title: LeShay Tomlinson
text: # LeShay Tomlinson
  
  LeShay Tomlinson, also known as Leshay Tomlinson and Leshay N. Tomlinson, is an American actress, best known for her role as Cathy in R. Kelly's hip hopera, Trapped in the Closet. Cathy is noteworthy as the woman whose tryst with Kelly's character sets in motion the many revelations and cliffhangers which provide the hiphopera's dramatic skeleton.
  
  A LeShay Tomlinson had filled small roles in a number of motion pictures prior to her work with R. Kelly; including the Princess Monique short "The Call" with Closet co-star Cat Wilson, folk music parody A Mighty Wind and the Brosnan/Hayek crime drama After the Sunset.
  
  ## Filmography
  
  ### Film
  
  | Year | Title | Role | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1999 | Light It Up | Student | |
  | 2000 | What Women Want | Marshall Field's Shopper | |
  | 2002 | Business Unusual | Mary J. Dancer | Short film |
  | 2002 | The Call | Yolanda | Short film |
  | 2003 | A Mighty Wind | Steinbloom's Secretary | |
  | 2003 | Buffoon | Wendy | Short film |
  | 2004 | The Male Groupie | Lovely | Short film |
  | 2004 | After the Sunset | Receptionist | |
  | 2005 | Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12 | Cathy | Short film |
  | 2006 | Let Me Count the Ways | Brianna | |
  | 2006 | Be the Man | Miriam | Short film |
  | 2007 | Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22 | Cathy | Video |
  | 2007 | The Lutheran | Slutty Mama | Short film |
  | 2008 | Stitches | Claire | Short film |
  | 2008 | Delayed | | Voice role; short film |
  | 2009 | Someone Heard My Cry | Kimberly | Short film |
  | 2010 | The Company We Keep | Juanita | |
  | 2012 | Wrong | Jogger | |
  | 2012 | People Like Us | Attendant | |
  | 2012 | C'mon Man | Peaches | |
  | 2014 | Freeloader | Tonya | Short film |
  | 2018 | The Watchers | Millie | Short film |
  
  ### Television
  
  | Year | Title | Role | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 2004 | Drake & Josh | | Episode: "Mean Teacher" |
  | 2006 | Eve | Brianna | Episode: "Rules of Engagement" |
  | 2007 | Rx | Janice | TV film |
  | 2008 | Wizards of Waverly Place | Passerby | Episode: "Alex's Spring Fling" |
  | 2009–2010 | Lens on Talent | Claire | 2 episodes |
  | 2012 | Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 22-33 | Cathy | TV film |
  | 2014 | Major Crimes | Receptionist | Episode: "Two Options" |
  | 2014 | Pretty Little Liars | Nurse | Episode: "March of Crimes" |
  | 2017 | Jane the Virgin | Director | 2 episodes |
  | 2017 | Doubt | Judge Rebecca Cannon | 2 episodes |
  | 2017 | Before I Got Famous | Casting Director | |
  | 2017 | Insecure | Renee | 2 episodes |
  | 2017 | Shut Eye | Patient's Mom | Episode: "Short Changed" |
  | 2018 | Henry Danger | Carolyn | Episode: "Budget Cuts" |
  | 2019 | Trade Show Show | Handler | Episode: "Strap in Cuz It Ain't Gonna Be Pretty" |
  
  ### Web
  
  | Year | Title | Role | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 2019 | Shook | Sandra | Main role |
  