park Avenue and 32nd Street. His father, reportedly, was a sports writer for the Star Tribune newspaper.He had his first gig at 16 and...
from 1994 to 1997.
Roles
- Days of our LivesDays of our LivesDays of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
as Celeste PerraultCeleste PerraultCeleste Perrault is a fictional character on soap Days of our Lives. Celeste is portrayed by Tanya Boyd.- Character's background :...
(1994-1999 contract, 1999-2007 recurring) - The Good NewsGood News (TV series)Good News is an American sitcom that aired on UPN from 1997 to 1998. The series is a spin-off of the UPN series Sparks.-Synopsis:...
as Joanne (two episodes, 1997) - Under One Roof (1995)
- Loving Lulu (1993)
- The Disappearance of Christina (1993)
- Tricks of the Trade (TV movie) as Beverly (1988)
- The Twilight Zone as Melissa Parker (one episode, 1987)
- The Ted Knight Show as Philadelphia Phil Brown (six episodes, 1978)
- Good TimesGood TimesGood Times is an American sitcom that originally aired from February 8, 1974, until August 1, 1979, on the CBS television network. It was created by Eric Monte and Michael Evans, and developed by Norman Lear, the series' primary executive producer...
as Valerie Johnson (one episode, 1978) - Roots (TV miniseries)Roots (TV miniseries)Roots is a 1977 American television miniseries based on Alex Haley's fictional novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family. Roots received 36 Emmy Award nominations, winning nine. It also won a Golden Globe and a Peabody Award. It received unprecedented Nielsen ratings with the finale still...
as the slave "Genelva" (1977) - Ilsa, Harem Keeper of the Oil SheiksIlsa, Harem Keeper of the Oil SheiksIlsa, Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks is a 1976 sexploitation women in prison film, the first sequel to Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS.-Premise:Dyanne Thorne repeats the title role, but this time Ilsa works as head of the harem of Sheikh El Sharif...
as Satin (1976) - Black ShampooBlack ShampooBlack Shampoo is an American 1976 blaxploitation drama film directed by Greydon Clark and starring John Daniels.-Plot:John Daniels plays Jonathan Knight, the owner of "Mr. Jonathan's", the most successful hair salon for women on the Sunset Strip...
as Brenda St. John (1975)