Adina Porter

Adina Elizabeth Porter (born March 13, 1971) is an American actress, best known for her television performances as Lettie Mae Thornton on the HBO dark fantasy horror series True Blood, Indra on the CW post-apocalyptic science fiction drama series The 100, and Lee Harris and Beverly Hope on the sixth and seventh seasons of the FX anthology series American Horror Story. She began her career appearing on Off-Broadway stage, winning the Obie Award in 1996 for Venus. 2Life and career Porter was born and raised in New York City, New York. She graduated from the State University of New York at Purchase. Her first acting teacher was Butterfly McQueen. She was married twice and has two children with her second husband, Larry Earl Madison Jr. 3Theater Porter began her acting career in the theatre, appearing in off Broadway plays and in regional theatre. Her off-Broadway credits include The Debutante Ball, Jersey City, Aven' U Boys, Girl Gone, Silence, Cunning, Exile, Dancing on Moonlight and Hurricane. In 1996, she received Obie Award for Distinguished Performance by an Actress for her performance in Venus. Her Broadway debut came in 2001 with the Roundabout Theater's revival of The Women, directed by Scott Elliott, broadcast as part of PBS's Stage on Screen series, in addition, she performed in multiple productions at the New York Shakespeare Festiva