Adina Porter

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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
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Adina-Porter/112790658771251
Twitter http://www.twitter.com/adinaporter
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