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Tika Sumpter joined the cast of ONE LIFE TO LIVE 2005, as Layla, and stayed with the show until 2010. Also pictured are David Fumero (ex-Cristian) and Renee Elise Goldsberry (ex-Evangeline).
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In 2012, the actress played the role of Dolores in the film Sparkle.
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The actress was in Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas in 2013. She is pictured here with Eric Lively.
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That same year she played Angela, opposite Kevin Hart, in Ride Along.
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In 2016, she reprised her role in the sequel, Ride Along 2.
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In 2016, she played future First Lady, Michelle Obama in the film Southside With You. Also pictured is Parker Sawyers as Barack Obama.
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The actress starred alongside Amber Riley and Tiffany Haddish in the 2018 film, Nobody’s Fool.
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Sumpter joined the cast of THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS when it premiered in 2013. The show currently airs on OWN.
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She is also currently starring on MIXED-ISH, the ABC spinoff of BLACK-ISH, alongside Mark-Paul Gosselaar
Tika Sumpter joined the cast of ONE LIFE TO LIVE 2005, as Layla, and stayed with the show until 2010. Also pictured are David Fumero (ex-Cristian) and Renee Elise Goldsberry (ex-Evangeline).
In 2012, the actress played the role of Dolores in the film Sparkle.
Photo credit: Akil Production Company/Kobal/Shutterstock
The actress was in Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas in 2013. She is pictured here with Eric Lively.
Photo credit: The Tyler Perry Company/Tyler Perry/Kobal/Shutterstock
That same year she played Angela, opposite Kevin Hart, in Ride Along.
Photo credit: Cube Vision/Kobal/Shutterstock
In 2016, she reprised her role in the sequel, Ride Along 2.
Photo credit: Quantrell D Colbert/Universal/Cube Vision/Will Packer Prods/Kobal/Shutterstock
In 2016, she played future First Lady, Michelle Obama in the film Southside With You. Also pictured is Parker Sawyers as Barack Obama.
Photo credit: Roadside Pictures
The actress starred alongside Amber Riley and Tiffany Haddish in the 2018 film, Nobody’s Fool.
Photo credit: Chip Bergmann/Paramount/Kobal/Shutterstock
Sumpter joined the cast of THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS when it premiered in 2013. The show currently airs on OWN.
She is also currently starring on MIXED-ISH, the ABC spinoff of BLACK-ISH, alongside Mark-Paul Gosselaar
