Adina Porter Bio | Wiki
Adina Porter is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Lettie Mae Thornton on the HBO fantasy horror series True Blood from 2008 to 2014. Adina also played Kendra James on the HBO drama series The Newsroom and Indra on the CW science fiction drama series The 100.
She received further recognition for her roles as Sally Freeman, Lee Harris, Beverly Hope, Dinah Stevens, and Chief Burleson on the first, sixth, seventh, eighth, and tenth seasons of the FX anthology series American Horror Story since 2011.
Adina Porter Age
Adina was born on March 13, 1971, in New York City, New York, United States. She is 51 years old.
Adina Porter Height
She is a woman of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 5 in (Approx. 1.65 m).
Adina Porter Family
She was born and raised in New York City, New York, to her parents. Adina is just 7 years older than Rutina Wesley who played her daughter on True Blood. She holds an American nationality and belongs to the black ethnicity.
Adina Porter Brother | Billy Porter
Adina and Billy are assumed to be brother and sister, however, the two are not related but share the same surname. Billy is an American actor, singer, writer, and director. He won the 2013 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his role as Lola in Kinky Boots.
Adina Porter Husband
Adina was first married to David Raymond Hecht in August 1992. The couple later divorced and Adina married Larry Earl Madison Jr. The couple had two adopted children a son Jack Madison and a daughter Jourdan Madison. Jack died in May 2013.
Adina Porter Education
She graduated from the State University of New York at Purchase. Adina’s first acting teacher was Butterfly McQueen. She commenced her acting career in the theatre, appearing in off-Broadway plays and in regional theatre.
Adina Porter Movies And Tv Shows
2016 The Catch
2016 American Horror Story: Roanoke
2017 Ray Donovan
2017 American Horror Story: Cult
2018 American Horror Story: Apocalypse
2019 The Morning Show
2020 Outer Banks
2021 American Horror Story: Double Feature
2022 Paper Girls
1999 Body Shots
2011 About Sunny
2017 The Last Word
2019 Miss Virginia
Adina Porter AHS | American Horror Story
Adina received further recognition for her roles as Sally Freeman, Lee Harris, Beverly Hope, Dinah Stevens, and Chief Burleson on the first, sixth, seventh, eighth, and tenth seasons of the FX anthology series American Horror Story since 2011. For her work in American Horror Story, she has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and two Saturn Awards.
Adina Porter True Blood
In 2008, she was cast as Lettie Mae Thornton, mother to Rutina Wesley’s Tara Thorton, in the HBO drama series, True Blood. Adina was promoted to series regular in the seventh and final season of the show. True Blood is an American fantasy horror drama television series produced and created by Alan Ball. It is based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries, a series of novels by Charlaine Harris.
Adina Porter The 100
In 2014, Adina began appearing in a recurring role as Indra in the CW post-apocalyptic drama, The 100. The 100 follows post-apocalyptic survivors from a space habitat, the Ark, who return to Earth nearly a century after a devastating nuclear apocalypse. The first people sent to Earth are a group of juvenile delinquents who encounter descendants of survivors of the nuclear disaster on the ground.
Adina Porter Vampire Diaries
In 2012, she played Nandi LaMarche in the episode We’ll Always Have Bourbon Street of The Vampire Diaries. The series is based on the book series of the same name written by L. J. Smith. The series premiered on The CW on September 10, 2009, and concluded on March 10, 2017, having aired 171 episodes over eight seasons.
Adina Porter Outer Banks
In 2020 Adina played Sheriff Susan Peterkin in Outer Banks, an American action-adventure mystery teen drama streaming television series. In December 2021, the series became renewed for a third season set to premiere on February 23, 2023. The series is set in a community in the Outer Banks of North Carolina and follows the conflict between two groups of teenagers in the community.
Adina Porter The Walking Dead
On July 16, 2020, a fan twitted on Adina’s page, “You are a queen, True Blood then The Walking Dead and The 100. What can’t you do?” Adina replied, “Never worked on The Walking Dead“.
Adina Porter Net Worth
She earns her wealth from her career, therefore, she has amassed a fortune over the years. Adina’s estimated net worth is $2 million.
Is Adina Porter Related To Billy Porter
No. The two share the same surname but are not related. Billy is an American actor, singer, writer, and director. He won the 2013 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his role as Lola in Kinky Boots.