Tia Dashon Mowry Hardrict (born July 6, 1978), also known professionally as Tia Mowry Hardrict, is an American actress (actor). She first gained fame for her teen role as Tia Landry on the sitcom (situation comedy) Sister, Sister (Sister, Sister (TV series)), opposite her identical twin sister Tamera Mowry. From 2006 to 2009, she portrayed medical student Melanie Barnett on the CW (The CW Television Network) comedy-drama series The Game (The Game (U.S. TV series)).