Tichina Arnold
Actor
Biography
Tichina Rolanda Arnold (born June 28, 1971) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her roles of Pamela James on the FOX sitcom Martin, family matriarch Rochelle on the UPN/CW sitcom Everybody Hates Chris, Judi Mann in the TV Land original sitcom Happily Divorced, the lead role of Cassie Calloway on Survivor's Remorse, and Tina Butler on the CBS sitcom The Neighborhood.
She began her career as a child actor, appearing in supporting roles in Little Shop of Horrors (1986) and How I Got into College (1989) before being cast as Pamela "Pam" James on the FOX sitcom Martin, which she played from 1992 until the show ended in 1997.
Arnold also played the family matriarch Rochelle on the UPN/CW sitcom Everybody Hates Chris from 2005 to 2009, and portrayed Judi Mann in the TV Land original sitcom Happily Divorced from 2011 to 2013. From 2014 to 2017, she played the lead role of Cassie Calloway on Survivor's Remorse. As of 2018, Arnold plays Tina Butler in the CBS sitcom series The Neighborhood. From 2018 to 2019, she played the role of Paulette in the South African series Lockdown.
Filmography
Wild Hogs
as Karen Davis 2007
Countdown
as Nurse Amy 2019
Little Shop of Horrors
as Crystal 1986
Drillbit Taylor
as Photography Teacher 2008
Top Five
as Theater Manager 2014
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
as Wanda Fails 2019
Dance Flick
as Ray's Mamma 2009
The Main Event
as Denise Thompson 2020
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
as Pamela James (archive footage) 2021
Scenes from a Mall
as Ticket Seller 1991
Howard
as Crystal (archive footage) 2018
How I Got Into College
as Vera Cook 1989
Summoned
as Mylene 2013
Runt
as Principal Carey 2020
A Day Late and a Dollar Short
as Charlotte 2014
Getting Played
as Woman in Restaurant 2005