Tanya Raymond - American actress, director, producer, screenwriter. She became famous as a teenager thanks to her roles in the TV series Malcolm in the Spotlight and Lost. In recent years, she has received a new wave of popularity due to her participation in the legal drama Goliath. In total, she took part in fifty projects during her career.
Childhood and youth
Tanya Raymond was born March 22, 1988 in Los Angeles, California. Real name is Helen Katz. The actress's mother is French, since childhood Tanya attended the French Lyceum of Los Angeles and is fluent in the language.
Carier start
Tanya Raymond began her career as an actress at the age of twelve with the appearance in one of the episodes of the Providence family drama. She continued to star in small roles in television projects, in 2001-2002 she appeared in four episodes of the popular sitcom “Malcolm in the Spotlight”.
Soon, the young actress got one of the main roles in the O'Kiffa sitcom, which was closed by the channel due to low ratings after only eight episodes.
The most notable works
In 2006, she joined the cast of the popular TV series Lost in the role of Alex Russo, the adopted daughter of Benjamin Linus. Appeared in nineteen series of the project.
After that, she began to appear more often in popular TV series as a guest star, participated in the shows “Medium”, “Bones”, “Law and Order” and “Clash”. Also, Tanya Raymond played a regular role in the series "Detective Rush", appeared in eight episodes.
In 2011, the actress received one of the main roles in the MTV channel horror comedy Death Valley, the series was closed after the first season. Also appeared in the popular tragicomedy “They Changed in the Maternity Hospital”, played in ten episodes. Continued to appear as a guest star. So, Tanya Raymond can be seen in the popular series “Hawaii Police” and “The Big Bang Theory”.
In 2015, the actress received a regular role in the sci-fi series “The Last Ship”. A year later, she joined the main cast of the legal drama "Goliath", where her screen partners were stars such as Billy Bob Thornton, William Hurt and Maria Bello. She starred in both seasons of the series.
As for the feature films with Tanya Raymond, then her career is not developing so fast. It mainly appears in television films or films that are immediately released on video media. The most noticeable film work of the actress is the horror "Texas Chainsaw 3D Massacre."