Bahni Turpin (born in Pontiac, Michigan, USA) is an American audiobook narrator and stage and screen actor based in Los Angeles, California. As an actor, she is known for Crossroads (2002), Malcolm X (1992), and Cold Case (2003). Her audiobook career includes popular and critically-acclaimed books like The Help and The Hate U Give. She has won 9 Audie Awards, including Audiobook of the Year for Children of Blood and Bone; 14 Earphone Awards; and 2 Odyssey Awards. Turpin was named an Audible Narrator of the Year in 2016 and the American Library Association's Voice of Choice for 2017. She also earned a place on AudioFile magazine's list of Golden Voice Narrators and was inducted into the Audible Hall of Fame in 2018. Turpin is also an ensemble member of Cornerstone Theater Company in Los Angeles.
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Chance (2016)
Guest starring as Watson
- Episode 2x05: The Collected Works of William Shakespeare (Oct 25, 2017)
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders (2016)
Guest starring as Lieutenant Ananda Doshi
- Episode 1x10: IQINISO (May 11, 2016)
Pretty Little Liars (2010)
Guest starring as Crisis Center Manager
- Episode 2x15: A Hot Piece of 'A' (Jan 9, 2012)
The Bernie Mac Show (2001)
Guest starring as Kai
- Episode 5x19: It's Never as Bad as the First Time (Apr 7, 2006)
Crossing Jordan (2001)
Guest starring as Bonny
- Episode 2x11: Family Ties (Jan 13, 2003) [Co-Star]
Guest starring as Bahni
- Episode 2x19: Dead Wives Club (Apr 14, 2003) [Co-Star]
Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
Guest starring as Swinn
- Episode 2x24: Tuvix (May 6, 1996)
Guest starring as Powell
- Episode 2x25: Resolutions (May 13, 1996)
American Experience (1988)
Guest starring as Zora Neale Hurston
- Episode 35x04: Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space (Jan 17, 2023)