Troy Beyer
Troy Yvette Beyer , sometimes also Troy Byer (born November 7, 1964 in New York City ) is an American actress , director and screenwriter .
Life
Beyer, the daughter of an African American and a Jew , made her debut as an actress in three episodes of the 1985 television series Under the California Sun. In 1986 and 1987, she appeared in the television series The Denver Clan . In the comedy Das Chaoten-Team (1987) she played one of the bigger roles. She played a bigger role at the side of Halle Berry in the comedy Beverly Hills Beauties (1997), for which she wrote the screenplay.
Beyer made her debut as a director with the independent drama Let's Talk About Sex (1998), for which she also wrote the screenplay and in which she took on one of the bigger roles. As the director of the comedy Love Don't Cost a Thing (2003) she was nominated for the BET Comedy Award in 2004.
Beyer was married to the film producer Mark Burg .
Filmography (selection)
As an actress
- 1986–1987: The Denver Clan ( Dynasty , TV series, 16 episodes)
- 1987: The Chaoten Team (Disorderlies)
- 1989: Rooftops - Roofs of Death (Rooftops)
- 1990: The White Girl
- 1991: The Five Heartbeats
- 1993: Walker, Texas Ranger (TV series, episode Hetzjagt )
- 1993: Trouble with Bernie again (Weekend at Bernie's II)
- 1995: The Little Death
- 1996: Eddie
- 1997: Beverly Hills Beauties (B * A * P * S)
- 1998: Gingerbread Man (The Gingerbread Man)
- 1998: Let's Talk About Sex
- 2001: Good Advice - Good advice is expensive (Good Advice)
- 2002: John Q - Desperate Anger (John Q)
- 2002: A Light in the Darkness
- 2002: Diabolical Encounter (Malevolent)
- 2012: Mommy's Little Monster
- 2015: I Really Hate My Ex (Ex-Free)
As a director
- 1998: Let's Talk About Sex
- 2003: Love Don't Cost a Thing
- 2015: I Really Hate My Ex (Ex-Free)
As a screenwriter
- 1997: Beverly Hills Beauties (B * A * P * S)
- 1998: Let's Talk About Sex
- 2003: Love Don't Cost a Thing
- 2015: I Really Hate My Ex (Ex-Free)
Web links
- Troy Beyer in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Troy Beyer in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.mixedfolks.com ( Memento of the original from November 9, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed February 18, 2008
- ^ Biography in the IMDb , accessed on February 18, 2008
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Beyer, Troy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Beyer, Troy Yvette (full name); Byer, Troy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actress, director and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 7, 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , New York , United States |