Tyner Rushing

Biography

Tyner Rushing is an American television, film, and commercial actor. She is known for her roles in Doom Patrol, The Resident, Salem, and One Mississippi. She grew up in Semmes, AL, a small town outside of Mobile. Raised by plant nursery owner parents, Ralph Carl Rushing and Patti Tyner Rushing, she began performing at age 3 when her mom introduced her to dance. Singing followed a few years later.

Tyner continued down the performance path as a teenager. She taught ballet, tap and jazz to youngsters in exchange for dance lessons and performed voice recitals yearly. She received a performance scholarship at the liberal arts school, Birmingham-Southern College in Birmingham, AL.

After college, Tyner spent a year touring the west coast with California Theater Center and moved to San Francisco where she performed in Babes In Arms (42nd Street Moon), Swing! (Cabrillo Stage), and La Cage Aux Folles (Broadway By the Bay).

Tyner now resides in Atlanta with her mighty feline sidekick, Smokey Robinson. She occasionally acts on stage while devoting most of her time to her onscreen career.