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'''Sydney Tamiia Poitier''' (born ], ]) is an ] actress known for her work on television.


'''Sydney Tamiia Poitier''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|p|w|ɑː|t|j|eɪ}} {{respell|PWAH|tyay}}; born 1973/1974) is an American-Canadian television and film actress.
Poitier was born in ] to actor ] and former actress ]<ref></ref> She has been described as "a tall beauty of ] descent"<ref></ref>.


==Early life and family==
Poitier had a recurring part in season one of '']'', where she played Rebecca Askew, the love interest of Joan's older brother, Kevin. She was also a regular on the first season of '']'' before the show opted to focus on different characters and she was dropped from the cast. Coincidentally, her role in both series was related to ] - on ''Joan of Arcadia'' she worked at the same newspaper as Kevin, and on ''Veronica Mars'' she was ]'s journalism teacher. Recently, Poitier appeared in '']'', director ]'s segment of the movie '']''.
Born in ] in 1973 or 1974,<ref name=20080218afterellen/> Poitier is the daughter of Bahamian-American actor ] and Canadian actress ].<ref name="mccann">{{cite book |first=Bob |last=McCann |title= Encyclopedia of African American Actresses in Film and Television |date=2010 |publisher=] |location=Jefferson, North Carolina |isbn=978-0-786-43790-0 |page=268}}</ref> Her mother is of ]<ref>{{cite news |first=Sally |last= Ogle Davis |url= https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19710720&id=3aNhAAAAIBAJ&pg=7033,3915039 |title=Personalities – Shimkus An Anti-Actress |newspaper=] |location=St. Petersburg, Florida |date=July 20, 1971 |access-date= November 14, 2018 |via=News.Google.com}}</ref> and Irish Catholic descent.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2GpkAAAAIBAJ&pg=929,1181629&dq=she%27s-from-halifax-the-naked-truth-is-joanna-isn-t |title=The Naked Truth Is: Joanna Isn't |newspaper=] |page=15 |agency=Women's News Service |date= September 4, 1970 |access-date= January 2, 2013}}</ref> She has an older sister, Anika. She also has four older half-sisters, Beverly, Pamela, Sherri, and Gina, from her father's first marriage.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Nipson |first=Herbert |date=May 1988 |title=Sidney Poitier Is Back |magazine=] |volume=43 |issue=7 |page=40 |issn=0012-9011 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=28oDAAAAMBAJ&q=anika&pg=RA1-PA40}}</ref>


Poitier attended ]'s ] where she earned a ] in acting.<ref name="mccann" /> She also studied at ].<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Sidney Poitier and Daughter Sydney Maniia Star in TV Movie About Leaving the Projects and Wanting a Better Life in 'Free of Eden' |magazine=] |volume=95 |issue=12 |page=64 |issn=0021-5996 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=HMQDAAAAMBAJ&q=tisch&pg=PA64|date=February 22, 1999 |publisher=Johnson Publishing Company }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Sydney Tamiia Poitier Tackles Racy Sports World and Rocky Love Life as Star of New TV Show 'Abby' |magazine=] |volume=103 |issue=5 |page=60 |issn=0021-5996 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=Fr4DAAAAMBAJ&q=Adler&pg=PA60|date=January 27, 2003 |publisher=Johnson Publishing Company }}</ref>
==Filmography==
* '']'' (1998) .... Sophia Johnson
* '']'' (1999) (as Sydney Poitier) .... Jane March
* '']'' (1999) .... Nicole Turner
* '']'' (2001) .... Linda
* '']'' (2001) .... Hannah
* '']'' (2001) .... Hannah (segment "Happy Birthday")
* '']'' (2004) .... Hellena Handbasket
* '']'' (2005) .... Vanessa
* '']'' (2006) .... Wanda
* '']'' (2006) .... Cecile
* '']'' (2007) .... Jungle Julia Lucai (segment "]")


Poitier and her husband, musician Dorian Heartsong, have one child together, a daughter born in 2015. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.romper.com/entertainment/sidney-poitier-wife-children | title=Legendary Actor Sidney Poitier Raised Six Incredible Daughters | date=January 7, 2022 }}</ref>
==Television appearances==

* ''First Years'' .... Riley Kessler
==Career==
* '']'' .... Dr. Leslie Coburn
Poitier began her career of acting in the late 1990s. In 2001, she landed her first role on television in the ] drama series '']''. The series was canceled after three episodes. In 2003, she starred in the ] sitcom '']''. That series was also canceled during its first season. Later that same year, she had a recurring role in '']'', where she played Rebecca Askew, the love interest of Joan's older brother, Kevin (]). She was also a regular on the first season of '']''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Poitier on a mission to UPN's 'Mars' |date=August 2, 2004 |work=Chicago Tribune |page=46 }}</ref> However, she left the show after only appearing in four episodes because of budget cuts.
* '']'' .... Abigail 'Abby' Walker

