Tika Sumpter

Who is Tika Sumpter?

Tika Sumpter, an American actress, TV host, model, and producer, is best known for her role as Layla Williamson in the soap opera One Life to Live. As an actress, she has done a handful of jobs in the entertainment industry as an actress, TV host and even turned producer for the movie Southside With You.

Birthday, Family and Facts

Sumpter was born in Queens, New York on 20^th June 1980 as Euphemia L. Sumpter. She is of American nationality and part of the African-American ethnicity. She was born to her father Arthur Curtis Sumpter Sr and mother Janice Acquista.

Sumpter completed her bachelor’s degree from Marymount Manhattan College in Communications and her high school from Longwood Senior High School.

Early Profession and Career

Sumpter began her career as a TV host in 2004 with Best Friend’s Date. With her outstanding performance as a host, she landed a role in the soap opera One Life to Live and played the role of Layla Williamson which became the turning point of her career. She also had recurring characters in TV Shows like Gossip Girl and The Game.

In 2009, Sumpter debuted in movie Brooklyn’s Finest for which she did not receive much credit. Until 2013, she became part of the film like Salt, What’s Your Number and Think Like a Man and then came a comedy flick, Ride Along. With that movie, she got the much-needed recognition and was featured in the second edition of the film.

Sumpter plays the character of Candace Young in the series The Haves and the Have-nots, from 2013 and running. Her upcoming movies include Nobody’s Fool, The Pages and The Nomads.

Tika Sumpter: Net Worth and Salary

Sumpter has a net worth of $1 million which she earns from TV Shows and her movie career.

Tika Sumpter: Dating, Boyfriend, Husband

Sumpter is a gorgeous woman who is engaged to her boyfriend, Nicholas James since 2017. Nicholas is an actor who has starred in movies like The Have and the Have-nots. With her fiancé, she welcomed a child named Ella-Loren on 8^th October 2016. She revealed the identity of her baby’s father after she announced her engagement with Nicholas James.

Height, Weight, Body Measurements

Sumpter stands tall with a height of 5 feet and 5 inches and weighs around 55 kilos. She is a beautiful woman with dark brown eyes and black hair color with a body measurement of 34-24-34 inches.

Social Media Profiles

Sumpter is an active Social Media User with 1.1 million followers on her Instagram, 217k followers on her Twitter and 46.8k followers on her Facebook fan page as of 2018.