Sydney Tamiia Poitier

Sydney Tamiia Poitier
At the premiere of Grindhouse in Austin, Texas, March 2007
Born	Sydney Tamiia Poitier Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Other names	Sydney Tamila Poitier Sydney Poitier
Alma mater	Tisch School of the Arts Stella Adler Studio of Acting
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1998–present
Parents	Sidney Poitier Joanna Shimkus

Sydney Tamiia Poitier is an American television and film actress.

Early life and family

Born in Los Angeles, Poitier is the daughter of Bahamian actor Sidney Poitier and Canadian former actress Joanna Shimkus.^[1] Her mother is of Lithuanian, and Irish decent.^[2] She has an older sister, Anika. She also has four older half-sisters, Beverly, Pamela, Sherri and Gina, from her father's first marriage.^[3]

Poitier attended Tisch School of the Arts where she earned a Bachelor's degree in acting.^[1] She also studied at Stella Adler Studio of Acting.^[4][5]

Career

Poitier began her career 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 after 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.^[6]

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 Knight Rider, as FBI Agent Carrie Rivai.^[7] In 2011, she guest starred on two episodes of Private Practice.

Filmography

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sydney Tamiia Poitier.

• Sydney Tamiia Poitier at the Internet Movie Database