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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. 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, How Black Mothers Say I Love You, and Other Side of the Game.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | New in Town | Leslie | |
| 2023 | Suze | Lorraine |
Television
| 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
- "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.
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