Tembi Locke Biography

Tembi Locke is an American actress highly recognized for her role as Dr. Grace Monroe on Syfy’s series “Eureka” and Dr. Diana Davis in “Sliders”. Her TV shows include Castle, Bones, The Mentalist, Windfall, CSI: NY, and Beverly Hills. Her comedic turns include Friends, The Jamie Foxx Show, Like Family, and Raising Dad among others. She is also the author of the bestselling memoir, “From Scratch”, which was later adapted into a limited series by Netflix. Her memoir is about her interracial romance with her Italian husband and her grief after his untimely death. 

What is Tembi Locke Famous For?

• Tembi Locke is an actress from the USA. 
• She is famed for her role in Eureka and Sliders. 
• She is famous for her memoir “From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home”.

What is Tembi Locke’s Ethnicity?

Tembi Locke was born on 26th July 1970 which makes her present age of 52 in 2022. She is from Houston, Texas, United States. Tembekile Tembi Locke is her birth name. She holds American nationality and her ethnicity is Mixed. She was born to civil rights activist parents. Leo is her zodiac sign and her religion is Christian. 

She attended Alief Hastings High School in Houston. Shortly, she stayed in Italy, and after returning to the USA, she graduated with an art history degree from Wesleyan University, in Connecticut. She speaks fluent Italian. 

How was the Career of Tembi Locke?

• Tembi, after finishing high school, lived in Italy. There, she appeared several times on Italian television, including the “Carnevale Di Venezia”.
• Moving to New York, she appeared in several off-Broadway productions, and landed a role on the long-running soap opera “As The World Turns”.
• Her prime-time TV career began by playing one of Will Smith’s love interests on “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”.
• Next, she played Dr. Grace Monroe, a biotech specialist, on seasons four and five of Syfy’s series “EUREKA” (2010–2012). 
• In addition, she starred as Dr. Diana Davis on season five of the Fox/Syfy show “Sliders” (1999–2000).
• After then, she appeared in TV work such as Castle, Bones, The Mentalist, Windfall, CSI: NY, and Beverly Hills, 90210. Her comedic turns include Friends, The Jamie Foxx Show, House of Payne, Like Family, and Raising Dad, among others. 
• She has appeared in a number of movies made for television, including Black Widow, Final Approach, and Born in the USA.
• She appeared as Dr. Walcott in “Dumb and Dumber To” in 2014. 
• She can be seen in the second installment of Hulu’s original “Into the Dark” series in October 2018. 
• Her memoir, “From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily and Finding Home” (published April 30, 2019), is about her interracial romance with her Italian husband and her grief after his untimely death. 
• “From Scratch” was later adapted by producer Reese Witherspoon and writer Marguerite MacIntyre into a limited series starring Zoe Saldana for Hello Sunshine, 3 Arts, Cinestar and Netflix. 
• Recently, she starred as Elise Torres in the TV series “Never Have I Ever” (2020-2021). 

What is Tembi Locke’s Net Worth?

Tembi Locke is a successful actress whose net worth is estimated to have $2 Million as of 2022. Her main source of wealth comes from the entertainment industry appearing in several movies and TV shows whereas her secondary source of wealth comes from her book career. Her salary is still to get unfold yet. She is living a normal lifestyle at present. 

Who is Tembi Locke’s Husband?

Tembi Locke is currently married to her husband, Robert in the year 2016. The two got married in 2020. Tembi’s daughter, Zoela, of course, attended the ceremony in person, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a majority of guests attended via Zoom. Today, Tembi is living a happy life with her daughter and her husband. Her sexual orientation is straight. 

Previously, she was married to Rosario “Saro” Gullo in the year 1995 which lasted for 17 years until his death in 2012. Her husband, Gullo is a Sicilian chef, who lived and worked in Los Angeles, California. The couple is blessed with a daughter namely The two got married in 2020. Their daughter was only 7 at the time of her father’s death. 

How tall is Tembi Locke?

Tembi Locke is a pretty actress with a tall standing height of 5 feet 4 inches or 1.62 m. Her bodyweight consists of 62 Kg or 136 lbs. Her body size is 34-26-34 in. Her body type is slim. She wears a shoe size of 8 US and her dress size is 6 US. She has got a healthy body at present. Tembi is a vegetarian.