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."Homegrown sitcom has plenty of kinks". The Globe and Mail, October 12, 2007. 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,"'Da Kink needs a trim". Toronto Star, January 19, 2005. How Black Mothers Say I Love You,"'How Black Mothers Say I Love You' explores mother-daughter relationships". Canadian Press, May 15, 2016. and Other Side of the Game."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.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRole Notes2009New in TownLeslie2023SuzeLorraine
Television YearTitleRole Notes1998F/X: The SeriesNurseEpisode: "Chiller"1998Psi FactorGail O'BrienEpisode: "The Kiss"1999Mr. Rock 'n' Roll: The Alan Freed StoryChantelTelevision film200210,000 Black Men Named GeorgeSandi Totten2002Soul FoodBonnieEpisode: "Emotional Collateral"2004Blue MurderReceptionistEpisode: "Boys' Club"2006Cow BellesJoyceTelevision film2006DoomstownShernette2007–2009Da Kink in My HairNovelette Campbell26 episodes2008Embracing da KinkSelfTelevision film2011CommittedDr. Bloom2015Odd SquadQuarter QuinnEpisode: "Puppet Show/Mystic Egg Pizza"2015 The Secret Life of Marilyn MonroeMaryEpisode: "Part 2"2017Designated SurvivorLainieEpisode: "Outbreak"2018–2019 The Handmaid's TaleMartha Frances3 episodes2019 The Umbrella AcademySmall Town NurseEpisode: "I Heard a Rumor"2020Grand ArmyDeborah Williams3 episodes2021Hudson & RexSkyeEpisode: "Into the Wild"2022 The Kings of NapaDoctorEpisode: "How Stella Got Her Pinot Back"2022Ruby and the WellAiyshaEpisode: "I Wish I Could Find My Family"
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