Tika Sumpter
Date of birth: 1980-06-20
Place of birth: Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Τίκα Σούμφτερ, 티카 섬터, Euphemia LatiQue Sumpter, Euphemia L. Sumpter, تیکا سامپتر
Biography
Euphemia LatiQue "Tika" Sumpter (born June 20, 1980) is an American actress and producer. 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 and later featured in supporting roles for What's Your Number? (2011), Sparkle(2012), and A Madea Christmas (2013). From 2013 to 2021, Sumpter starred as Candace Young in the OWN prime-time soap opera The Haves and the Have Nots. During that time, she starred in the action comedy film Ride Along(2014) and its sequel Ride Along 2 (2016), the biographical drama Get On Up (2014), the crime drama The Old Man & the Gun (2018), and the romantic comedy Nobody's Fool (2018). In 2016, she produced and starred as Michelle Robinson Obama in the biographical romantic drama film Southside with You, receiving the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture nomination. From 2019 to 2021, she starred in the ABC comedy series, Mixed-ish. She later starred as Maddie Wachowski in the action-adventure comedy film Sonic the Hedgehog (2020), its 2022 and 2024 sequel, and she appeared in the spin-off show Knuckles. Appeared in Gossip Girl. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tika Sumpter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie Credits
Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming
2010-10-10
Chance Harris looks to find a balance between his school, work, relationships and opportunity to per
Sparkle
2012-08-17
Musical prodigy, Sparkle struggles to become a star while overcoming issues that are tearing her fam
Ride Along
2014-01-07
For the past two years, high-school security guard Ben has been trying to show decorated APD detecti
A Madea Christmas
2013-12-13
Madea dispenses her unique form of holiday spirit on rural town when she's coaxed into helping a fri
Get on Up
2014-08-01
A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicia
My Man Is a Loser
2014-07-25
When it comes to women, playboy Mike has all the right moves. So when Mike's buddies ask for advice
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
2024-12-19
Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain wi
Southside with You
2016-08-26
Chronicles a single day in the summer of 1989 when the future president of the United States, Barack
The Underdoggs
2024-01-25
Jaycen 'Two Js' Jennings is a washed-up former pro football star who has hit rock bottom. When sente
Ride Along 2
2016-01-14
As his wedding day approaches, Ben heads to Miami with his soon-to-be brother-in-law James to bring
Bessie
2015-05-16
The story of legendary blues performer, Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.
What's Your Number?
2011-09-30
Ally Darling is realizing she's a little lost in life. Her latest romance has just fizzled out, and
The Old Man & the Gun
2018-09-27
The true story of Forrest Tucker, from his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an
Salt
2010-07-21
As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt swore an oath to duty, honor and country. Her loyalty will be tested w
Think Like a Man
2012-04-20
The balance of power in four couples’ relationships is upset when the women start using the advice i
Nobody's Fool
2018-10-31
After serving five years in prison, wild child Tanya looks to her buttoned-up, by-the-book sister Da
An Acceptable Loss
2019-01-18
Former top U.S. security adviser Elizabeth "Libby" Lamm is threatened by associates from her dark pa
The Nomads
2019-10-27
Amidst the chaos of massive budget cuts and school closures, a young female teacher introduces men's
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
2022-03-30
After settling in Green Hills, Sonic is eager to prove he has what it takes to be a true hero. His t
The Ancestor
Sonic the Hedgehog
2020-02-12
Powered with incredible speed, Sonic The Hedgehog embraces his new home on Earth. That is, until Son
Sisters in Italy
Two estranged sisters, after their mother’s death, are called to Italy to discover that their mom ow