Mondo shtuff from around the internet, all about TIKA SUMPTER!
Tika Sumpter – IMDb: Tika Sumpter, Actress: Southside with You. Tika Sumpter was born in New York and graduated from Marymount Manhattan College. Sumpter began her career as model, before she landed the role of “Layla Williamson” in ABC’s daytime soap opera, One Life to Live (1968) (2005-2010, 2011). After she left the soap, Sumpter won a recurring role in the CW series, Gossip Girl (2007), and appeared in the …
Tiffany Haddish to Star in Tyler Perry Comedy ‘The List’: Tiffany Haddish will star with Tika Sumpter and Omari Hardwick in Tyler Perry’s comedy “The List.” Perry is directing from his own script and producing. Paramount Players has alre…
Tika Sumpter Joins Casey Affleck In ‘The Old Man And The Gun’: EXCLUSIVE: Tika Sumpter, who starred as Michelle Obama in Southside With You, has been cast in David Lowery’s The Old Man And The Gun, co-starring opposite Casey Affleck, Danny Glover, Sissy Spacek…
Southside With You (2016): Inspired by Barack and Michelle Obama’s first date, SOUTHSIDE WITH YOU recounts the eventful summer day in 1989 when a young law firm associate named Barack Obama (Parker Sawyers) tried to woo lawyer Michelle Robinson (Tika Sumpter) during a daylong date that took them from the Art Institute of Chicago to a screening of Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing to the site of their first kiss outside of an ice cream parlor.
Tika Sumpter on Twitter: “Havin a fun day/nite on#celebrate video w @JordinSparks @carmenejogo @BrelyEvans @TheRealMikeEpps @DebraMChase @actorderekluke @omarihardwic”
My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: Tika Sumpter is an American actress, producer, television host, and model . she began her career as host of the N reality series, Best Friend’s Date . in 2005 landed the role of Layla Williams Sumpter later played Angela Payton in the action comedy films Ride Along (2014) and its sequel Ride Along 2 (2016) . she starred in the biographical films Get On Up (2014) playing Yvonne Fair, and The Old Man Sumpter graduated from longwood senior high school in middle island, new york . she studied at Marymount Manhattan College where she majored in communications . in 2004, she served as the co-host for the n network series Sumpter first appeared on-screen on July 15, 2005, playing the role regularly through September 14, 2010 . she reappeared in the role on November 9–10, 2010, and January 21 and 24, 2011 . Sumpter starred in the independent comedy film My Man Is a Loser . she also appeared in the christmas comedy-drama film A Madea Christmas by Tyler Perry . Sumpter played the female lead in Ride Along, the 2014 action comedy film directed by Tim Story . she returned to the role in its sequel Ride Along 2, released on January 15, 2016 . in the same year she co-starred opposite sumpter also co-produced the film . she received positive reviews for her performance . Variety placed her in its list of one of the “Biggest Breakthrough Performances” at sundance . “Sumpter is an honorary member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority . she was inducted into the organization on July 10, 2016 . in 2018, she appeared in the drama The Old Man & the Gun Sumpter is developing drama series Trader for HBO as executive producer and intended to star . in 2019, she was cast in the ABC comedy series Mixed-ish . she starred alongside James Marsden and Jim Carrey in the
