Tika Sumpter

 ( 21st-century African-american Actresses ) 

In 2010, Sumpter made her film debut in and briefly appeared in Salt. From January to May 2011, Sumpter appeared in The CW teen drama series, Gossip Girl as Raina Thorpe. She played singer Jason Derülo's girlfriend in the video for his song "It Girl". In 2011, she appeared in the romantic comedy film What's Your Number?. From 2011 to 2012 she also had a recurring role as Jenna Rice in the BET comedy series, The Game.

In 2014, Sumpter co-starred in the action comedy film, Ride Along, opposite Kevin Hart and Ice Cube. The film grossed $153.2 million worldwide. She reprised her role in the 2016 sequel Ride Along 2. Like the original film, this sequel was panned by most critics but was a box office success, grossing $124.6 million worldwide during its theatrical run. The third film was announced but was not filmed. In 2014, She played Yvonne Fair, one of Brown’s former lovers, in Get on Up, the biographical drama film about James Brown. She co-starred opposite Queen Latifah, Mo'Nique, and Khandi Alexander in the HBO Films biographical film Bessie about the blues singer Bessie Smith that premiered in 2015.

In 2018, Sumpter appeared opposite Robert Redford and Casey Affleck in the crime drama film, The Old Man & the Gun, directed by David Lowery. She received Women's Image Network Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Also that year, she starred the comedy-drama film Nobody's Fool for Paramount Players. It received negative reviews from critics and grossed $33 million worldwide. The following year, she starred in the political thriller An Acceptable Loss written and directed by Joe Chappelle. She also starred and produced the sports drama film The Nomads that premiered at the 28th Philadelphia Film Festival.

In 2019, Sumpter was cast in the ABC comedy series, Mixed-ish, a prequel spinoff of Black-ish, playing the role of Alicia, Rainbow's mother. The series was canceled after two seasons in 2021. In 2020, she starred as Maddie Wachowski in the action-adventure comedy film, Sonic the Hedgehog based on the video game franchise. It grossed $319 million worldwide, becoming the sixth highest-grossing film of 2020. She reprised her role in the 2022 sequel, that grossed over $405 million worldwide. A sequel, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, was released on December 20, 2024.

In 2023, Sumpter made her directing debut with the short film Night Off which premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. She had a recurring role in the second season of Starz comedy series, Run the World. She starred opposite Snoop Dogg in the sports comedy film The Underdoggs that is set to release on January 26, 2024 by MGM.