Heather Simms | |
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Born | Heather Alicia Simms February 25, 1970 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1996–present |
Heather Alicia Simms (born February 25, 1970) is an American actress.
Born in Hartford, Connecticut. [1] She was raised in New York City, where she attended Midwood High School in Brooklyn, New York.
Simms has appeared in a number of Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, including Ma Rainey's Black Bottom , A Raisin in the Sun and Gem of the Ocean . [2] [3] [4] Her film credits includes Broken Flowers (2005), The Nanny Diaries (2007), and The Light of the Moon . She also provided voice acting for All the Beautiful Things , Red Dead Revolver , Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas , Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony and Mafia III .
Simms guest-starred in a number of television series, including Homicide: Life on the Street , Law & Order , Law & Order: Criminal Intent , Third Watch , and The Good Wife . She had recurring roles in the Netflix series Luke Cage in 2018 playing Auntie Ingrid, and in the Oprah Winfrey Network prime time soap opera The Kings of Napa as Yvette King in 2022. [5]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | Stomping Down at Sugar Love's | Sugar Love | Short film |
2003 | Head of State | Tish | |
2003 | Kings County | Ethiopia | |
2004 | Shock Act | Officer Jones | Short film |
2005 | Flutter Kick | Miss Watkins | |
2005 | Broken Flowers | Mona | |
2007 | NY's Dirty Laundry | Dhalia | |
2007 | You Belong to Me | Nicki | |
2007 | The Nanny Diaries | Murnel | |
2009 | Stream | Janice Quinn | Short film |
2012 | Red Hook Summer | Sister Sharon Morningstar | |
2014 | All the Beautiful Things | Barron's Mother (voice) | |
2017 | Roxanne Roxanne | Ms. Gina | |
2017 | The Light of the Moon | Becca Miller / Detective | |
2020 | Vampires vs. the Bronx | Gladys Carter | |
2022 | Hill 'n' Gully | Joia |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Maya Sanborn | Episode: "Prison Riot" |
1999–2001 | Third Watch | Liz Johnson / Julie | Episodes: "Welcome to Camelot", "He Said/She Said" |
1999–2005 | Law & Order | Althea Sands / Serena Lester | Episodes: "Haven", "Birthright" |
2004 | Whoopi | Bobbi | Episode: "Don't Hide Love" |
2005–2006 | As the World Turns | Nurse Jacobs | 6 episodes |
2005–2006 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Paulette Leger / Rosella | Episodes: "No Exit", "Tru Love" |
2007 | Life Support | Woman #2 | Television film |
2010 | The Good Wife | Female Guard | Episode: "Nine Hours" |
2012 | Americana | Zeena | Television pilot |
2018 | Seven Seconds | Elle Guest Star / Guest Star | Episodes: "Boxed Devil", "Bailed Out" |
2018 | Sneaky Pete | Lola | Episode: "Inside Out" |
2018 | The Last O.G. | Tamara | Episode: "Swipe Right" |
2018 | Luke Cage | Auntie Ingrid | 7 episodes |
2018 | Random Acts of Flyness | Auntie Jess | Episode: "Items Outside The Shelter But Within Reach" |
2019 | Broad City | Doris | Episode: "Lost and Found" |
2020 | High Maintenance | Pam-Anne Charles | Episode: "Soup" |
2020 | For Life | Alice Martin | Episode: "The Necessity Defense" |
2021 | Blue Bloods | Diana Brooks | Episode: "Redemption" |
2022 | Bull | Vernice Rice | Episode: "False Positive" |
2022 | The Kings of Napa | Yvette King | Recurring role |
2023 | Swarm | Loretta Greene | Episode: "Fallin' Through the Cracks" |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2004 | Red Dead Revolver | Bad Bessie / Cheryl Lynn / Dancing Girl | Voice |
2004 | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | Denise Robinson | |
2009 | Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony | The People of Liberty City | |
2016 | Mafia III | Additional Voices | |
2021 | Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition | Denise Robinson | Remaster of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas only |
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