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Tika Sumpter
Sumpter in 2013
Born
Euphemia LatiQue Sumpter[1]

(1980-06-20) June 20, 1980 (age 44)
Queens, New York, U.S.
Alma materMarymount Manhattan College
Occupations
  • Actress
  • producer
  • television host
Years active2000–present
Spouse
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(m. 2022)​
Children1

Euphemia LatiQue "Tika" Sumpter (born June 20, 1980) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Maddie Wachowski in Sonic the Hedgehog (2020), its 2022 sequel, and is set to appear in the upcoming spin-off show, Knuckles.

Sumpter began her career as the host of Best Friend's Date. From 2005 to 2010, she appeared in the daytime soap opera One Life to Live. In 2010, she made her film debut in Stomp the Yard: Homecoming.

Sumpter was later featured in supporting roles for What's Your Number?, Think Like a Man, Sparkle, and A Madea Christmas. From 2013 to 2021, she appeared on the OWN soap opera The Haves and the Have Nots, as well as in Ride Along, Ride Along 2, Get on Up, and Nobody's Fool. In 2016, she starred as Michelle Robinson in Southside with You.

Early life

Sumpter was born in Queens, New York City.[2] She was a cheerleader at her high school. She graduated from Longwood Senior High School in Middle Island, New York and studied at Marymount Manhattan College where she majored in communications.[2]

Career

2004–2011

Sumpter began her career as a model and appeared in commercials for Hewlett-Packard and Liz Claiborne's Curve fragrances. She also worked as a waitress before acting.[2] In 2004, she served as the co-host for the reality series Best Friend's Date, which was broadcast on Nickelodeon's defunct cable channel The N, now titled TeenNick. The following year she landed the role of Layla Williamson in the ABC daytime soap opera, One Life to Live. For her portrayal of Layla, Sumpter was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Best Actress in a Daytime Drama Series in 2008. She first appeared on-screen on July 15, 2005,[3] playing the role regularly through September 14, 2010. Sumpter reappeared in the role on November 9–10, 2010, and January 21 and 24, 2011.[4][5]

In 2010, Sumpter made her film debut in Stomp the Yard: Homecoming and briefly appeared in Salt. From January to May 2011, Sumpter appeared in The CW teen drama series, Gossip Girl as Raina Thorpe.[6] She played singer Jason Derülo's girlfriend in the video for his song "It Girl".[7] In 2011, she appeared in the romantic comedy film What's Your Number?. From 2011 to 2012 she also had a recurring role as Jenna Rice in the BET comedy series, The Game.[8]

2012–2015

Sumpter played Delores "Dee" Anderson in the musical-drama Sparkle (2012), inspired by the story of The Supremes. Sumpter is heard on the Sparkle: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, and appears in the music video for "Celebrate".[9]

After Sparkle, she starred in the independent comedy film My Man Is a Loser.[10][11] From May 2013 to July 2021, Sumpter starred as Candace Young, a lead villainess, in the Oprah Winfrey Network soap opera The Haves and the Have Nots.[12][13] The series was a hit for the Oprah Winfrey Network.[14][15][16] In 2013, she also appeared in A Madea Christmas.[17]

In 2014, Sumpter co-starred in Ride Along, opposite Kevin Hart and Ice Cube.[18][19] She reprised her role in the 2016 sequel Ride Along 2. She played Yvonne Fair in Get on Up, the biographical drama film about James Brown.[20][21] In the same year she co-starred opposite Queen Latifah, Mo'Nique, and Khandi Alexander in the HBO biographical film Bessie about the blues singer Bessie Smith.[22][23]

2016–present

Sumpter played a young Michelle Robinson in the film Southside with You, a biopic about the early romance between Barack and Michelle Obama.[24][25] The film premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival and received positive reviews from critics.[26] Sumpter also co-produced the film.[27]

Sumpter is an honorary member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. She was inducted into the organization on July 10, 2016, at the 67th annual Boule, in Atlanta, Georgia.[28]

In 2018, Sumpter appeared in the drama The Old Man & the Gun, directed by David Lowery.[29] She also appeared in An Acceptable Loss, a political thriller written and directed by Joe Chappelle,[30] and in the comedy-drama film Nobody's Fool for Paramount Players.[31][32]

In 2019, Sumpter was cast in the ABC comedy series Mixed-ish, a prequel spinoff of Black-ish, playing the role of Alicia, Rainbow's mother.[33][34] In 2020, she appeared in the film Sonic the Hedgehog based on the video game franchise,[35][36] and in the 2022 sequel.[37]

Personal life

On October 8, 2016, Sumpter gave birth to her daughter, Ella-Loren.[38] In January 2017, Sumpter announced that she was engaged to The Haves and the Have Nots co-star, Nicholas James.[39] The couple married in 2022.[40]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Brooklyn's Finest Neighborhood girl Uncredited
2010 Stomp the Yard: Homecoming Nikki
Salt Front deskwoman
2011 Whisper Me a Lullaby Emma
What's Your Number? Jamie
2012 Think Like a Man Dominic's Girlfriend
Sparkle Delores "Dee" Anderson
2013 A Madea Christmas Lacey
2014 Ride Along Angela Payton
My Man Is a Loser Clarissa
Get on Up Yvonne Fair Nominated — Black Reel Award for Best Ensemble
2015 You Never Left Euphemia Short film
2016 Ride Along 2 Angela Payton-Barber
Southside with You Michelle Robinson[41] Also producer
Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle Award for Best Chicago Film
Nominated — Gotham Award — Audience Award
Nominated — NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Nominated — Indiana Film Journalists Association for Breakout of the Year[42]
2018 The Old Man & the Gun Maureen Nominated — Women's Image Network Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nobody's Fool Danica
2019 An Acceptable Loss Elizabeth "Libby" Lamm
The Nomads Cassey McNamara Also producer
Philadelphia Film Festival Award for Best Feature Film[43]
2020 Sonic the Hedgehog Maddie Wachowski
2022 Sonic the Hedgehog 2
2023 The Underdoggs Filming
2024 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Maddie Wachowski Pre-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2004–05 Best Friend's Date Herself Host
2005–11 One Life to Live Layla Williamson Series regular, 234 episodes
Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series (2008)
2006 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Vegas Episode: "Class"
2011 Gossip Girl Raina Thorpe Recurring role, 11 episodes
2011–12 The Game Jenna Rice Recurring role, 10 episodes
2013 Being Mary Jane Tonya Episode: "Pilot"
2013–21 The Haves and the Have Nots Candace Young Series regular
2015 Bessie Lucille Television film
2018–21 Final Space Quinn, Nightfall Animated series
2019–21 Mixed-ish Alicia Johnson Series regular
2023 Knuckles Maddie Wachowski Miniseries

Video games

Year Title Voice role
2022 Final Space: The Rescue Nightfall

References

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  4. ^ One Life to Live. Season 43. 2010. American Broadcasting Company.
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