Biography from IMDB.com - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0512665/

Tanya Linette Smith is a Los Angeles based actress and writer. She is known for her role as Dr. Safran in the horror/thriller The Recurring. While acting in various films and television shows over the past 24 years, her main focus is coaching the professional actor. She teaches acting at her private studio in Hollywood, California.

From Website - https://tanyalinettesmith.com/

Tanya has been working in Film, Television, and on stage for the past 24 years. She has appeared on such shows as Party of Five, Grey’s Anatomy, The Thundermans, Beverly Hills 90210, City of Angels, and Four Corners just to name a few. Her film credits include A Hole In The Paper Sky, Girl Crazy, Danika and The Recurring. In 2014 she began to coach actors privately and on set. In 2017 she decided to teach small intimate classes with the belief that actors truly flourish when observing and working alongside one another. Although coaching full time, Tanya continues to study and take various classes herself, as she believes one must never stop learning.