Sydney Tamiia Poitier
Sydney Tamiia Poitier (* November 15, 1973 in Los Angeles ) is an American actress. Final notoriety she gained for her role in Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof - Grindhouse.
Life
Sydney Tamiia Poitier is the daughter of the famous actor Sidney Poitier and Joanna Shimkus and the Canadian actress grew up as the youngest of six sisters, four half-sisters, in Los Angeles. She studied acting at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, where she also received her degree.
Career
Poitier played her first role in 1998 in the independent film Park Day. After some minor appearances she received as Riley Kessler a starring role in the television series First Years. This series but was dismissed after only nine episodes.
In the short-lived series Abby Poitier played 2003, the eponymous main character Abby Newman, the series came on ten episodes. It was followed by a recurring role as Rebecca Askew in the series Joan of Arcadia. In 2004, she was one of seven episodes of the main cast of the first season of the critically acclaimed series Veronica Mars, in which she played the journalism teacher Mallory Dent. Their role was canceled due to budget limitations. Next Poitier made appearances in films such as Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror.
In Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof - Grindhouse, part of the double features Grindhouse, Poitier plays alongside Kurt Russell, Vanessa Ferlito and Jordan Ladd as a radio presenter Jungle Julia. From 2008 she was in Knight Rider, the new edition of the classic series, to be seen as FBI agent Carrie Rivai. 2011 Poitier appeared recurrently on in the series Private Practice.