Tawny Newsome

Tawny Newsome born February 24 1983 Height 5 feet 10 inches 177 meters in height is an American musician comedian and actress She is known for her roles as Chelsea LeightLeigh on the Comedy Central series Bajillion Dollar Propertie Nina on The Comedy Get Down and Beckett Mariner on the animated Star Trek series Star Trek Lower Decks She is also a cohost of the podcast Yo Is This Racist Newsome was born in Vacaville California and grew up on a ranch She attended DePaul University in Chicago where she studied theater After graduating she began her comedy career with the Second City improv troupe Newsomes first major television role was as Chelsea LeightLeigh on Bajillion Dollar Propertie She also had a recurring role as Nina on The Comedy Get Down In 2020 she began voicing the character of Beckett Mariner on Star Trek Lower Decks Newsome is also a musician and is a member of the band Four Lost Souls She is also a cohost of the podcast Yo Is This Racist alongside Andrew Ti