Euphemia LatiQue "Tika" Sumpter (born June 20, 1980) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Maddie Wachowski in Sonic the Hedgehog (2020), its 2022 sequel, and is set to appear in the upcoming spin-off show, Knuckles.
Sumpter began her career as the host of Best Friend's Date. From 2005 to 2010, she appeared in the daytime soap opera One Life to Live. In 2010, she made her film debut in Stomp the Yard: Homecoming.
Sumpter was later featured in supporting roles for What's Your Number?, Think Like a Man, Sparkle, and A Madea Christmas. From 2013 to 2021, she appeared on the OWN soap opera The Haves and the Have Nots, as well as in Ride Along, Ride Along 2, Get on Up, and Nobody's Fool. In 2016, she starred as Michelle Robinson in Southside with You.
Early life
Sumpter was born in Queens, New York City. She was a cheerleader at her high school. She graduated from Longwood Senior High School in Middle Island, New York and studied at Marymount Manhattan College where she majored in communications.