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Adina Porter Wiki Biography
Adina Porter is a New York City, New York-born American actress best known for her roles as Lettie Mare Thornton in the series “True Blood” and as Kendra in the series “The Newsroom”. Born on 13 March, 1971, she has African-American ancestry. An Obie Award winning actress, Adina has been active in the entertainment industry since 1992.
One of the highly acclaimed actresses on American television, how rich is Adina Porter as of now? In 2015, Adina has been counting her net worth at a decent amount of $2 million. Obviously, her involvement in the television and film industries as an actress has proved significant in making her a multi-millionaire. Along with television, she has also been a part of Hollywood and Broadway, which must have added to her wealth.
Raised in New York City, Adina started her acting career in 1992 with a small role in the movie “Swoon”. After that, she started focusing on having a career as a television actress; her first role was in the series “Law & Order” in which she appeared for three episodes. Later on, she started guest starring in many television series including “Brooklyn South”, “Snoops”, “Judging Amy”, “NYPD Blue”, “The Guardian” and more before landing a recurring role in the series “American Dreams”. All of these projects proved to help a lot in Adina’s rising net worth.
In 2008, Adina landed in “True Blood” as a series regular for seasons one and seven: this became her breakthrough role on television. At the same time, she also guest starred in several other television series like “Saving Grace”, “Hawthorne”, “Private Practice”, “Prime Suspect” and more. In 2012, she appeared in the series “The Newsroom” as Kendra James. She was one of the major characters in the show, but it aired only for a year. More recently, Adina has been prominent on television as a recurring cast member of “The 100” in which she portrays the character of Indra. Needless to say, all of these projects have been significant in adding to Adina’s present net worth.
Apart from television, she has been a part of movies like “The Peacemaker”, “Body Shots”, “The Fluffer”, “The Salon” and many others. Adina has also managed to show her acting skills in several telefilms like “Gia”, “Lackawana Blues”, “Doubt” and others. In addition to this, she has performed in two short movies “Geoffrey Beene 30” as well as “The Changing Room”. All of these projects have helped Adina polish her acting skills while also helping her maintain a stable acting career and income stream.
Adina’s theatre acting has made her one of the most versatile, talented and critically acclaimed actresses in the USA. She has acted in numerous plays including “The Women” and “Venus” – the latter also earned her an Obie Award. Overall in the three arenas, she has been involved in almost 60 productions during her career of almost 25 years.
In her personal life, she was firstly married to David Hecht, and then to Larry Madison with whom she adopted two children prior to his passing in 2013.
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Adina Porter Quick Info
Full Name | Adina Porter |
Net Worth | $2 Million |
Date Of Birth | March 13, 1971 |
Place Of Birth | United States of America |
Height | 5′ 7″ |
Profession | Actress |
Nationality | American |
Parents | Guy Porter, Dorothy Porter |
Nicknames | Adina Porter |
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IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0692013 |
Awards | Obie Award for Performance |
Movies | Think of Me, Pipe Dream, The Fluffer, Body Shots, The Peacemaker |
TV Shows | True Blood |
Adina Porter Important Facts
- As a college project, Adina Porter adapted Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye for the stage. After contacting the author for permission to perform the work in New York, Morrison invited Porter to her home. Porter then performed her adaption for the esteemed author and her son, in Morrison’s living room. With Toni Morrison’s blessing, Porter then did a limited run of the adapted play (off Broadway.).
- 1996 Obie Award for “Venus”.
- Is just 7 years older than Rutina Wesley who played her daughter on True Blood (2008).
