Theresa Randle was born in South Central, Los Angeles, California on December 27, 1964. She began her career in the performing arts specializing in dance and comedy. She made her debut in film with a small role in the movie Maid To Order (1987) and even appeared on the show A Different World in 1989. She first gained notice when director Spike Lee cast her as an aspiring actress who works for a phone sex service in Girl 6 in 1995. Before that, Randle had played small roles in two other Spike Lee films, Jungle Fever (1991) and Malcolm X (1992). Randle also appeared in Bad Boys
… More (1995) with Will Smith and Martin Lawrence as well as Todd McFarlene's SPAWN (1997). Randle's latest movie to date was Bad Boys II (2003) reprising her role as Theresa Burnett.