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1973 births20th-century American actresses21st-century American actressesActresses from Los AngelesAmerican film actressesAmerican people of Bahamian descentAmerican people of Canadian descentAmerican people of Haitian descentAmerican people of Irish descentAmerican people of Lithuanian-Jewish descentAmerican television actressesLiving peopleStella Adler Studio of Acting alumniTisch School of the Arts alumni
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 At the premiere of Grindhouse in Austin, Texas on March 2007 | |
| Born | (1973-11-15) November 15, 1973 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Sydney Poitier Heartsong |
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Spouse(s) | Dorian Heartsong (m. 2012) |
| Children | 1 |
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Sydney Tamiia Poitier (born November 15, 1973) is a Bahamian-American television and film actress.
Contents
1 Early life and family
2 Career
3 Filmography
3.1 Film
3.2 Television
4 References
5 External links
Early life and family
Born in Los Angeles, Poitier is the daughter of Bahamian actor Sir Sidney Poitier and Canadian actress Joanna Shimkus.[1] Her mother is of Lithuanian Jewish[2] and Irish descent.[3] She has an older sister, Anika. She also has four older half-sisters, Beverly, Pamela, Sherri, and Gina, from her father's first marriage.[4] Poitier's great-uncle has claimed that the Poitier ancestors on her grandfather's side had migrated from Haiti[5] and were probably part of the runaway slaves who had established maroon communities throughout the Bahamas, including Cat Island. He mentions that the surname Poitier is a French name, and there were no white Poitiers from the Bahamas.[6]
Poitier attended NYU's Tisch School of the Arts where she earned a bachelor's degree in acting.[1] She also studied at Stella Adler Studio of Acting.[7][8]
Career
Poitier began her career of acting in the late 1990s. In 2001, she landed her first role on television in the NBC drama series First Years. The series was canceled after three episodes. In 2003, she starred in the UPN sitcom Abby. That series was also canceled during its first season. Later that same year, she had a recurring role in Joan of Arcadia, where she played Rebecca Askew, the love interest of Joan's older brother, Kevin (Jason Ritter). She was also a regular on the first season of Veronica Mars.[9] However, she left the show after only appearing in four episodes because of budget cuts.
In 2007, Poitier starred in Death Proof, director Quentin Tarantino's segment of the movie Grindhouse, as radio DJ Jungle Julia. The next year, she had a co-starring role in the new Knight Rider series, as FBI Agent Carrie Rivai.[10] In 2011, she guest-starred on two episodes of Private Practice.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1998 | Park Day | Sophia Johnson | |
| 1999 | True Crime | Jane March | |
| 2001 | MacArthur Park | Linda | |
Happy Birthday | Hannah | ||
| 2004 | The Devil Cats | Hellena Handbasket | |
| 2005 | Nine Lives | Vanessa | |
| 2006 | Hood of Horror | Wanda | |
| 2007 | Death Proof | Jungle Julia | |
The List | Cecile | ||
| 2008 | Blues | Dee | |
| 2010 | Yard Sale | Kate Butler | Short |
Page 36 | Miss Gray | ||
| 2011 | Big Tweet | Big Tweet's Girl | |
| 2012 | The Shooting Star Salesman | Zoey | |
| 2013 | The Mouseketeer | Dina Gerger | |
| 2014 | Flawed | Jana Conley | |
| 2015 | Too Late | Veronica | |
Night of the Living Dead: Darkest Dawn | Tami (voice) | ||
| 2017 | Clinical | Clara |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1998 | Free of Eden | Nicole Turner | TV film |
| 1999 | Noah's Ark | Ruth | TV miniseries |
| 2001 | First Years | Riley Kessler | Main role |
| 2003 | The Twilight Zone | Dr. Leslie Coburn | "The Placebo Effect" |
Abby | Abigail 'Abby' Walker | Main role | |
| 2003–04 | Joan of Arcadia | Rebecca Askew | Recurring role (season 1) |
| 2004 | Veronica Mars | Mallory Dent | "Credit Where Credit's Due", "You Think You Know Somebody", "Return of the Kane", "The Girl Next Door" |
| 2006 | Grey's Anatomy | Deborah Fleiss | "17 Seconds" |
| 2008–09 | Knight Rider | Carrie Rivai | Main role |
| 2011 | Supah Ninjas | Katherine / Katara | "Katara" |
Private Practice | Michelle | "Love and Lies", "Step One" | |
| 2012 | Hawaii Five-0 | Grace Tilwell | "I Ka Wa Mamua" |
Kendra | Leslie | Web series | |
| 2014 | Chicago P.D. | Det. Mia Sumners | Recurring role (season 1) |
| 2018 | Homecoming | Lydia Belfast | Recurring role |
References
^ ab McCann, Bob (2010). Encyclopedia of African American Actresses in Film and Television. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 268. ISBN 978-0-786-43790-0..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ Ogle Davis, Sally (July 20, 1971). "Personalities - Shimkus An Anti-Actress". St. Petersburg Times. St. Petersburg, Florida: Times Publishing Company. Retrieved November 14, 2018 – via News.Google.com.
^ "The Naked Truth Is: Joanna Isn't". The Calgary Herald. Calgary, Alberta, Canada: Postmedia Network. Women's News Service. September 4, 1970. p. 15. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
^ Nipson, Herbert (May 1988). "Sidney Poitier Is Back". Ebony. 43 (7): 40. ISSN 0012-9011.
^ "Bio - Sidney Poitier". Archived from the original on 6 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
^ Goudsouzian, Aram (April 26, 2016). Sidney Poitier: Man, Actor, Icon. Grand Haven, Michigan: Brilliance Publishing, Inc. ISBN 9780807828434. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
^ "Sidney Poitier And Daughter Sydney Maniia Star In TV Movie About Leaving The Projects And Wanting A Better Life In 'Free of Eden'". Jet. 95 (12): 64. 1999-02-22. ISSN 0021-5996.
^ "Sydney Tamiia Poitier Tackles Racy Sports World and Rocky Love Life As Star Of New TV Show 'Abby'". Jet. 103 (5): 60. 2003-01-27. ISSN 0021-5996.
^ "Poitier on a mission to UPN's 'Mars'". Chicago Tribune. August 2, 2004. p. 46.
^ Warn, Sarah (2008-02-18). "Sydney Tamiia Poitier Plays Queer in the 'Knight Rider' TV Movie". AfterEllen.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
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