Adina Porter
| Adina Porter | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 13, 1971 New York City, United States |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1992–present |
Adina Porter is an Obie Award-winning American actress, known for her recurring role as Lettie Mae Thornton on HBO's True Blood and as Kendra on HBO's The Newsroom. She also stars on The 100 as Indra.
Career
Porter's film and TV resume stretches back to 1992's Leopold/Loeb New Queer Cinema feature, Swoon, though she's best known for frequent episodic television guest-starring roles and advertising campaigns for GEICO and Domino's Pizza. She played Letecia Barris on the series Prison Break and also appeared as Ricky in the film adaptation of Ruben Santiago-Hudson's Lackawanna Blues for HBO. Her Broadway debut came in 2001 with the Roundabout Theater's revival of The Women, directed by Scott Elliott, broadcast as part of PBS's Stage on Screen series, in addition to many significant off-Broadway and regional theater credits (including her award-winning performance in Suzan-Lori Parks's 1996 play, Venus) and multiple productions at the New York Shakespeare Festival.[1] In 2006, she guest starred in the series Without a Trace in an episode called "Watch Over Me" where she plays a social worker. In 2007, she guest starred in the House M.D. episode "Family". Prior to her work on HBO's hit television series True Blood where she plays Lettie Mae Thornton, mother to Rutina Wesley's Tara Thorton, Porter spent two seasons as housekeeper Gwen Walker on NBC's American Dreams.[2] She was also Silver the office worker in the movie The Fluffer.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Swoon | Stenographer | |
| 1997 | The Peacemaker | Police NYPD | |
| 1999 | Body Shots | Detective Thompson | |
| 2001 | The Fluffer | Silver | |
| 2002 | Pipe Dream | Lauren Gunther | |
| 2005 | The Salon | Percy's wife | |
| 2010 | The Social Network | Gretchen's Associate | uncredited |
| 2011 | About Sunny | Cheryl |
Television
Series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-1995 | Law & Order | Mary Byman/Sheryl Decker/Woman Neighbor | 3 episodes |
| 1994 | New York Undercover | Jasmine Hopkins | 1 episode |
| 1997 | Brooklyn South | Angela Withers | 1 episode |
| 1998 | Brimstone | Rachel | 1 episode |
| 1999 | Snoops | Angela Jackson | 1 episode |
| 2000 | The District | Ella's Assistant | 1 episode |
| Judging Amy | 1 episode | ||
| Any Day Now | Diane | 1 episode | |
| City of Angels | Hazina | 1 episode | |
| 2001, 2003 | NYPD Blue | Ifeoma Okefor/Tisha | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | Strong Medicine | Malia | 1 episode |
| The Guardian | Assistant D. A. | 1 episode | |
| Crossing Jordan | Vicki Moran | 1 episode | |
| 2002-2003 | American Dreams | Gwen Walker | 15 episodes |
| 2005 | ER | Mrs. Hopkins | 1 episode |
| Jack & Bobby | 1 episode | ||
| CSI: NY | Shannon Goodall | 1 episode | |
| Prison Break | Leticia Barris | 2 episodes | |
| 2006 | Without a Trace | Harriet Lewis | 1 episode |
| 2007 | House M.D. | Claudia | 1 episode |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Janelle Odami | 1 episode | |
| 2007-2010 | Saving Grace | Tamara Cooley | 2 episodes |
| 2008-2014 | True Blood | Lettie Mae Thornton | Recurring (seasons 2-6), regular (seasons 1, 7) |
| 2009 | Cold Case | Laticia Myers | 1 episode |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Denise Devine | 1 episode | |
| 2010 | Hawthorne | Nancy Breton | 1 episode |
| The Whole Truth | Detective Sweeney | 1 episode | |
| 2011 | Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior | Jeanette Rawlins | 1 episode |
| Private Practice | Stacy | 1 episode | |
| American Horror Story | Sally Freeman | 1 episode (Murder House) | |
| Prime Suspect | Detective Kendra Cannon | 1 episode | |
| 2011-2012 | Ringer | Principal Caruso | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | The Finder | Ms. Estelle | 1 episode |
| Grey's Anatomy | Dr. Ramsey | 1 episode | |
| Glee | History Teacher | 1 episode | |
| The Vampire Diaries | Nandi | 1 episode | |
| 2012-2013 | The Newsroom | Kendra James | 18 episodes |
| 2014-present | The 100 | Indra | Recurring (season 2-) |
| 2015 | Code Black | Susie | |
| 2016 | Underground | Pearly Mae | main cast |
Telefilms
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Gia | Girl at Group Therapy | |
| 2002 | Stage on Screen: The Women | A Nurse / Euphie / Miss Myrtle / ... | |
| 2005 | Lackawanna Blues | Ricky | |
| 2007 | Katrina | Mary | |
| 2009 | Operating Instructions | Celia | |
| 2013 | Doubt | Stacie McNeil |
Short
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Geoffrey Beene 30 | Woman |
| 2011 | The Changing Room | Sarah |
References
- ↑ "Adina Porter". Lortel archive/Internet off-Broadway Database. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
- ↑ "True Blood: Actor Bio: Adina Porter". HBO.com. Retrieved June 23, 2012.