Euphemia LatiQue Sumpter (born June 20, 1980), better known as Tika Sumpter, is an American actress, singer, producer, television host, and model. Sumpter began her career as the host of Best Friend's Date. From 2005 to 2010, she appeared in the daytime soap opera, One Life to Live. In 2010, she made her film debut in Stomp the Yard: Homecoming. Sumpter was later featured in supporting roles for What's Your Number?, Think Like a Man, Sparkle, and A Madea Christmas. From 2013 to 2021, she appeared on the OWN soap opera The Haves and the Have Nots, as well as in Ride Along, Ride Along 2, Get On Up, and Nobody's Fool. In 2016, she starred as Michelle Robinson in Southside with You. In 2020, she appeared in Sonic the Hedgehog and reprised her role in the 2022 sequel, Sonic the Hedgehog 2. Early life Sumpter was born in 1980 in Queens, New York City. She was a cheerleader at her high school. She graduated from Longwood Senior High School in Middle Island, New York and studied at Marymount Manhattan College where she majored in communications. Career 2004–2011 Sumpter began her modeling career and appeared in commercials for Hewlett-Packard and Liz Claiborne's Curve fragrances. She also worked as a waitress before acting. In 2004, she served as the co-host for the reality series Best Friend's Date, which was broadcast on Nickelodeon's defunct cable channel The N, now titled TeenNick. The following year she landed the role of Layla Williamson in the ABC daytime soap opera, One Life to Live. For her portrayal of Layla, Sumpter was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Best Actress in a Daytime Drama Series in 2008. She first appeared on-screen on July 15, 2005, playing the role regularly through September 14, 2010. Sumpter reappeared in the role on November 9–10, 2010, and January 21 and 24, 2011. In 2010, Sumpter made her film debut in Stomp the Yard: Homecoming 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. 2012–2015 Sumpter played Delores "Dee" Anderson