Adina Porter Filmography
Title | Year | Status | Character | Role |
---|---|---|---|---|
The Last Word | 2017 | completed | Bree Wilson | Actress |
American Horror Story | 2011-2016 | TV Series | Lee Harris Sally Freeman |
Actress |
The Catch | 2016 | TV Series | FBI Agent Emily Clark | Actress |
The 100 | 2014-2017 | TV Series | Indra | Actress |
Underground | 2016 | TV Series | Pearly Mae | Actress |
The Jury | 2016 | TV Movie | Angela | Actress |
Wig Shop | 2016 | Short | Tippy | Actress |
The Leftovers | 2015 | TV Series | G.R. Leader | Actress |
Code Black | 2015 | TV Series | Susie | Actress |
The Newsroom | 2012-2014 | TV Series | Kendra James | Actress |
True Blood | 2008-2014 | TV Series | Lettie Mae Thornton | Actress |
Doubt | 2013 | TV Movie | Stacie McNeil | Actress |
The Vampire Diaries | 2012 | TV Series | Nandi LaMarche | Actress |
Glee | 2012 | TV Series | History Teacher | Actress |
Grey’s Anatomy | 2012 | TV Series | Dr. Ramsey | Actress |
The Finder | 2012 | TV Series | Ms. Estelle | Actress |
Ringer | 2011-2012 | TV Series | Principal Caruso | Actress |
Prime Suspect | 2011 | TV Series | Detective Kendra Cannon | Actress |
About Sunny | 2011 | Cheryl | Actress | |
The Changing Room | 2011 | Short | Sarah | Actress |
Private Practice | 2011 | TV Series | Stacy Hatcher | Actress |
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior | 2011 | TV Series | Jeanette Rawlins | Actress |
The Whole Truth | 2010 | TV Series | Detective Sweeney | Actress |
The Social Network | 2010 | Gretchen’s Associate (uncredited) | Actress | |
Hawthorne | 2010 | TV Series | Nancy Breton | Actress |
Saving Grace | 2007-2010 | TV Series | Tamara Cooley | Actress |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | 2009 | TV Series | Denise Devine | Actress |
Cold Case | 2009 | TV Series | Laticia Myers | Actress |
Operating Instructions | 2009 | TV Movie | Celia | Actress |
Katrina | 2007 | TV Movie | Mary | Actress |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | 2007 | TV Series | Janelle Odami | Actress |
House M.D. | 2007 | TV Series | Claudia | Actress |
Without a Trace | 2006 | TV Series | Harriet Lewis | Actress |
Prison Break | 2005 | TV Series | Leticia Barris | Actress |
CSI: NY | 2005 | TV Series | Shannon Goodall | Actress |
Jack & Bobby | 2005 | TV Series | Actress | |
ER | 2005 | TV Series | Mrs. Hopkins | Actress |
Lackawanna Blues | 2005 | TV Movie | Ricky | Actress |
The Salon | 2005 | Percy’s wife | Actress | |
American Dreams | 2002-2003 | TV Series | Gwen Walker | Actress |
NYPD Blue | 2001-2003 | TV Series | Ifeoma Okafor / Tisha | Actress |
KidSmartz | 2003 | Video documentary short | Lynne | Actress |
Crossing Jordan | 2002 | TV Series | Vicki Moran | Actress |
The Guardian | 2002 | TV Series | Assistant D. A. | Actress |
Strong Medicine | 2002 | TV Series | Malia | Actress |
Stage on Screen: The Women | 2002 | TV Movie | A Nurse / Euphie / Miss Myrtle / … | Actress |
Pipe Dream | 2002 | Lauren Gunther | Actress | |
The Fluffer | 2001 | Silver | Actress | |
City of Angels | 2000 | TV Series | Hazina | Actress |
Any Day Now | 2000 | TV Series | Diane | Actress |
Judging Amy | 2000 | TV Series | Actress | |
The District | 2000 | TV Series | Ella’s Assistant | Actress |
Snoops | 1999 | TV Series | Angela Jackson | Actress |
Body Shots | 1999 | Detective Thompson | Actress | |
Brimstone | 1998 | TV Series | Rachel | Actress |
Gia | 1998 | TV Movie | Girl at Group Therapy | Actress |
Brooklyn South | 1997 | TV Series | Angela Withers | Actress |
The Peacemaker | 1997 | Female NYPD Cop | Actress | |
Law & Order | 1990-1995 | TV Series | Mary Byman / Sheryl Decker / Woman Neighbor | Actress |
New York Undercover | 1994 | TV Series | Jasmine Hopkins | Actress |
Geoffrey Beene 30 | 1993 | Short | Woman | Actress |
Swoon | 1992 | Stenographer | Actress | |
After Dark with Julian Clark | 2016 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
Home & Family | 2016 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
Faith Hollywood TV | 2015 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
Noches con Platanito | 2015 | TV Series | Herself – Guest | Self |
The 23rd Annual Movieguide Awards | 2015 | TV Special | Herself | Self |
GeekRockTV | 2015 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
Adina Porter Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Category |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | Gold Derby TV Award | Gold Derby Awards | Drama Guest Actress | True Blood (2008) | Won |
2006 | Black Reel | Black Reel Awards | Best Supporting Actress – Television | Lackawanna Blues (2005) | Won |
2010 | Gold Derby TV Award | Gold Derby Awards | Drama Guest Actress | True Blood (2008) | Nominated |
2006 | Black Reel | Black Reel Awards | Best Supporting Actress – Television | Lackawanna Blues (2005) | Nominated |