LeShay Tomlinson, also known as Leshay Tomlinson and Leshay N. Tomlinson, is an American
actress, best known for her role as Cathy in
R. Kelly's
hip hopera, Trapped in the Closet. Cathy is noteworthy as the woman whose tryst with
Kelly's character sets in motion the many revelations and cliffhangers which provide the hiphopera's dramatic skeleton.
A LeShay Tomlinson had filled small roles in a number of motion pictures prior to her work with R. Kelly; including the
Princess Monique short "The Call" with Closet co-star
Cat Wilson, folk music parody
A Mighty Wind and the
Brosnan/
Hayek crime drama
After the Sunset.