Biography
Adina Elizabeth Porter is an American actress. She trained at the High School of Performing Arts in New York City and graduated with a BFA from the State University of New York at Purchase. She began her career in theatre, winning an Obie Award in 1996 for her performance in the Off-Broadway production Venus and making her Broadway debut in the 2001 revival of The Women.
Porter is known for her television roles as Lettie Mae Thornton in the HBO series True Blood (2008–2014), Kendra James in the HBO series The Newsroom (2012–2014), and Indra in the CW series The 100 (2014–2020). She has also appeared in multiple seasons of the FX anthology series American Horror Story (2011–present) and in guest roles on series including Grey's Anatomy, House and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
