Porsha Ferguson

Porsha Ferguson
Born Porsha Uvonne Ferguson
(1989-11-08) November 8, 1989
Memphis, Tennessee
Citizenship United States
Education The Juilliard School and The Barrow Group
Alma mater Clayton State University
Occupation Actress
Years active Since 2011
Notable work The Haves and the Have Nots
Website www.porshaferguson.com

Porsha Ferguson (born November 8, 1989) is an African-American actress. She is known for her role Zena on The Haves and the Have Nots and has also appeared in feature films including Free In Deed, Breathe, Closet Space, and The Last Punch. She has starred in the film Soul Ties and episodes of TV One’s channel Fatal Attraction, Justice By Any Means and the Investigation Discovery series, Homicide Hunter.[1]

Career

Ferguson first appeared on the VH1 series Single Ladies. In 2014 she made her major acting debut on TV One's series, Fatal Attraction following performances in several independent films. In Fatal Attraction Ferguson played lead real-life character Elicia Hughes, a woman on trial for murdering her husband, Eric Hughes in Jackson, Mississippi in 2004. Ferguson played in the film, The Last Punch as front desk clerk, Creamy in Breathe,[2] and as a church member in Free in Deed.[3][4][5][6] She appeared in the pilot By Any Means, directed by The Facts of Life actress, Kim Fields. Ferguson also starred and produced for the film Closet Space and the series Twisted Mines.[7] In June 2015 she joined the cast of Tyler Perry’s The Haves and the Have Nots as the role of Zena. She also starred in Soul Ties and in episodes of TV One’s series Justice: By Any Means as Detective Johanna Phillips and Investigation Discovery series Homicide Hunter as Kathy Crow.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Run Creamy
2013 5 People Pamela
2014 The Killing Secret Donna Richardson
2014 Unspoken Words Poetess
2014 Bloated Minds Miranda Epps
2014 Closet Space:The Movie Lisa Arlington
2014 My Other Mother Fan #1 TV Movie
2014 Breathe:The Prequel Creamy
2015 Good Streets Brianna
2015 The Run Saga:Breathe Creamy
2015 Free In Deed Congregational church member
2015 Thirsty The Movie Morgan Pierce
2015 Love N Success Club girl 2
2015 The Last Punch Miranda
2016 Soul Ties School choir member

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Single Ladies Waitress Episode: "Confidence Games"
2012 Uncanny X-Men Raver 3 Episode 3: "Dazzler"
2013 The Label Sierra Episode: "Big Bosses"
2013 Passport Shelly (Dancer) 2 Episodes
2015 Justice: By Any Means Det. Johanna Phillips Episode #1.1
2015 Homicide Hunter: Lt. Joe Kenda Kathy Crow Episode #5.14
2015 The Haves and the Have Nots Zena All episodes
2015 By Any Means BeeBee 2 Episodes
2015 Twisted Mines Tara 7 Episodes

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