Tika Sumpter

Queens, New York, U.S.

Film Actor

Euphemia LatiQue “Tika” Sumpter is an actress and producer from America. She was born on June 20, 1980. Tika began her career on a TV show called Best Friend’s Date. Then, from 2005 to 2010, she acted in a soap opera called One Life to Live. In 2010, she started acting in movies, beginning with Stomp the Yard: Homecoming. After that, she appeared in movies like What’s Your Number? (2011), Sparkle (2012), and A Madea Christmas (2013).

From 2013 to 2021, Tika played a role on TV in The Haves and the Have Nots. During that time, she also acted in movies like Ride Along (2014), Ride Along 2 (2016), Get On Up (2014), The Old Man & the Gun (2018), and Nobody’s Fool (2018). In 2016, she produced and acted in a movie about Michelle Robinson Obama called Southside with You. Tika got nominated for an award for this role. From 2019 to 2021, she was part of a comedy series called Mixed-ish on ABC. Recently, she acted in the Sonic the Hedgehog movies and a show called Knuckles.

Tika Sumpter was born in Queens, New York City. She went to Longwood Senior High School in Middle Island, New York. Later, she studied communications at Marymount Manhattan College.

Tika started her career as a model. She did commercials for companies like Hewlett-Packard and Liz Claiborne’s Curve fragrances. Before she became an actress, she also worked as a waitress. In 2004, she co-hosted a TV show called Best Friend’s Date on Nickelodeon’s channel for teens. The next year, she got a big role on One Life to Live, a soap opera on ABC. She played Layla Williamson and even got nominated for an award for her acting.

In movies, Tika Sumpter appeared in Stomp the Yard: Homecoming in 2010. She also had a small part in Salt that same year. From January to May 2011, she acted in a teen drama series called Gossip Girl on The CW. In 2011, she was in a romantic comedy movie called What’s Your Number? She also had a recurring role on The Game, a comedy series on BET, from 2011 to 2012.

From 2012 to 2015, Tika played Dee Anderson in Sparkle, a movie about The Supremes. She was also in a comedy called My Man Is a Loser and a Christmas movie called A Madea Christmas. In 2013, she started acting on The Haves and the Have Nots, a popular soap opera on the Oprah Winfrey Network.

In 2014, Tika was in Ride Along, an action comedy with Kevin Hart and Ice Cube. This movie was a big success at the box office. She was also in Get On Up, a biographical drama about James Brown, and Bessie, a movie about the blues singer Bessie Smith.

From 2016 onward, Tika Sumpter continued to act in movies and TV shows. She played Michelle Robinson Obama in Southside with You, a romantic drama that got good reviews. She even helped produce this movie. In 2018, she was in The Old Man & the Gun and Nobody’s Fool. Tika also starred in Mixed-ish, a comedy series on ABC, from 2019 to 2021.

Recently, Tika Sumpter has been in the Sonic the Hedgehog movies and is involved in a spin-off show called Knuckles. She made her directorial debut in 2023 with a short film called Night Off, which premiered at a film festival. She also acted in a comedy series called Run the World and a sports movie called The Underdoggs with Snoop Dogg.

Tika Sumpter had a daughter named Ella-Loren in 2016. In 2017, she got engaged to Nicholas James, her co-star from The Haves and the Have Nots, and they got married in 2022.

Tika Sumpter continues to be a successful actress and producer, known for her work in movies, TV shows, and now even behind the camera as a director.