Drew Sidora
Drew Sidora | |
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Born | Drew Sidora Jordan |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1995–present |
Spouse |
Ralph Pittman
(m.2014;sep.2023) |
Children | 3 |
Drew Sidora Jordan(néeJordan) is an American actress and singer. She is known for her recurring role as Chantel in theDisney Channel Original SeriesThat's So Raven,as Lucy Avila in the 2006 filmStep Up,asTionne Watkinsin theVH1TLCbiographical filmCrazySexyCool: The TLC Story,and theBETcomedy-drama television seriesThe Game.She joined the cast of theBravoreality showThe Real Housewives of Atlantain 2020.
Career
[edit]Acting
[edit]Sidora completed numerous industrial films and was the youngest member of the "Hook Players Theater Ensemble" in Hollywood, California, with residence at theRichard PryorTheater.[1]At age 9, she appeared in theFox TVmovieDivas,acting alongsideKhalil Kain,Lisa Nicole CarsonandNicole Ari Parker.
Besides her roles inThat's So Raven,Step UpandBlessed & Cursed,Sidora has also guest starred inGirlfriendsin 2006 as a High School Girl Group recruiter, as well asWithout a Trace,The Game,andWhat I Like About You.She has also appeared in the feature filmsWhite ChicksandNever Die Alone,and made a cameo appearance inGLC's single "Honor Me".[citation needed]
In 2013, she was cast as a memberTionne Watkinsof the girl groupTLCin the group's biopic that aired onVH1.Sidora also starred as Genesis "Genny" Winters in the 2014 BounceTV originalOne Love.[2]
Reality television
[edit]Sidora joined the cast ofThe Real Housewives of Atlantabeginning itsthirteenth season.She made her debut in December 2020.[3]
Music
[edit]Sidora featured on theStep Up (Original Soundtrack)with two songs entitled "For The Love" and "Til The Dawn" in 2006. In 2007, she featured on theThree Can Play That Gamesoundtrack with a song entitled "Three Can Play".[citation needed]In December 2008, Sidora signed a record deal withSlip-n-Slide Records.In 2010, the album's first single titled "Juke It" was released. She playedTrey Songz's lover in the video for "Last Time"of the albumTrey Day.She also appears inYung Berg's "Sexy Lady" video as the girlfriend. She also danced inSean Paul’s "Give It Up to Me" video.
Personal life
[edit]Sidora has a son, Josiah, from a previous relationship. Sidora is married to Ralph Pittman and together they have two children: a son, Machai, born in June 2015,[4]and a daughter, Aniya, born in February 2018.[5]On February 27, 2023, Sidora filed a petition to divorce Pittman.[6]
Her father, Dr. Robert Andrew "Bob" Jordan, a prominentChicagopediatrician,died on August 11, 2023, after a battle withAlzheimer's disease.[7]He and her mother, Jeanette, married on July 29, 1962. Drew is one of their five children.[8]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | Divas | Angela | TV movie |
2004 | Never Die Alone | Ella | |
White Chicks | Shaunice | ||
2006 | Step Up | Lucy Avila | |
2007 | Wild Hogs | Haley Davis | |
Motives 2 | Rene | Video | |
Nurses | Becca Dimato | TV Short | |
2008 | Jury Of Our Peers | Vanessa | |
Farmhouse | Rebecca | ||
Swipe | Drew | Short | |
2009 | Man of Her Dreams | Erica Gordon | |
Frankenhood | Tammy | ||
Killing Of Wendy | Tyler | ||
B-Girl | Righteous | ||
2010 | Blessed & Cursed | Patrice | |
2011 | She's Still Not Our Sister | Cynthia Walker | TV movie |
2013 | Hope For Love | Clarice | |
CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story | Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins | ||
2014 | Could This Be Love | Sandra | |
2015 | Skinned | Jolie Sister | |
Sister Code | Lavae | ||
2016 | Chasing Waterfalls | Olivia | TV movie |
2017 | The Preacher's Son | Tanisha | |
2018 | The Choir Director | Tanisha | |
2019 | Just a Friend | Mia | |
2020 | Influence | Desiree Hudson | |
White People Money | Nora | ||
2022 | Line Sisters | Dominique | TV movie |
2023 | The Pass | Nina |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003 | What I Like About You | Angela | Episode: "The Party" |
The O'Keefes | Nicole | Episode: "Football" | |
2004 | Without a Trace | Thani Corey | Episode: "Exposure" |
2004-05 | That’s So Raven | Chantel | Recurring Cast: Season 3 |
2006 | Girlfriends | Sage | Episode: "Oh, Hell Yes: The Seminar" |
2007 | The Game | Herself | Guest: Season 1, Recurring Cast: Season 2 |
2013 | JD Lawrence's Community Service | Sky | Main Cast |
2014 | One Love | Genesis Winters | Main Cast |
2015 | Unsung Hollywood | Angela | Episode: "Vivica A. Fox" |
Hindsight | Paige Hill | Main Cast | |
2020–present | The Real Housewives of Atlanta | Herself | Main Cast: Season 13– |
2021 | Porsha's Family Matters | Herself | Episode: "The Legendary Ms. Williams" |
2023 | Celebrity Family Feud | Herself | Episode: "Pete Holmes vs. Jared Padalecki and Real Housewives of OC vs. Real Housewives of ATL" |
References
[edit]- ^"Drew Sidora".Metacritic.October 26, 2023.
- ^Drew Sidora Interview
- ^"Newest Addition! Drew Sidora Is Joining 'Real Housewives of Atlanta'".Us Weekly.July 21, 2020.RetrievedSeptember 8,2020.
- ^"Drew Sidora Welcomes Son Machai David".People.June 30, 2015.RetrievedFebruary 23,2020.
- ^Reitman, Shelby; Mizoguchi, Karen (February 15, 2018)."A Baby Girl! Step Up Star Drew Sidora Welcomes Second Child with Husband Ralph Pittman".People.RetrievedFebruary 23,2020.
- ^"RHOA Star Drew Sidora's Husband Ralph Pittman Files for Divorce After Nearly 9 Years of Marriage".Peoplemag.RetrievedMarch 2,2023.
- ^"'RHOA' Star Drew Sidora Mourns Her Father's Death from Alzheimer's: 'You're Never Prepared'".Peoplemag.RetrievedSeptember 13,2023.
- ^""The Support Goes On and On" – Illinois Chapter Blog ".February 20, 2020.RetrievedSeptember 13,2023.
External links
[edit]- Living people
- 21st-century American singers
- 21st-century American women singers
- African-American actresses
- 20th-century African-American women singers
- 20th-century American women singers
- 20th-century American singers
- American child actresses
- American film actresses
- American contemporary R&B singers
- American television actresses
- 21st-century African-American women singers