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Tyner Rushing

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Tyner Rushing
Born
NationalityUnited States
OccupationActor
Years active2010-

Tyner Rushing an American actress, is known for her role portraying Emma Smith in Dustin Lance Black's Under the Banner of Heaven.[1][2][3][4] Other notable roles include Liz Riley in The Terminal List [5] and Virginia Creel in Stranger Things. [6] Rushing joined the main cast of For All Mankind in its fourth season as the character Samantha Massey, a blue-collar space worker and aspiring astronaut. [7][8] In 2025, she joined the cast of the upcoming HBO television series It – Welcome to Derry.

Early life and education

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Rushing grew up in rural Alabama on a farm and plant nursery. [9] She got her start in the performing arts world as a singer and dancer in various musicals and operas.[10]

Personal life

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Rushing identifies as queer.[11] She lives in Los Angeles.[12]

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2020 Lovecraft Country Barb
2021 Creepshow June Aurora
2021 Under the Banner of Heaven Emma Smith 5 episodes
2021 Stranger Things Virginia Creel 2 episodes
2021 The Terminal List Liz Riley 5 episodes
2022 Echoes Maria McCleary 5 episodes
2023 The Last Thing He Told Me Max Parnes
2023–present For All Mankind Samantha Massey 10 episodes
2025 It – Welcome to Derry undisclosed

References

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  1. ^ "Collider interviews Tyner Rushing". Collider. 13 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Screenrant interviews Under the Banner of Heaven cast". Screen Rant. 29 April 2022.
  3. ^ "FX Networks highlights Tyner Rushing as Emma Smith in Under the Banner of Heaven".
  4. ^ "Sunstone Magazine interviews Tyner Rushing". 17 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Tyner Rushing joins Chris Pratt in the Terminal List on Variety.com". 25 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Tyner Rushing talks the Terminal List and Stranger Things with DIAL News".
  7. ^ "Deadline announces Tyner Rushing joining main cast of AppleTV's For All Mankind". 20 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Tyner Rushing interview on season 4 of For All Mankind". 12 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Tyner Rushing stops by FAME recording studio". 23 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Alabama's Tyner Rushing to play Bama Born Badass AL.com". 27 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Andrew Garfield on Knitting, Cuddling, and Lassoing - Under the Banner of Heaven | POPSUGAR". YouTube. 29 April 2022.
  12. ^ "'For All Mankind' Star Tyner Rushing Shares Her Thoughts on Season 4 (And That Epic Finale), Excitement for Season 5, and More!". 12 January 2024.
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