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Tyner Rushing | |
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Born | |
Nationality | United States |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2010- |
Tyner Rushing an American actress, is known for her role portraying Emma Smith in Dustin Lance Black's Under the Banner of Heaven.[1][2][3][4] Other notable roles include Liz Riley in The Terminal List [5] and Virginia Creel in Stranger Things. [6] Rushing joined the main cast of For All Mankind in its fourth season as the character Samantha Massey, a blue-collar space worker and aspiring astronaut. [7][8] In 2025, she joined the cast of the upcoming HBO television series It – Welcome to Derry.
Early life and education
Rushing grew up in rural Alabama on a farm and plant nursery. [9] She got her start in the performing arts world as a singer and dancer in various musicals and operas.[10]
Personal life
Rushing identifies as queer.[11] She lives in Los Angeles.[12]
Filmography
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2020 | “Lovecraft Country” | Barb | |
2021 | “Creepshow” | June Aurora | |
2021 | Under the Banner of Heaven | Emma Smith | 5 episodes |
2021 | Stranger Things | Virginia Creel | 2 episodes |
2021 | The Terminal List | Liz Riley | 5 episodes |
2022 | Echoes | Maria McCleary | 5 episodes |
2023 | The Last Thing He Told Me | Max Parnes | |
2023–present | For All Mankind | Samantha Massey | 10 episodes |
2025 | It – Welcome to Derry | undisclosed |
References
- ^ "Collider interviews Tyner Rushing". Collider. 13 May 2022.
- ^ "Screenrant interviews Under the Banner of Heaven cast". Screen Rant. 29 April 2022.
- ^ "FX Networks highlights Tyner Rushing as Emma Smith in Under the Banner of Heaven".
- ^ "Sunstone Magazine interviews Tyner Rushing". 17 May 2022.
- ^ "Tyner Rushing joins Chris Pratt in the Terminal List on Variety.com". 25 May 2021.
- ^ "Tyner Rushing talks the Terminal List and Stranger Things with DIAL News".
- ^ "Deadline announces Tyner Rushing joining main cast of AppleTV's For All Mankind". 20 September 2022.
- ^ "Tyner Rushing interview on season 4 of For All Mankind". 12 January 2024.
- ^ "Tyner Rushing stops by FAME recording studio". 23 December 2023.
- ^ "Alabama's Tyner Rushing to play Bama Born Badass AL.com". 27 May 2021.
- ^ "Andrew Garfield on Knitting, Cuddling, and Lassoing - Under the Banner of Heaven | POPSUGAR". YouTube. 29 April 2022.
- ^ "'For All Mankind' Star Tyner Rushing Shares Her Thoughts on Season 4 (And That Epic Finale), Excitement for Season 5, and More!". 12 January 2024.