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Sydney Tamiia Poitier
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Poitier at premiere of Grindhouse in Austin, Texas in 2007
Born 1973/1974 (age 51–52)
Other names Sydney Poitier Heartsong
Alma mater
Occupation Actress
Years active 1998–present
Spouse(s)
Dorian Heartsong
(m. 2012)
Children 1
Parents

Sydney Tamiia Poitier (born 1973 or 1974) is an American-Canadian actress. She has starred in many TV shows and movies. She is known for her roles in Death Proof, Knight Rider, and Carter.

About Sydney's Early Life

Sydney Tamiia Poitier was born in Los Angeles, California. Her birth year was either 1973 or 1974. Her father was the famous Bahamian-American actor Sidney Poitier. Her mother is Canadian actress Joanna Shimkus.

Sydney has an older sister named Anika. She also has four older half-sisters from her father's first marriage. Their names are Beverly, Pamela, Sherri, and Gina.

Sydney's Education

Sydney studied acting at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. She earned a special degree in acting there. She also learned acting skills at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting.

Sydney's Family Life

Sydney Poitier is married to musician Dorian Heartsong. They have one daughter together, who was born in 2015.

Sydney's Acting Career

Sydney Poitier started her acting career in the late 1990s. She first appeared on television in 2001. This was in the NBC drama series First Years. However, the show was canceled after only three episodes.

In 2003, she got a main role in the UPN sitcom Abby. This show also ended during its first season. Later that year, she had a repeating role in Joan of Arcadia. She played Rebecca Askew, who was the girlfriend of Joan's older brother, Kevin.

Sydney was also a regular on the first season of Veronica Mars. But she left the show after only four episodes. This happened because of budget cuts.

Later Roles in Film and TV

In 2007, Poitier starred in Death Proof. This movie was directed by Quentin Tarantino. She played a radio DJ named Jungle Julia. The next year, she had a co-starring role in the new Knight Rider series. She played FBI Agent Carrie Rivai.

In 2011, she appeared as a guest star in two episodes of Private Practice. From 2018 to 2019, Poitier starred as Detective Sam Shaw. This was in the Canadian crime comedy series Carter. The show ran for two seasons.

Movies Sydney Has Been In

Year Title Role Notes
1998 Park Day Sophia Johnson
1999 True Crime Jane March
2001 MacArthur Park Linda
Happy Birthday Hannah
2004 Devil Cats, TheThe Devil Cats Hellena Handbasket
2005 Nine Lives Vanessa
2006 Hood of Horror Wanda
2007 Death Proof Jungle Julia
List, TheThe List Cecile
2008 Blues Dee
2008 Knight Rider Carrie Rivai
2010 Yard Sale Kate Butler Short film
Page 36 Miss Gray
2011 Big Tweet Big Tweet's Girl
2012 Shooting Star Salesman, TheThe Shooting Star Salesman Zoey
2013 Mouseketeer, TheThe Mouseketeer Dina Gerger
2014 Flawed Jana Conley
2015 Too Late Veronica
Night of the Living Dead: Darkest Dawn Tami (voice)
2017 Clinical Clara

TV Shows Sydney Has Been In

Year Title Role Notes
1998 Free of Eden Nicole Turner TV movie
1999 Noah's Ark Ruth TV miniseries
2001 First Years Riley Kessler Main role
2003 Twilight Zone, TheThe Twilight Zone Dr. Leslie Coburn "The Placebo Effect" episode
Abby Abigail 'Abby' Walker Main role
2003–04 Joan of Arcadia Rebecca Askew Repeating role (season 1)
2004 Veronica Mars Mallory Dent Appeared in 4 episodes
2006 Grey's Anatomy Deborah Fleiss "17 Seconds" episode
2008–09 Knight Rider Carrie Rivai Main role
2011 Supah Ninjas Katherine / Katara "Katara" episode
Private Practice Michelle Appeared in 2 episodes
2012 Hawaii Five-0 Grace Tilwell "I Ka Wa Mamua" episode
Kendra Leslie Web series
2014 Chicago P.D. Det. Mia Sumners Repeating role (season 1)
2018 Homecoming Lydia Belfast Appeared in 4 episodes
Credited as Sydney Poitier-Heartsong.
2018-2019 Carter Det. Sam Shaw Main role

See also

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