Nakia Burrise (born October 21, 1974) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Tanya Sloan, the Yellow Zeo Ranger and later, the first Yellow Turbo Ranger on the television series ''

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'' and ''

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'' from 1996 to 1997.

Early life

Burrise was born in

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, the daughter of Deborah and Cornell Burrise. She attended Thomas Alva Edison Senior High School in

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(1989–1992) and

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's School of Theater.

Career

In 1996, Nakia was cast as Tanya Sloan in ''

''. She later reprised her role in ''

''. Between 2013 and 2015, she was recurring as Patty Pritchett in the famous serie ''

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'' In 2017, she was cast in the short film ''The Order'' and had cast many ''Power Rangers'' alumni. Since 2020, Nakia has had a recurring role on the ''

Henry Danger ''Henry Danger'' is an American comedy television series created by Dan Schneider and Dana Olsen that aired on Nickelodeon from July 26, 2014 to March 21, 2020. The series stars Jace Norman, Cooper Barnes, Riele Downs, Sean Ryan Fox, Ella Anders ...

'' spin-off ''

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'' as Angela Macklin.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web productions

* ''No Nerds Here'' (2012)

Videogames

* ''Barbie Dreamhouse Party'' (2013) * ''God of War: Ragnorök'' (2022)

References

External links

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