Ordena Stephens-Thompson
Appearance
Ordena Stephens-Thompson is a Jamaican Canadian actress from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Stephens-Thompson is best known for starring in the Canadian television sitcom Da Kink in My Hair as Novelette "Letty" Campbell.[1] She is sometimes credited as Ordena Stephens.
Born in Jamaica, Stephens-Thompson was raised in Scarborough, Toronto area. Stephens-Thompson is also a frequent stage actress in the Toronto theatre scene, including productions of Da Kink in My Hair,[2] How Black Mothers Say I Love You,[3] and Other Side of the Game.[4]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2009 | New in Town | Leslie | |
2023 | Suze | Lorraine |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1998 | F/X: The Series | Nurse | Episode: "Chiller" |
1998 | Psi Factor | Gail O'Brien | Episode: "The Kiss" |
1999 | Mr. Rock 'n' Roll: The Alan Freed Story | Chantel | Television film |
2002 | 10,000 Black Men Named George | Sandi Totten | |
2002 | Soul Food | Bonnie | Episode: "Emotional Collateral" |
2004 | Blue Murder | Receptionist | Episode: "Boys' Club" |
2006 | Cow Belles | Joyce | Television film |
2006 | Doomstown | Shernette | |
2007–2009 | Da Kink in My Hair | Novelette Campbell | 26 episodes |
2008 | Embracing da Kink | Self | Television film |
2011 | Committed | Dr. Bloom | |
2015 | Odd Squad | Quarter Quinn | Episode: "Puppet Show/Mystic Egg Pizza" |
2015 | The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe | Mary | Episode: "Part 2" |
2017 | Designated Survivor | Lainie | Episode: "Outbreak" |
2018–2019 | The Handmaid's Tale | Martha Frances | 3 episodes |
2019 | The Umbrella Academy | Small Town Nurse | Episode: "I Heard a Rumor" |
2020 | Grand Army | Deborah Williams | 3 episodes |
2021 | Hudson & Rex | Skye | Episode: "Into the Wild" |
2022 | The Kings of Napa | Doctor | Episode: "How Stella Got Her Pinot Back" |
2022 | Ruby and the Well | Aiysha | Episode: "I Wish I Could Find My Family" |
References
[edit]- ^ "Homegrown sitcom has plenty of kinks". The Globe and Mail, October 12, 2007.
- ^ "'Da Kink needs a trim". Toronto Star, January 19, 2005.
- ^ "'How Black Mothers Say I Love You' explores mother-daughter relationships". Canadian Press, May 15, 2016.
- ^ "New to the game: Amanda Parris's first foray into playwriting, an examination of ride-or-die black women, is passionate but uneven". The Globe and Mail, October 25, 2017.