Drew Sidora
Drew Sidora Jordan is an American actress and singer. She is known for her recurring role as Chantel in the Disney Channel Original Series That's So Raven, as Lucy Avila in the 2006 film Step Up, as Tionne Watkins in the VH1 TLC biographical film CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story, and the BET comedy-drama television series The Game.
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Born | Drew Sidora Jordan |
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Years active | 1995–present |
Spouse(s) | Ralph Pittman (m. 2014) |
Children | 3 |
Career
Acting
Sidora completed numerous industrial films and was the youngest member of the "Hook Players Theater Ensemble" in Hollywood, California, with residence at the Richard Pryor Theater.[1] At age 9, she appeared in the Fox TV movie Divas, acting alongside Khalil Kain, Lisa Nicole Carson and Nicole Ari Parker.
Besides her roles in That's So Raven, Step Up and Blessed & Cursed, Sidora has also guest starred in Girlfriends in 2006 as a High School Girl Group recruiter, as well as Without a Trace, The Game, and What I Like About You. She has also appeared in the feature films White Chicks and Never Die Alone, and made a cameo appearance in GLC's single "Honor Me".
In 2013, she was cast as the lead singer Tionne Watkins of the girl group TLC in the group's biopic that aired on VH1. Sidora also starred as Genesis "Genny" Winters in the 2014 BounceTV original One Love.[2]
Reality television
BravoTV confirmed in July 2020 that Sidora would be joining the Real Housewives of Atlanta in season 13 and that she had already begun filming.[3]
Music
Sidora featured on the Step Up (Original Soundtrack) with two songs entitled "For The Love" and "Til The Dawn" in 2006. In 2017, she featured on the Three Can Play That Game soundtrack with a song entitled "Three Can Play". In December 2008, Sidora signed a record deal with Slip-n-Slide Records. In 2010, the album's first single titled "Juke It" was released. She played Trey Songz's lover in the video for "Last Time" of the album Trey Day. She also appears in Yung Berg's "Sexy Lady" video as the girlfriend. She also danced in Sean Paul’s "Give it up to me" video.
Personal life
Sidora is married to Ralph Pittman and together have two children: a son, Machai, born in June 2015,[4] and a daughter, Aniya, born in February 2018.[5]
Discography
Albums
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Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2004 | Never Die Alone | Ella | |
White Chicks | Shaunice | ||
2006 | Step Up | Lucy Avila | |
2007 | Wild Hogs | Haley Davis | |
Motives 2 | Rene | ||
2008 | Never Back Down | Tiffany | |
Farmhouse | Rebecca | ||
Jury Of Our Peers | Vanessa | ||
B-Girl | Righteous | ||
Frankenhood | Tammy | ||
Killing Of Wendy | Tyler | ||
2009 | 17 Again | Cameron | |
2010 | Blessed & Cursed | Patrice | |
Mother's Day | Aaliyah | ||
2011 | She's Still Not Our Sister | Cynthia Walker | |
2013 | CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story | Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins | |
2014 | Hope For Love | Clarice | |
2015 | Sister Code | Lavae | |
Hindsight | Paige | ||
2017 | Sleepless | Tasha Griffin | |
2017 | The Preacher's Son | Tanisha | |
2018 | The Choir Director | Tanisha | |
2020 | Influence | Desiree Hudson |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | That’s So Raven | Chantel | (4 Episodes-Season 3) |
2006 | Girlfriends | Sage | Season 6 - Episode 15 |
2006 | The Game | Herself | (Recurring Role-Season 1-2) |
2020–present | The Real Housewives of Atlanta | Herself | (Season 13-present) |
References
- http://www.metacritic.com/person/drew-sidora?filter-options=movies
- http://blog.vh1.com/2013-10-16/crazysexycool-drew-sidora-interview/
- "Newest Addition! Drew Sidora Is Joining 'Real Housewives of Atlanta'". Us Weekly. July 21, 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- "Drew Sidora Welcomes Son Machai David". People. June 30, 2015. Retrieved February 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. Retrieved February 23, 2020.