Kia Goodwin

Kia Goodwin
Kia Goodwin
Born	Kia Joy Goodwin; Montclair, New Jersey,U.S.
Nationality	American
Years active	1976–present

Kia Joy Goodwinis an Americanactress.She is best known for her childhood role as Tiffany Holloway, Rose Holloway's daughter on theNBCcomedy sitcom227for two seasons (1985–1987).

Career

Goodwin made her first television appearance commercially in 1976 for such products asM&M's,JelloPudding, andAT&T.In 1981, she joined the First National Touring Company ofAnnie,where she played the role of Duffy. After the tour closed in 1982, she went on to join the final Broadway cast of Annie playing the roles of Tessie and then Kate. At the same time, she went on to work on anABC Afterschool Specialin1981,then appeared in 1984'sGrowing Up on Broadway.

In the spring of 1985, Goodwin was cast as Tiffany Holloway on theNBCsitcom227as a series regular during the show's first season. Goodwin's mother was unhappy in California and wanted to move back to New York, so she was let out of her contract and written out of the series after the second season, where Goodwin was now a recurring guest star. She reprised the role for the final time in a season three episode ( "The Sing-Off" ).^[1]

She appeared in the 1993HBOmovie,Strappedas Latisha Jordan.^[2]In 1998 she appeared on Broadway again inPaul Simon's musicalThe Capeman.Later that year she co-starred oppositeJennifer Anistonin the 1998 film,The Object of My Affection;two years later, she appeared as a Young Nurse in the 2000 movie,The Opportunists.She has also guest starred on television shows such asJake In Progress,Platinum,Barbershop,Law & Order: Special Victims UnitandLaw & Order.

Filmography

Film


Year	Title	Role
1998	The Object of My Affection	Juliet
1999	The Opportunists	Young Nurse
2001	Ordinary Sinner	Deborah
2002	New World Order	Tommi
2002	Swimfan	Rene
2012	You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You	Michelle Malone
2019	DC Noir	Mrs. Harris

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1981, 1993	ABC Afterschool Special	Stephanie / Marlen	2 episodes
1985–1988	227	Tiffany Holloway	21 episodes
1993	Strapped	Latisha Jordan	Television film
2001, 2015	Law & Order: SVU	Audrey Thompson / Shari	2 episodes
2003	Platinum	Lady Bryce	5 episodes
2005	Jake in Progress	Tracy Dawson	Episode: "Boys' Night Out"
2005–2006	Barbershop	Da Boot	4 episodes
2007	Law & Order	Kendra Washington	Episode: "The Family Hour"
2013–2015	The Good Wife	Sondra	5 episodes
2015	Show Me a Hero	Elaine Henderson	4 episodes
2016	Elementary	Yvette Ingram	Episode: "To Catch a Predator Predator"
2018	The Plug	Helen	Episode: "Bird Gets a Pass"
2019	The Code	Antoinette 'Toni' Poirier	2 episodes

References

^Holder, Frank; Littleton, Darryl (2019-11-04).This Day In Comedy: The Ethnic Encyclopedia of Laughter(in Arabic). TrineDay.ISBN 978-1-63424-263-9.
^Fearn-Banks, Kathleen (2009-08-04).The A to Z of African-American Television.Scarecrow Press.ISBN 978-0-8108-6348-4.

External links

Kia GoodwinatIMDb
Kia GoodwinatAllMovie

[1] Holder, Frank; Littleton, Darryl (2019-11-04).This Day In Comedy: The Ethnic Encyclopedia of Laughter(in Arabic). TrineDay.ISBN 978-1-63424-263-9.

[2] Fearn-Banks, Kathleen (2009-08-04).The A to Z of African-American Television.Scarecrow Press.ISBN 978-0-8108-6348-4.

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Authority control databases
International	VIAF WorldCat
National	Spain