Tika Sumpter
Euphemia "Tika" Sumpter (born June 20, 1980 in New York City , New York ) is an American actress , singer and model . She is known for her roles as Layla Williamson in Love, Lies, and Passion, and the recurring role Raina Thorpe in Gossip Girl .
Personal life
Sumpter was born in New York City and graduated from Longwood Senior High School in Middle Island, New York. She then majored in communication at Marymount Manhattan College .
Career
She began her modeling career and appeared in commercials for Hewlett-Packard and Liz Claibornes Curve fragrances. In 2004, she co-hosted the Best Friend's Date series . The following year she got the role of Layla Williamson in One Life to Live .
From January to May 2011, Sumpter appeared in Gossip Girl as Raina Thorpe, the daughter of Russell Thorpe and Chuck Bass / Nates' former affair.
She played the girlfriend of singer Jason Derulo in the music video for his song It Girl .
On September 12, 2012 it was announced that Sumpter would play one of the sisters in the musical film Sparkle, alongside Jordin Sparks , Whitney Houston , Derek Luke and Carmen Ejogo . Sparkle is a remake of the 1976 film of the same name. The focus is on the youngest sister, a musical prodigy named Sparkle Williams (Jordin Sparks). Her whole life revolves around becoming a star while that destroys her family. Originally, R&B singer Aaliyah was slated for the role of Sparkle , but production of the film was discontinued after her death in 2001 after a plane crash. Filming should have started in 2002. In 2012 a new version of Sparkle was released . It was filmed over a two month period in the fall of 2011. The film, co-starring Sumpter, premiered in the United States on August 17, 2012.
In 2018 she was appointed to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , which awards the Oscars every year.
Filmography
- 2005-2011: Love, Lies, Passion ( One Life to Live , TV series, 234 episodes)
- 2006: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series, 1 episode)
- 2010: Stomp the Yard 2 (Homecoming)
- 2010: Salt
- 2011: The Game (TV series, 10 episodes)
- 2011: The Perfect Ex (What's Your Number?)
- 2011: Whisper Me a Lullaby
- 2012: Gossip Girl (TV series, 11 episodes)
- 2012: Think Like A Man (Think Like a Man)
- 2012: Sparkle
- 2013: Being Mary Jane (TV series, episode 1x01)
- 2013: My Man Is a Loser
- since 2013: The Haves and the Have Nots (TV series)
- 2014: Ride Along
- 2014: Get on Up
- 2016: My First Lady (Southside with You)
- 2016: Ride Along: Next Level Miami (Ride Along 2)
- 2018: Final Space (TV series, 10 episodes)
- 2018: Ein Gauner & Gentleman (The Old Man & the Gun)
- 2018: Nobody's Fool
- 2018: The Pages
- 2019: The Nomads
- since 2019: Mixed-ish (TV series)
- 2020: Sonic the Hedgehog
Web links
- Official website
- Tika Sumpter in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Tika Sumpter in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ↑ Academy invites 928 to Membersphip . In: oscars.org (accessed June 26, 2018).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sumpter, Tika |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sumpter, Euphemia (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actress, singer and model |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 20, 1980 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , New York , United States |