Dr. Lanie Parish (Tamala Jones)Dr. Lanie Parish is a Medical Examiner in New York City. Parish is often the M.E. on the homicide cases worked by Det. Kate Beckett and Rick Castle.Parish is first-rate M.E. who is very well-respected. Her no-nonsense approach to the work and sarcastic sense of humor make her a likable addition to the team.She is dedicated to her job, macabre though it sometimes may be. But once work is over, Parish loves to get all dolled up and head out for a night on the town leaving the dead bodies behind.She is highly intelligent and a close friend of Beckett, of whom she is very protective. She believes that there is romantic chemistry between Beckett and Castle.