Drew Sidora Explained

Drew Sidora
Birth Name:Drew Sidora Jordan
Children:3
Years Active:1995–present

Drew Sidora Jordan is an American actress and singer. She is known for her recurring role as Chantel in the Disney Channel Original Series That's So Raven, as Lucy Avila in the 2006 film Step Up, as Tionne Watkins in the VH1 TLC biographical film , and the BET comedy-drama television series The Game. She joined the cast of the Bravo reality show The Real Housewives of Atlanta in 2020.

Career

Acting

Sidora completed numerous industrial films and was the youngest member of the "Hook Players Theater Ensemble" in Hollywood, California, with residence at the Richard Pryor Theater.[1] At age 9, she appeared in the Fox TV movie Divas, acting alongside Khalil Kain, Lisa Nicole Carson and Nicole Ari Parker.

Besides her roles in That's So Raven, Step Up and Blessed & Cursed, Sidora has also guest starred in Girlfriends in 2006 as a High School Girl Group recruiter, as well as Without a Trace, The Game, and What I Like About You. She has also appeared in the feature films White Chicks and Never Die Alone, and made a cameo appearance in GLC's single "Honor Me".

In 2013, she was cast as a member Tionne Watkins of the girl group TLC in the group's biopic that aired on VH1. Sidora also starred as Genesis "Genny" Winters in the 2014 BounceTV original One Love.[2]

Reality television

Sidora joined the cast of The Real Housewives of Atlanta beginning its thirteenth season. She made her debut in December 2020.[3]

Music

Sidora featured on the Step Up (Original Soundtrack) with two songs entitled "For The Love" and "Til The Dawn" in 2006. In 2007, she featured on the Three Can Play That Game soundtrack with a song entitled "Three Can Play". In December 2008, Sidora signed a record deal with Slip-n-Slide Records. In 2010, the album's first single titled "Juke It" was released. She played Trey Songz's lover in the video for "Last Time" of the album Trey Day. She also appears in Yung Berg's "Sexy Lady" video as the girlfriend. She also danced in Sean Paul’s "Give It Up to Me" video.

Personal life

Sidora has a son, Josiah, from a previous relationship. Sidora is married to Ralph Pittman and together they have two children: a son, Machai, born in June 2015,[4] and a daughter, Aniya, born in February 2018.[5] On February 27, 2023, Sidora filed a petition to divorce Pittman.[6]

Her father, Dr. Robert Andrew "Bob" Jordan, a prominent Chicago pediatrician, died on August 11, 2023, after a battle with Alzheimer's disease.[7] He and her mother, Jeanette, married on July 29, 1962. Drew is one of their five children.[8]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995DivasAngelaTV movie
2004Never Die AloneElla
White ChicksShaunice
2006Step UpLucy Avila
2007Wild HogsHaley Davis
Motives 2ReneVideo
NursesBecca DimatoTV Short
2008Jury Of Our PeersVanessa
FarmhouseRebecca
SwipeDrewShort
2009Man of Her DreamsErica Gordon
FrankenhoodTammy
Killing Of WendyTyler
B-GirlRighteous
2010Blessed & CursedPatrice
2011She's Still Not Our SisterCynthia WalkerTV movie
2013Hope For LoveClarice
Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins
2014Could This Be LoveSandra
2015SkinnedJolie Sister
Sister CodeLavae
2016Chasing WaterfallsOliviaTV movie
2017Tanisha
2018Tanisha
2019Just a FriendMia
2020InfluenceDesiree Hudson
White People MoneyNora
2022Line SistersDominiqueTV movie
2023Nina

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003What I Like About YouAngelaEpisode: "The Party"
NicoleEpisode: "Football"
2004Without a TraceThani CoreyEpisode: "Exposure"
2004-05That’s So RavenChantelRecurring Cast: Season 3
2006GirlfriendsSageEpisode: "Oh, Hell Yes: The Seminar"
2007HerselfGuest: Season 1, Recurring Cast: Season 2
2013JD Lawrence's Community ServiceSkyMain Cast
2014One LoveGenesis WintersMain Cast
2015Unsung HollywoodAngelaEpisode: "Vivica A. Fox"
HindsightPaige HillMain Cast
2020–presentHerselfMain Cast: Season 13–
2021Porsha's Family MattersHerselfEpisode: "The Legendary Ms. Williams"
2023Celebrity Family FeudHerselfEpisode: "Pete Holmes vs. Jared Padalecki and Real Housewives of OC vs. Real Housewives of ATL"

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Drew Sidora. Metacritic. October 26, 2023 .
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20131019222227/http://blog.vh1.com/2013-10-16/crazysexycool-drew-sidora-interview/ Drew Sidora Interview
  3. Web site: 2020-07-21. Newest Addition! Drew Sidora Is Joining 'Real Housewives of Atlanta'. 2020-09-08. Us Weekly. en-US.
  4. Web site: Drew Sidora Welcomes Son Machai David . People . February 23, 2020 . June 30, 2015.
  5. Web site: Reitman. Shelby . Mizoguchi . Karen . A Baby Girl! Step Up Star Drew Sidora Welcomes Second Child with Husband Ralph Pittman . People . February 23, 2020 . February 15, 2018.
  6. Web site: RHOA Star Drew Sidora's Husband Ralph Pittman Files for Divorce After Nearly 9 Years of Marriage . 2023-03-02 . Peoplemag . en.
  7. Web site: 'RHOA' Star Drew Sidora Mourns Her Father's Death from Alzheimer's: 'You're Never Prepared' . 2023-09-13 . Peoplemag . en.
  8. Web site: 2020-02-20 . "The Support Goes On and On" – Illinois Chapter Blog . 2023-09-13 . en-US.