Euphemia L. Sumpter Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Tika Sumpter (born Euphemia L. Sumpter; June 20, 1980) is an American actress, singer, television host and model.Sumpter began her career as host of the N network reality series Best Friend's Date (2004—2005), and in 2005 landed the role of Layla Williamson in the ABC daytime soap opera, One Life to Live where she has starred on regular basic to 2010. In same year she made her movie debut in the female lead role in the musical drama Stomp the Yard: Homecoming. She later had a recurring roles as Raina Thorpe in The CW teen drama Gossip Girl and as Jenna Rice in the BET sitcom The Game.Sumpter had supporting roles in films What's Your Number? (2011) and Think Like a Man (2012), before starring in Sparkle (2012) and A Madea Christmas (2013). In 2013 she began starring as Candace Young, the lead character, in the OWN primetime soap opera The Haves and the Have Nots. In 2014, Sumpter had the female lead roles in films Ride Along and My Man Is a Loser, and played the role of Yvonne Fair in the upcoming biographical drama Get On Up.
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
Movies
Southside with You, Ride Along 2, Bessie, Get on Up, My Man Is a Loser, Ride Along, A Madea Christmas, Sparkle, Think Like A Man, What's Your Number?, Salt, Stomp the Yard: Homecoming
TV Shows
The Haves and the Have Nots, Best Friend's Date
Star Sign
Gemini
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I've been in this game for a while, but I wouldn't change anything about the struggle, not ever.
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Gave birth to her 1st child at age 36, a daughter named Ella-Loren on October 8, 2016.