Prior to appearing in
Unfabulous, Tavares guest starred in the series
The District and
The Practice. In 2004, she joined
Unfabulous as a recurring cast member in the first season before becoming a series regular the final two seasons. Shortly after, she joined the main cast of another Nickelodeon series
Just Jordan, in the show's second and final season. Her other television acting credits include
Zeke and Luther,
CSI: Miami,
The Middle, and
Ringer. In 2011, she appeared in the feature film
Fright Night. She is currently starring as Patience Robinson in the hit
CW Network's series,
All American. In video games, she voiced Glory in
Fallout 4 and voiced and
mo-capped Nora Harris in
The Last of Us Part II. ==Filmography==