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Tika Sumpter

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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 BET sitcom, The Game (2006). After supporting roles in the films, Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming (2010), Salt (2010), What's Your Number? (2011) and Think Like a Man (2012), she was cast alongside Jordin Sparks and Whitney Houston in the 2012 musical film, Sparkle (2012). In 2013, she was cast as vixen "Candace Young" in the OWN drama series, The Haves and the Have Nots (2013).
BornJune 20, 1980
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James Marsden and Tika Sumpter in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022)
Tika Sumpter in Take 5 With Tika Sumpter (2020)
James Marsden and Tika Sumpter in Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)
James Marsden and Tika Sumpter in Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)
Angelina Jolie and Tika Sumpter in Salt (2010)
Tika Sumpter in The IMDb Show (2017)
Jamie Lee Curtis and Tika Sumpter in An Acceptable Loss (2018)
Whoopi Goldberg, Tika Sumpter, and Tiffany Haddish in Nobody's Fool (2018)
Tika Sumpter in Ride Along 2 (2016)
Sherri Shepherd and Tika Sumpter in Ride Along 2 (2016)
Kevin Hart and Tika Sumpter in Ride Along 2 (2016)
Tika Sumpter and Parker Sawyers in Southside with You (2016)

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Tika Sumpter and Parker Sawyers in Southside with You (2016)
Southside with You
6.3
  • Michelle Robinson
  • 2016
Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)
Sonic the Hedgehog
6.5
  • Maddie
  • 2020
Robert Redford in The Old Man & the Gun (2018)
The Old Man & the Gun
6.7
  • Maureen
  • 2018
Ice Cube and Kevin Hart in Ride Along (2014)
Ride Along
6.1
  • Angela Payton
  • 2014

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    • In Production
  • Ride Along 3
    • In Development
  • Jim Carrey, James Marsden, Idris Elba, Tika Sumpter, and Ben Schwartz in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022)
    Sonic the Hedgehog 2
  • Final Space: The Rescue (2022)
    Final Space: The Rescue
    • (voice)
  • Crystal Fox, Peter Parros, John Schneider, Gavin Houston, Angela Robinson, Renee Lawless, Tika Sumpter, Aaron O'Connell, and Tyler Lepley in The Haves and the Have Nots (2013)
    The Haves and the Have Nots
  • Final Space (2018)
    Final Space
    • (voice) ...
  • Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Gary Cole, Tracee Ellis Ross, Christina Anthony, Tika Sumpter, Mykal-Michelle Harris, Arica Himmel, and Ethan William Childress in Mixed-ish (2019)
    Mixed-ish
  • Amber Stevens West in Run the World (2021)
    Run the World
  • Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)
    Sonic the Hedgehog
  • Tate Donovan, Tika Sumpter, and Brandon Eric Kamin in The Nomads (2019)
    The Nomads
  • Tika Sumpter and Tiffany Haddish in Nobody's Fool (2018)
    Nobody's Fool
  • Jamie Lee Curtis, Tika Sumpter, and Ben Tavassoli in An Acceptable Loss (2018)
    An Acceptable Loss
  • Robert Redford in The Old Man & the Gun (2018)
    The Old Man & the Gun
  • Tika Sumpter and Parker Sawyers in Southside with You (2016)
    Southside with You
  • Ice Cube and Kevin Hart in Ride Along 2 (2016)
    Ride Along 2
  • You Never Left (2015)
    You Never Left
  • Queen Latifah in Bessie (2015)
    Bessie

Producer

  • Tate Donovan, Tika Sumpter, and Brandon Eric Kamin in The Nomads (2019)
    The Nomads
  • Tika Sumpter and Parker Sawyers in Southside with You (2016)
    Southside with You
    • (p.g.a.)

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'Sonic the Hedgehog' Star Tika Sumpter Answers Life's Big Questions About Film
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'Sonic the Hedgehog' Star Tika Sumpter Answers Life's Big Questions About Film
The 'Sonic the Hedgehog 2' Cast Deliver Their Best Jim Carrey Impressions
Clip 2:15
The 'Sonic the Hedgehog 2' Cast Deliver Their Best Jim Carrey Impressions
Jim Carrey, Ben Schwartz Bring Their 'Sonic' Characters to Life
Clip 1:32
Jim Carrey, Ben Schwartz Bring Their 'Sonic' Characters to Life
Southside with You
Clip 0:47
Southside with You
'Southside With You': Looking So Raggedy
Clip 1:41
'Southside With You': Looking So Raggedy
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Title Announcement
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Title Announcement
Mixed-Ish - Trailer
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Mixed-Ish - Trailer
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Now Playing in Theatres
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    • June 20, 1980
    • Queens, New York, USA
    • Nicholas JamesMay 14, 2022 - present (1 child)
  • Audio Series: Bronzeville - Lisa Copeland, Episodes: 1-10.

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    Gave birth to her 1st child at age 36, a daughter named Ella-Loren on October 8, 2016. The child's father is Nicholas James.
  • Quotes
    I've been in this game for a while, but I wouldn't change anything about the struggle, not ever.

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