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Adina Porter Biography
Birth Name:
Adina Elizabeth Porter
Birth Place:
New York, New York, United States
Profession
Actor
Fast Facts
- Wanted to be an actor since a child; her parents agreed to let her take acting and dance lessons because they thought it would help her overcome being clumsy
- 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
Awards
- 2018Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Series Or A Movie: nominated
Relationships
- Jourdan Madison -- Daughter
- David Raymond Hecht -- Ex-husband
- Guy Porter -- Father
- Larry Earl Madison Jr. -- Husband
- Dorothy Porter -- Mother
- Jack Porter Madison -- Son