Tamala Reneé Jones (born November 12, 1974) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as medical examiner Lanie Parish on the ABC drama Castle, and for appearing in the movies Booty Call, The Wood, Kingdom Come, The Brothers, and Two Can Play That Game.
Scales: Mermaids are Real - A Tail of Crime in New York (2015)
Siren Phillips learns that she will turn into a mermaid when she turns 12 years old. To make matters worse, she discovers that her friend's father is part of a group of hunters trying to catch her in which they attracted attention to the police officers and detectives from the 12th Precinct of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) led by Captain Kate Beckett and her husband Richard Castle.
