Tamara Taylor

Tamara Taylor only made a two-episode guest appearance as Agent Cassie Yates on “NCIS,” but that plus her stint on the crime procedural “Bones” were enough to let her talent shine. In 2021, it was announced that she was picked to lead the cast of the spin-off show “Law & Order: Organized Crime,” which premiered in the same year.

Safe to say, Taylor has come a long way since she first garnered attention in the ’90s. Even more impressive is how she overcame her shyness to succeed. Speaking with Inc. magazine, she shared that she earned the courage to start taking acting classes after her best friend participated in a show.