* '']'' .... Rebecca Askew
In 2007, Poitier starred in '']'', director ]'s segment of the movie '']'', as radio DJ Jungle Julia. The next year, she had a co-starring role in the new '']'' series, as FBI Agent Carrie Rivai.<ref name=20080218afterellen>{{cite web |url=http://www.afterellen.com/TV/2008/2/knightrider |title=Sydney Tamiia Poitier Plays Queer in the 'Knight Rider' TV Movie |date=February 18, 2008 |last=Warn |first=Sarah |publisher=AfterEllen.com |access-date=February 23, 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120717133619/http://www.afterellen.com/TV/2008/2/knightrider|archive-date=July 17, 2012}}</ref> In 2011, she guest-starred on two episodes of '']''.
* '']'' .... Mallory Dent

* '']'' .... Deborah Fleiss
Poitier starred as Detective Sam Shaw in the Canadian crime comedy series '']'', which ran for two seasons in 2018 and 2019.
* ] .... FBI Agent Carrie Rivai

==Footnotes==
== Filmography ==
{{reflist}}

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1998
|''Park Day''
|Sophia Johnson
|
|-
|1999
|'']''
|Jane March
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2001
|'']''
|Linda
|
|-
|''Happy Birthday''
|Hannah
|
|-
|2004
|''{{sortname|The|Devil Cats|nolink=1}}''
|Hellena Handbasket
|
|-
|2005
|'']''
|Vanessa
|
|-
|2006
|'']''
|Wanda
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2007
|'']''
|Jungle Julia
|
|-
|''{{sortname|The|List|The List (2007 film)}}''
|Cecile
|
|-
|2008
|''Blues''
|Dee
|
|-
|2008
|''Knight Rider''
|Carrie Rivai
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2010
|''Yard Sale''
|Kate Butler
|rowspan=6|Short
|-
|''Page 36''
|Miss Gray
|-
|2011
|''Big Tweet''
|Big Tweet's Girl
|-
|2012
|''{{sortname|The|Shooting Star Salesman|nolink=1}}''
|Zoey
|-
|2013
|''{{sortname|The|Mouseketeer|nolink=1}}''
|Dina Gerger
|-
|2014
|''Flawed''
|Jana Conley
|-
|rowspan=2|2015
|'']''
|Veronica
|
|-
|'']''
|Tami (voice)
|
|-
|2017
|'']''
|Clara
|
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1998
|''Free of Eden''
|Nicole Turner
|TV film
|-
|1999
|'']''
|]
|TV miniseries
|-
|2001
|'']''
|Riley Kessler
|Main role
|-
|rowspan=2|2003
|''{{sortname|The|Twilight Zone|The Twilight Zone (2002 TV series)}}''
|Dr. Leslie Coburn
|"The Placebo Effect"
|-
|'']''
|Abigail 'Abby' Walker
|Main role
|-
|2003–04
|'']''
|Rebecca Askew
|Recurring role (season 1)
|-
|2004
|'']''
|Mallory Dent
|"]", "]", "]", "]"
|-
|2006
|'']''
|Deborah Fleiss
|"17 Seconds"
|-
|2008–09
|'']''
|Carrie Rivai
|Main role
|-
|rowspan=2|2011
|'']''
|Katherine / Katara
|"Katara"
|-
|'']''
|Michelle
|"Love and Lies", "Step One"
|-
|rowspan=2|2012
|'']''
|Grace Tilwell
|"I Ka Wa Mamua"
|-
|''Kendra''
|Leslie
|Web series
|-
|2014
|'']''
|Det. Mia Sumners
|Recurring role (season 1)
|-
|2018
|'']''
|Lydia Belfast
|4 episodes<br/> Credited as Sydney Poitier-Heartsong.
|-
| 2018-2019
|'']''
|Det. Sam Shaw
|Main role
|}

==References==
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Latest revision as of 21:04, 31 October 2024

American - Canadian - Bahamian actress "Sydney Poitier" redirects here. For her father, the Bahamian-American actor, see Sidney Poitier.

Sydney Tamiia Poitier
Poitier at premiere of Grindhouse in Austin, Texas in 2007
Born1973 or 1974 (age 50–51)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other namesSydney Poitier Heartsong
Alma mater
OccupationActress
Years active1998–present
Spouse Dorian Heartsong ​(m. 2012)​
Children1
Parents

Sydney Tamiia Poitier (/ˈpwɑːtjeɪ/ PWAH-tyay; born 1973/1974) is an American-Canadian television and film actress.

Early life and family

Born in Los Angeles in 1973 or 1974, Poitier is the daughter of Bahamian-American actor Sidney Poitier and Canadian actress Joanna Shimkus. Her mother is of Lithuanian Jewish and Irish Catholic descent. She has an older sister, Anika. She also has four older half-sisters, Beverly, Pamela, Sherri, and Gina, from her father's first marriage.

