Tarnesha Small was born to two army veterans, father Carlton J Robinson and mother Annie Robinson on the military base of Ft. Gordon, Ga. After her parents retired they raised her and her two older sisters in Columbus, Ga. She's always had a passion to entertain with a background in singing, dancing, cheering, and modeling (commercial print and runway). Although she didn't begin her acting career until later in her life she was drawn to it as a young child. Before officially beginning her acting journey she worked as a insurance claims auditor for many years at a fortune 500 company. Once she decided to pursue acting she began training with seasoned Emmy Award Winning Actor/Writer GregAlan Williams. She's best known for her award winning lead role as Samantha Miller in The Devil's Paw (2015) and her thrilling performance in Distorted (2018). She's also appeared as one of the leads in the web series Flags on the Field (2017) and the film Passion and Pain (2016). Tarnesha made her first co-starring television appearance in CBS's The Inspectors (2017) as Wanda Sellick.