5 Quotes & Sayings By Tika Sumpter

Tika Sumpter is an American actress who began her career on the Broadway stage. She is best known for playing the role of "Kiki" in the film "Hairspray." She has also appeared in films such as "Life As We Know It," "Waiting to Exhale," and the Disney Channel Original Movie "DreamStreet." She was born in South Orange, New Jersey. Her father is an American of African descent, and her mother is of Asian descent, Tika's parents met while both were students at UCLA. Her parents separated when she was three years old; after reconciling, they moved to New Jersey, where Tika was raised by her mother Read more

At age 14 she began modeling at the age of eight.

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I know it's cliche to say, 'When you do something you love you never work a day in your life.' But it is true: When you do something you love, life gets to be a little bit easier and enjoyable. So I just want people to follow their dreams. Tika Sumpter
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I used to work at a movie theater and sold hams at Honey Baked Ham during the holidays. I sold a ton of hams, and they offered me a regular job there, which I turned down. I feel like anything you do, just do it 100% because then that work ethic will bleed through when it's time to work on your dreams. Tika Sumpter
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At Christmas, it's my siblings running around the house, we're cooking, talking, laughing, loud and just crazy. It's beautiful chaos. Tika Sumpter
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I love Motown, that whole era. Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson. I just put on Pandora, and put it on Motown, and it makes me smile; makes me smile so much. Tika Sumpter