Acting · Directing · Hosting
She walked in for a rap audition.She left with Porsha.
Demo reel
Casting inquiries →Three minutes. Six networks.
Television
- 2015–20EmpirePorsha Taylor, Cookie Lyon's assistant · recurring S1, series regular S2–S6 · 99 episodesFOX
- 2024–25The Never Ever MetsHost · Seasons 1 & 2 · Friday night's #1 original series on ad-supported cable in its time period, all key African American demos (S1)OWN
- 2022Line SistersSimonaLifetime
- 2021American Gangster Presents: Big 50 – The Delrhonda Hood StoryMonicaBET+
- 2021Call Your MotherAmy · 2 episodesABC
- 2020Stolen by My Mother: The Kamiyah Mobley StoryShanara Mobley · leadLifetime
- 2017The Perfect Christmas PresentMegHallmark
- 2015Chicago P.D.Sherri Gifford · "Get Back to Even"NBC
Film
- 2024Beyond the LikesTiffany Holmes · dir. Rhyan LaMarrFeature
- 2023Young. Wild. Free.LaceyMacro
- 2023My Valentine CrushSummerTubi
- 2019Hip Hop HolidayLeesa Jay · lead · dir. Terri J. VaughnBET
- 2019Captive StateBarbosaFocus Features
- 2019Angrily Ever AfterJillian James · also on the soundtrackFeature
- 2017Surprise Me!LadyFeature
- 2016The Tale of FourSister · dir. Gabourey SidibeShort
Directing
Behind the camera.
- 2021The Waiting Room — "It Takes Two"Director · BET Her's breast-cancer-awareness anthology, each film directed by a Black woman · starring Candiace Dillard Bassett, Eva Marcille and Debbi Morgan · MegaMind MediaBET Her
- 2021EvolShort film · directed, produced, co-wrote and starred · premiered at Theater 47, ChicagoIndependent
- 2020–23Music videos"Melanin Queen," "Blessings," "Perfect Timing," "Drippy"Director
Hosting & television
A natural in front of a live audience.
Host of OWN's The Never Ever Mets for two seasons. Guest co-host on The Real. Panelist on Steve Harvey and Steve. E! News red-carpet reporter at the Empire Season 2 premiere. Co-host of FOX's Empire: B-Side. Team captain on BET's Face Value. And a regular on Hip Hop Squares, Wild 'N Out, Conan, Tamron Hall, Good Morning America, The Chew and Access Hollywood.
Honors
- 2016MasterChef Celebrity ShowdownWinnerFOX
- 2015Teen Choice AwardsNominee, Choice TV: Chemistry, with the Empire castFOX
- 2015Café Mocha "Salute Her"Gentle Treatment Woman of Style honoreeChicago
- 2024Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.Honorary memberHouston
Trained at Lesly Kahn & Company and The Second City. Represented by Paonessa Talent Agency, Chicago.