Tika Sumpter

At 43 years old, Tika Sumpter has this physical status:

Career

Sumpter began modeling and appeared in commercials for Hewlett-Packard and Liz Claiborne's Curve fragrances. She spent time as a waitress before deciding to act. In 2004, she co-anchored the reality series Best Friend's Date, which was broadcast on Nickelodeon's defunct cable network The N, which was then called TeenNick. Layla Williamson landed the role in the ABC daytime soap opera One Life to Live in the following year. In 2008, Sumpter's portrayal of Layla was nominated for a National Television Camera Award for Best Actress in a Daytime Drama Series. She first appeared on screen on July 15, 2005, and continued to do so until September 14, 2010. Sumpter appeared in the role from November 9–10, 2010 and January 21 and 24, 2011.

Sumpter made her film debut in Stomp the Yard: Homecoming on the female lead role in 2010, and in the same year appeared in Salt. Sumpter appeared in The CW's teen drama series Gossip Girl as Raina Thorpe, Russell Thorpe's daughter, and Chuck Bass/Nate's former love interest. In the video for her band "It Girl," she played singer Jason Derülo's mother. In 2011, she appeared as the lead character in the romantic comedy film What's Your Number? Jenna Rice played in the BET comedy series The Game from 2011 to 2012.

In the music-themed film Sparkle (2012), Sumpter was the middle of three singing sisters, which was inspired by The Supremes' tale. Whitney Houston, the actress who played the sisters' mother and who died a few months after the film ended, has been cast as the final role. Sumpter is heard on the Sparkle: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack album, as well as in the film's video for "Celebrate," the last song Houston recorded for the film.

Sumpter appeared in the independent comedy film My Man Is a Loser, written and directed by comedian Mike Young. My Man Is a Loser, a film made in 2012, was released by Lionsgate on July 25, 2014. Sumpter appeared in the Oprah Winfrey Network soapy drama series The Haves and the Have Nots from May 2013 to July 2021. The series was one of the Oprah Winfrey Network's most popular shows in ratings. Sumpter appeared in The Haves and the Have Nots in 2013.

In Ride Along, Tim Story's 2014 action comedy film starring Kevin Hart and Ice Cube, Sumpter played the female lead. On January 15, 2016, she returned to the role in Ride Along 2, which was the sequel to Ride Along 2. In Get On Up, James Brown's biographical drama film, she appeared. In the HBO biographical film Bessie about the legendary blues singer Bessie Smith, she co-starred alongside Queen Latifah, Mo'Nique, and Khandi Alexander.

Michelle Obama appeared in the romantic comedy-drama film Southside with You, a biopic about Barack and Michelle Obama's early romance. The film premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, and critics were raving about it. Sumpter also co-produced the film. She has received raves for her work. "It's a tall order to bring a living, breathing symbol to life," Variety included her on its list of the "Biggest Breakthrough Performances" at Sundance. However, Sumpter isn't the only thing she does, checking in with America's First Lady before she landed at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Sumpter gradually lets her guard down, allowing an idealistic Barack Obama to charm her into attending an art show, a community gathering, and a Spike Lee film, playing Michelle Robinson when she was just an up-and-coming corporate prosecutor.

Sumpter is an honorary member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. She was accepted into the company on July 10, 2016, in Atlanta, Georgia, for the 67th annual Boule.

Sumpter would appear in and co-executive produce political drama The 313 on CBS announced on October 7, 2016. In the series, she will appear as Mayor of Detroit. She had intended to star in Tyler Perry's drama film Acrimony, but she didn't get the opportunity.

Sumpter appeared alongside Casey Affleck, Danny Glover, Sissy Spacek, and Robert Redford in David Lowery's drama The Old Man & the Gun, directed by David Lowery, in 2018. She starred with Jamie Lee Curtis in An Acceptable Loss, a political thriller written and directed by Joe Chappelle, and opposite Tiffany Haddish in the comedy-drama film Nobody's Fool for Paramount Players earlier this year. Sumpter is also developing a drama series Trader for HBO as the executive producer and intended to lead.

Sumpter, a prequel to Black-ish, was cast in the ABC comedy series 'Mega-ish, a prequel spinoff of Black-ish. Alicia, Rainbow's mother, was the leading role. She appeared in the action comedy film Sonic the Hedgehog based on the video game franchise in 2020, and she appeared in the sequel in 2022.

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