Adina Porter is an American theater and film actress. She was best known for her roles in numerous television series. Porter starred in projects such as: “Losers, ” “House Doctor, ” “Ambulance, ” “American Horror Story, ” “American Dreams, ” “True Blood.”
In the creative biography of the actress, more than 70 roles in television and film projects, including participation in popular entertainment show programs.
Facts from the biography
The future actress was born in the spring of 1971 in New York, in the South Bronx. Adina is an American in the first generation. Her father was born in Africa, in Sierra Leone, and her mother in Bermuda.
In childhood, the girl began to show acting talent and constantly entertained the family with mini-performances, depicting various heroes of children's books and films.
Parents noticed her artistry and decided to send her to study in an acting class in Harlem at St. Mark's Church. There, she met the famous actress Butterfly McQueen, who led the preparation of holiday programs in the church. Adina received her first acting lesson from McQueen.
In school, teachers advised Porter to audition for the High School of Performing Arts. The girl obeyed the advice and, having passed the selection, was accepted for training in 1982.
Then Adina continued her education at SUNY Purchase School, where she studied acting. A few months before graduation, students arranged demonstrations for agents for the selection of actors. The girl was noticed, and from that moment her creative career began in the theater, and then - in the cinema and on television.
Creative career
Porter made her debut on the stage. She played in the regional theater, as well as in several off-Broadway theaters. She was lucky to collaborate with many famous directors, including: J.S. Wolfe, Macr Wing-Davy, Richard Forman, Don Scardino, Michael Grif, Rhys Bramon Garcia. She also performed at the Manhattan Theater Club and played in several plays at the Shakespeare Festival.
The actress won the Off-Broadway Theater Awards for her role in the play by Susan-Laurie Parks, Venus.
Porter came to the cinema in 1991. She got a minor role in the crime drama "Fainting", which tells about the sensational murder committed by Nathan Freudenthal Leopold and Richard Albert Loeb in 1924.
The next small role the actress played in the short film "Jeffrey Bean 30".
After this, Adina began acting in numerous television projects that brought her fame and popularity. The actress took part in such series as: Law and Order, New York Police, Undercover Police, Ambulance, South Brooklyn, Peacemaker, Underworld Runaway, CSI: Crime Scene, Defender, House MD, Passion Anatomy, Escape, Losers, Chorus, The Vampire Diaries, Think Like a Criminal, in 4 parts of the American Horror Story project (“The Killer House”, “Roanoke”, “Cult”, “Apocalypse”).
