<P> In 2008 , Porter was cast as Lettie Mae Thornton , mother to Rutina Wesley 's Tara Thorton , in the HBO drama series , True Blood . She was promoted to series regular in seventh and final season of show . In 2012 , she guest starred in an episode of Grey 's Anatomy . From 2012 to 2014 , she also had a recurring role on the HBO series The Newsroom playing Kendra James . In 2014 , she began appearing in a recurring role as Indra in the CW post-apocalyptic drama , The 100 . Porter also starred in two unsold drama pilots for ABC , Doubt in 2013 , and The Jury in 2016 . In 2016 , she played Pearly Mae during first season of WGN America period drama Underground . Later that year , Porter was cast as Lee Harris in the FX anthology series American Horror Story : Roanoke , after previously appearing as a minor character in American Horror Story : Murder House in 2011 . For her performance in Roanoke , she received critical acclaim and was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television . She later portrayed Beverly Hope in American Horror Story : Cult where she received similar praise from critics and received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie . In 2018 , she was also confirmed to appear in the eighth season of the show . </P>
<P> In 2008 , Porter was cast as Lettie Mae Thornton , mother to Rutina Wesley 's Tara Thorton , in the HBO drama series , True Blood . She was promoted to series regular in seventh and final season of show . In 2012 , she guest starred in an episode of Grey 's Anatomy . From 2012 to 2014 , she also had a recurring role on the HBO series The Newsroom playing Kendra James . In 2014 , she began appearing in a recurring role as Indra in the CW post-apocalyptic drama , The 100 . Porter also starred in two unsold drama pilots for ABC , Doubt in 2013 , and The Jury in 2016 . In 2016 , she played Pearly Mae during first season of WGN America period drama Underground . Later that year , Porter was cast as Lee Harris in the FX anthology series American Horror Story : Roanoke , after previously appearing as a minor character in American Horror Story : Murder House in 2011 . For her performance in Roanoke , she received critical acclaim and was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television . She later portrayed Beverly Hope in American Horror Story : Cult where she received similar praise from critics and received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie . In 2018 , she was also confirmed to appear in the eighth season of the show . </P>
who played tara 's mom on true blood
who played tara 's mom on true blood
Porter
Porter