Tracie Thoms

Thoms was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, the daughter of Mariana (Davis) and Donald H. Thoms, a VP of Programming at PBS and television director. She has a younger brother, Austin. She started studying acting at age 10 and later on attended the Baltimore School for the Arts.\n', ' She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Howard University in 1997. She then attended the Juilliard School\'s Drama Division as a member of Group 30 (1997–2001), which also included actors Lee Pace and Anthony Mackie.\n', ' Thoms is known for her role of Mahandra McGinty in the television show Wonderfalls. She also played the part of Sasha in the US version of the T.V. series As If, which was cancelled after three episodes. In 2005, she was added to the cast of the CBS crime drama Cold Case, as the homicide detective, Kat Miller. Thoms has also made guest appearances on Law & Order and The Shield.\n', '