Heather Simms
{{short description|American actress (born 1970)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Heather Simms
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Heather Alicia Simms
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|2|25|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1996–present
}}
Heather Alicia Simms (born February 25, 1970) is an American actress.
Early life
Career
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Heather-Alicia-Simms/|title=Heather Alicia Simms Theatre Credits, News, Bio and Photos|website=www.broadwayworld.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://arts.columbia.edu/news/acting-alumna-heather-alicia-simms-96-featured-two-broadway-productions-lynn-nottage|title=Acting Alumna Heather Alicia Simms '96 Featured in Two Off-Broadway Productions by Lynn Nottage|website=Columbia - School of the Arts}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.geffenplayhouse.org/people/heather-alicia-simms/|title=Heather Alicia Simms|website=Geffen Playhouse}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/the-kings-of-napa-ashlee-brian-devika-parikh-series-regulars-recurring-1234787943/|title='The Kings Of Napa' Adds Ashlee Brian & Devika Parikh As Series Regulars, Four More As Recurring|first1=Denise|last1=Petski|date=July 8, 2021}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 1999
| Stomping Down at Sugar Love's | Sugar Love | Short |
| rowspan="2"| 2003
| Tish | |
| Kings County
| Ethiopia | |
| 2004
| Shock Act | Officer Jones | Short |
| rowspan="2"| 2005
| Flutter Kick | Miss Watkins | Short |
| Broken Flowers
| Mona | |
| rowspan="4"| 2007
| Woman #2 | TV movie |
| NY's Dirty Laundry
| Dhalia | |
| You Belong to Me
| Nicki | |
| The Nanny Diaries
| Murnel | |
| 2009
| Stream | Janice Quinn | Short |
| 2012
| Sister Sharon Morningstar | |
| 2014
| Barron's Mother (voice) | |
| rowspan="2"| 2017
| Ms. Gina | |
| The Light of the Moon
| Detective Becca Miller | |
| 2020
| Gladys Carter | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |
| 1996
| Homicide: Life on the Street | Maya Sanborn | Episode: "Prison Riot" |
| rowspan="2"| 1999
| Julie | Episode: "Welcome to Camelot" |
| Law & Order
| Serena Lester | Episode: "Haven" |
| 2001
| Liz Johnson | Episode: "He Said/She Said" |
| 2004
| Whoopi | Bobbi | Episode: "Don't Hide Love" |
| rowspan="2"| 2005
| Althea Sands | Episode: "Birthright" |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent
| Rosella | Episodes: "No Exit" |
| 2005–06
| Nurse Jacobs | Regular Cast |
| 2006
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Paulette Leger | Episodes: "Tru Love" |
| 2010
| Female Guard | Episode: "Nine Hours" |
| rowspan="5"| 2018
| Elle | Episode: "Boxed Devil" & "Bailed Out" |
| Sneaky Pete
| Lola | Episode: "Inside Out" |
| The Last O.G.
| Tamara | Episode: "Swipe Right" |
| Luke Cage
| Auntie Ingrid | Recurring Cast: Season 2 |
| Random Acts of Flyness
| Auntie Jess | Episode: "Items Outside The Shelter But Within Reach" |
| 2019
| Doris | Episode: "Lost and Found" |
| rowspan="2"| 2020
| Pam-Anne Charles | Episode: "Soup" |
| For Life
| Alice Martin | Episode: "The Necessity Defense" |
| 2021
| Diana Brooks | Episode: "Redemption" |
| rowspan="2"| 2022
| Bull | Vernice Rice | Episode: "False Positive" |
| The Kings of Napa
| Yvette King | Recurring Cast |
| 2023
| Swarm | Loretta Greene | Episode: "Fallin' Through the Cracks" |
=Video games=
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |
| 2004
| Bad Bessie / Cheryl Lynn / Dancing Girl | rowspan="4" |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
| Additional Voices |
| 2021
| Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition | Denise Robinson | Remaster of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas only |
References
External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0799967|name=Heather Simms}}
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