Tika Sumpter

'Tika Sumpter' (qv) was born in New York and graduated from Marymount Manhattan College. Sumpter began her career as model, before she landed the role of "Layla Williamson" in ABC's daytime soap opera, _One Life to Live (1968)_ (qv) (2005-2010, 2011).After she left the soap, Sumpter won a recurring role in the CW series, _Gossip Girl (2007)_ (qv), and appeared in the BET sitcom, _The Game (2006)_ (qv). After supporting roles in the films, _Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming (2010)_ (qv), _Salt (2010)_ (qv), _What's Your Number? (2011)_ (qv) and _Think Like a Man (2012)_ (qv), she was cast alongside 'Jordin Sparks Thomas' (qv) and 'Whitney Houston' (qv) in the 2012 musical film, _Sparkle (2012)_ (qv). In 2013, she was cast as vixen "Candace Young" in the OWN drama series, _The Haves and the Have Nots (2013)_ (qv).::Alrofficial