Poitier attended NYU's Tisch School of the Arts where she earned a bachelor's degree in acting. She also studied at Stella Adler Studio of Acting.

Poitier and her husband, musician Dorian Heartsong, have one child together, a daughter born in 2015.

Career

Poitier began her career of acting in the late 1990s. In 2001, she landed her first role on television in the NBC drama series First Years. The series was canceled after three episodes. In 2003, she starred in the UPN sitcom Abby. That series was also canceled during its first season. Later that same year, she had a recurring role in Joan of Arcadia, where she played Rebecca Askew, the love interest of Joan's older brother, Kevin (Jason Ritter). She was also a regular on the first season of Veronica Mars. However, she left the show after only appearing in four episodes because of budget cuts.

In 2007, Poitier starred in Death Proof, director Quentin Tarantino's segment of the movie Grindhouse, as radio DJ Jungle Julia. The next year, she had a co-starring role in the new Knight Rider series, as FBI Agent Carrie Rivai. In 2011, she guest-starred on two episodes of Private Practice.

Poitier starred as Detective Sam Shaw in the Canadian crime comedy series Carter, which ran for two seasons in 2018 and 2019.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1998 Park Day Sophia Johnson
1999 True Crime Jane March
2001 MacArthur Park Linda
Happy Birthday Hannah
2004 The Devil Cats Hellena Handbasket
2005 Nine Lives Vanessa
2006 Hood of Horror Wanda
2007 Death Proof Jungle Julia
The List Cecile
2008 Blues Dee
2008 Knight Rider Carrie Rivai
2010 Yard Sale Kate Butler Short
Page 36 Miss Gray
2011 Big Tweet Big Tweet's Girl
2012 The Shooting Star Salesman Zoey
2013 The Mouseketeer Dina Gerger
2014 Flawed Jana Conley
2015 Too Late Veronica
Night of the Living Dead: Darkest Dawn Tami (voice)
2017 Clinical Clara

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1998 Free of Eden Nicole Turner TV film
1999 Noah's Ark Ruth TV miniseries
2001 First Years Riley Kessler Main role
2003 The Twilight Zone Dr. Leslie Coburn "The Placebo Effect"
Abby Abigail 'Abby' Walker Main role
2003–04 Joan of Arcadia Rebecca Askew Recurring role (season 1)
2004 Veronica Mars Mallory Dent "Credit Where Credit's Due", "You Think You Know Somebody", "Return of the Kane", "The Girl Next Door"
2006 Grey's Anatomy Deborah Fleiss "17 Seconds"
2008–09 Knight Rider Carrie Rivai Main role
2011 Supah Ninjas Katherine / Katara "Katara"
Private Practice Michelle "Love and Lies", "Step One"
2012 Hawaii Five-0 Grace Tilwell "I Ka Wa Mamua"
Kendra Leslie Web series
2014 Chicago P.D. Det. Mia Sumners Recurring role (season 1)
2018 Homecoming Lydia Belfast 4 episodes
Credited as Sydney Poitier-Heartsong.
2018-2019 Carter Det. Sam Shaw Main role

References

  1. ^ Warn, Sarah (February 18, 2008). "Sydney Tamiia Poitier Plays Queer in the 'Knight Rider' TV Movie". AfterEllen.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
  2. ^ McCann, Bob (2010). Encyclopedia of African American Actresses in Film and Television. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 268. ISBN 978-0-786-43790-0.
  3. Ogle Davis, Sally (July 20, 1971). "Personalities – Shimkus An Anti-Actress". St. Petersburg Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. Retrieved November 14, 2018 – via News.Google.com.
  4. "The Naked Truth Is: Joanna Isn't". The Calgary Herald. Women's News Service. September 4, 1970. p. 15. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
  5. Nipson, Herbert (May 1988). "Sidney Poitier Is Back". Ebony. Vol. 43, no. 7. p. 40. ISSN 0012-9011.
  6. "Sidney Poitier and Daughter Sydney Maniia [sic] Star in TV Movie About Leaving the Projects and Wanting a Better Life in 'Free of Eden'". Jet. Vol. 95, no. 12. Johnson Publishing Company. February 22, 1999. p. 64. ISSN 0021-5996.
  7. "Sydney Tamiia Poitier Tackles Racy Sports World and Rocky Love Life as Star of New TV Show 'Abby'". Jet. Vol. 103, no. 5. Johnson Publishing Company. January 27, 2003. p. 60. ISSN 0021-5996.
  8. "Legendary Actor Sidney Poitier Raised Six Incredible Daughters". January 7, 2022.
  9. "Poitier on a mission to UPN's 'Mars'". Chicago Tribune. August 2, 2004. p. 46.

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