| Sydney Tamiia Poitier | |
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At the premiere of Grindhouse in Austin, Texas, March 2007 |
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| Born | November 15, 1973 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1998–present |
Sydney Tamiia Poitier (born November 15, 1973) is an American actress known for her work on television.
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Sydney is the daughter of famous Oscar-winning actor Sidney Poitier. Sydney had a recurring part in season one of Joan of Arcadia, where she played Rebecca Askew, the love interest of Joan's older brother, Kevin. She was also a regular on the first season of Veronica Mars 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 journalism - on Joan of Arcadia she worked at the same newspaper as Kevin, and on Veronica Mars she was Veronica's journalism teacher. In 2007, Poitier appeared in Death Proof, director Quentin Tarantino's segment of the movie Grindhouse as radio DJ Jungle Julia. She had a recurring role in the first season of the 2008 series Knight Rider, as FBI Agent Carrie Rivai.
Sydney was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of actor Sidney Poitier and former actress Joanna Shimkus.[1] She has Bahamian (father) and Lithuanian-Canadian (mother) ancestry. She has five older sisters.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1998 | Park Day | Sophia Johnson | |
| 1998 | Free of Eden | Nicole Turner | TV movie |
| 1999 | True Crime | Jane March | |
| 1999 | Noah's Ark | Ruth | TV movie |
| 2001 | MacArthur Park | Linda | |
| 2001 | First Years | Riley Kessler | 9 episodes |
| 2001 | Happy Birthday | Hannah | |
| 2003 | Abby | Abigail Newman | 10 episodes |
| 2003 | The Twilight Zone | Dr. Leslie Coburn | Episode: "The Placebo Effect" |
| 2003–2004 | Joan of Arcadia | Rebecca Askew | 8 episodes |
| 2004 | The Devil Cats | Hellena Handbasket | |
| 2004 | Veronica Mars | Mallory Dent | 7 episodes |
| 2005 | Nine Lives | Vanessa | |
| 2006 | Grey's Anatomy | Deborah Fleiss | Episode: "17 Seconds" |
| 2006 | Hood of Horror | Wanda | |
| 2007 | Grindhouse | Jungle Julia | Segment: "Death Proof" |
| 2007 | The List | Cecile | |
| 2008 | Blues | Dee | |
| 2008–2009 | Knight Rider | Carrie Rivai | 12 episodes |
| 2010 | Page 36 | Miss Gray | Short film |
| 2010 | Yard Sale | Kate Butler | Short film |
| 2011 | Big Tweet | Big Tweet's Girl | Short film |
| 2011 | Private Practice | Michelle | Episode: "Love and Lies" |
| 2011 | Supah Ninjas | Katherine/Katara | Episode: "Katara" |