Adina Porter

Wanted to be an actor sincea child; her parents agreed to let her take acting and dance lessons because they thought it would help her overcome beingclumsy. First acting teacher was Butterfly McQueen from Gone With the Wind, who attended her church. In college she and a fellow student adapted Toni Morrison's novel The Bluest Eye into a play;Morrison invited her to perform the play in her New York apartment before it opened Off-Broadway. Won an Obie in 1996 for her performance in Venus. Has appeared in recurring roles on NYPD Blue, Prison Break, Saving Grace;and Law & Order. Has been a regular on American Dreams;True Blood; and The Newsroom.

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Rating	Title	Credit	Box Office	Year
57%	Miss Virginia	Actor	—	2019
82%	About Sunny	Cheryl	—	2013
75%	Lackawanna Blues	Ricky	—	2005
47%	The Fluffer	Silver	—	2003
72%	Pipe Dream	Lauren Gunther	—	2001
11%	Body Shots	Detective Thompson	—	1999
92%	Gia	Girl at Group Therapy	—	1998
70%	Swoon	Stenographer	—	1991

Rating	Title	Credit	Year
72%	Ray Donovan 2013	Vicky Delgatti	2019 2018 2017 2016 2014 2013
77%	American Horror Story 2013	Sally Freeman Dinah Stevens	2018 2017 2016 2011
96%	Underground 2016-2017	Pearly Mae	2017 2016
No Score Yet	Code Black 2015-2018	Susie	2016 2015
92%	The 100 2014	Indra	2015
91%	The Leftovers 2014-2017	G.R. Leader	2015 2014
58%	The Newsroom 2012-2014	Kendra James	2014 2013 2012
70%	True Blood 2008-2014	Lettie Mae Lettie Mae Thornton Tara's mother	2014 2013 2011 2010 2009 2008
50%	The Whole Truth 2010	Det. Sweeney	2013 2010
81%	Grey's Anatomy 2005	Dr. Ramsey	2012
57%	The Finder 2012	Ms. Estelle	2012
42%	Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior 2011	Jeanette Rawlins	2011
52%	Private Practice 2007-2013	Stacy	2011
No Score Yet	Cold Case 2003-2010	Laticia Myers	2009
No Score Yet	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 2000-2015	Denise Devine	2009
91%	House 2004-2012	Claudia	2007
71%	Saving Grace 2007-2010	Tamara Cooley	2007
60%	Prison Break 2005-2017	Leticia Barris	2006 2005
No Score Yet	CSI: NY 2004-2013	Shannon Goodall	2005
88%	The Shield 2002-2008	Thelma Burrell	2005
84%	American Dreams 2002-2005	Gwen Walker	2003 2002
84%	NYPD Blue 1993-2005	Ifeoma Tisha	2003 2001
No Score Yet	Crossing Jordan 2001-2007	Vicki Moran	2002 2001
No Score Yet	Snoops 1999	Angela Jackson	1999
No Score Yet	Law & Order 1990-2010	Woman Neighbor Sheryl Decker Mary Byman	1995 1994

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