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Tina Fabrique
Acting
Biography
Tina Fabrique is a singer and actress. She is best known for being the vocalist for the theme song for the children's television show, Reading Rainbow, which aired on PBS from 1983 until 2009. Her version of the theme ran until 1999, when it was replaced by a newer version by Chaka Khan. The original theme song was written by Steve Horelick, Dennis Neil Kleinman, and Janet Weir, and featured one of the first uses of the Buchla synthesizer in a TV theme song.
Filmography10 titles

New Amsterdam
2018as Louise Conway
2018as Louise Conway

Butterfly in the Sky
2022as Self - Vocalist, Reading Rainbow Theme Song (archive footage)
2022as Self - Vocalist, Reading Rainbow Theme Song (archive footage)

Person of Interest
2011as Nurse
2011as Nurse

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999as Grand Juror #1
1999as Grand Juror #1

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001as Mama Louise
2001as Mama Louise

The Equalizer
2021as Grandma
2021as Grandma

Mrs. Fletcher
2019as Senior Center Woman
2019as Senior Center Woman

The Boys in the Band
2020as Knitting Woman
2020as Knitting Woman

The Last O.G.
2018as Elderly Woman
2018as Elderly Woman

Black Magic for White Boys
2019as Tina
2019as Tina