Drew Sidora | |
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Born | Drew Sidora Jordan May 1, 1985 |
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Years active | 1995–present |
Spouse | Ralph Pittman (m. 2014;sep. 2023) |
Children | 3 |
Drew Sidora Jordan (born May 1, 1985) [1] 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 . She joined the cast of the Bravo reality show The Real Housewives of Atlanta in 2020.
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. [2] 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".[ citation needed ]
In 2013, she was cast as a member 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. [3]
Sidora joined the cast of The Real Housewives of Atlanta beginning its thirteenth season. She made her debut in December 2020. [4]
Sidora featured on the Step Up (Original Soundtrack) with two songs entitled "For The Love" and "Til The Dawn" in 2006. In 2007, she featured on the Three Can Play That Game soundtrack with a song entitled "Three Can Play".[ citation needed ] 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.
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, [5] and a daughter, Aniya, born in February 2018. [6] On February 27, 2023, Sidora filed a petition to divorce Pittman. [7]
Her father, Dr. Robert Andrew "Bob" Jordan, a prominent Chicago pediatrician, died on August 11, 2023, after a battle with Alzheimer's disease. [8] He and her mother, Jeanette, married on July 29, 1962. Drew is one of their five children. [9]
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 |
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" |
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