in the musical-drama Sparkle (2012), inspired by the story of The Supremes. Sumpter is heard on the Sparkle: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, and appears in the music video for "Celebrate". After Sparkle, she starred in the independent comedy film My Man Is a Loser. From May 2013 to July 2021, Sumpter starred as Candace Young, a lead villainess, in the Oprah Winfrey Network soap opera The Haves and the Have Nots. The series was a hit for the Oprah Winfrey Network. In 2013, she also appeared in A Madea Christmas. In 2014, Sumpter co-starred in Ride Along, opposite Kevin Hart and Ice Cube. She reprised her role in the 2016 sequel Ride Along 2. She played Yvonne Fair in Get On Up, the biographical drama film about James Brown. In the same year she co-starred opposite Queen Latifah, Mo'Nique, and Khandi Alexander in the HBO biographical film Bessie about the blues singer Bessie Smith. 2016–present Sumpter played a young Michelle Robinson in the film Southside with You, a biopic about the early romance between Barack and Michelle Obama. The film premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival and received positive reviews from critics. Sumpter also co-produced the film. Sumpter is an honorary member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. She was inducted into the organization on July 10, 2016, at the 67th annual Boule, in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2018, Sumpter appeared in the drama The Old Man & the Gun, directed by David Lowery. She also appeared in An Acceptable Loss, a political thriller written and directed by Joe Chappelle, and in the comedy-drama film Nobody's Fool for Paramount Players. 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. In 2020, she appeared in the film Sonic the Hedgehog based on the video game franchise, and in the 2022 sequel. Personal life On October 8, 2016, Sumpter gave birth to her daughter, Ella-Loren. In January 2017, Sumpter announced that she was engaged to The Haves and the Have Nots co-star, Nicholas James. The couple married in 2022. Filmography Film Television Video games References External links 21st-century American actresses Actresses from New York City African-American female models Living people Marymount Manhattan College alumni Singers from New York City American television actresses African-American actresses American film actresses American soap opera actresses People from Queens, New York 21st-century American singers