# Heather Simms

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{{short description|American actress (born 1970)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Heather Simms
| image =
| caption = 
| birth_name = Heather Alicia Simms
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|2|25|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [Hartford, Connecticut](/source/Hartford%2C_Connecticut), U.S.
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1996–present
}}
'''Heather Alicia Simms''' (born February 25, 1970) is an American actress.

==Early life==
Born in [Hartford, Connecticut](/source/Hartford%2C_Connecticut).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/heather-alicia-simms-106504|title=Heather Alicia Simms – Broadway Cast & Staff &#124; IBDB|website=www.ibdb.com}}</ref> She was raised in [New York City](/source/New_York_City), where she attended [Midwood High School](/source/Midwood_High_School) in [Brooklyn, New York](/source/Brooklyn%2C_New_York).

==Career==
Simms has appeared in a number of Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, including ''[Ma Rainey's Black Bottom](/source/Ma_Rainey's_Black_Bottom)'', ''[A Raisin in the Sun](/source/A_Raisin_in_the_Sun)'' and ''[Gem of the Ocean](/source/Gem_of_the_Ocean)''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Heather-Alicia-Simms/|title=Heather Alicia Simms Theatre Credits, News, Bio and Photos|website=www.broadwayworld.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://arts.columbia.edu/news/acting-alumna-heather-alicia-simms-96-featured-two-broadway-productions-lynn-nottage|title=Acting Alumna Heather Alicia Simms '96 Featured in Two Off-Broadway Productions by Lynn Nottage|website=Columbia - School of the Arts}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.geffenplayhouse.org/people/heather-alicia-simms/|title=Heather Alicia Simms|website=Geffen Playhouse}}</ref> Her film credits includes ''[Broken Flowers](/source/Broken_Flowers)'' (2005), ''[The Nanny Diaries](/source/The_Nanny_Diaries_(film))'' (2007), and ''[The Light of the Moon](/source/The_Light_of_the_Moon)''. She also provided voice acting for ''[All the Beautiful Things](/source/All_the_Beautiful_Things)'', ''[Red Dead Revolver](/source/Red_Dead_Revolver)'', ''[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas](/source/Grand_Theft_Auto%3A_San_Andreas)'', ''[Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony](/source/Grand_Theft_Auto%3A_The_Ballad_of_Gay_Tony)'' and ''[Mafia III](/source/Mafia_III)''.

Simms has also guest-starred in a number of television series, including ''[Homicide: Life on the Street](/source/Homicide%3A_Life_on_the_Street)'', ''[Law & Order](/source/Law_%26_Order)'', ''[Law & Order: Criminal Intent](/source/Law_%26_Order%3A_Criminal_Intent)'', ''[Third Watch](/source/Third_Watch)'', ''[The Good Wife](/source/The_Good_Wife)'', ''[Swarm](/source/Swarm_(TV_series))'', and ''[The Equalizer](/source/The_Equalizer_(2021_TV_series))''. She had recurring roles in the [Netflix](/source/Netflix) series ''[Luke Cage](/source/Luke_Cage_(TV_series))'' in 2018 playing Auntie Ingrid, and in the [Oprah Winfrey Network](/source/Oprah_Winfrey_Network) prime time soap opera ''[The Kings of Napa](/source/The_Kings_of_Napa)'' as Yvette King in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/the-kings-of-napa-ashlee-brian-devika-parikh-series-regulars-recurring-1234787943/|title='The Kings Of Napa' Adds Ashlee Brian & Devika Parikh As Series Regulars, Four More As Recurring|first1=Denise|last1=Petski|date=July 8, 2021}}</ref> She has since recurred in the series ''[Single Drunk Female](/source/Single_Drunk_Female)'', ''[Miss Governor](/source/Miss_Governor)'', and ''[Sheriff Country](/source/Sheriff_Country)''. 

==Filmography==

{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
|{{Pending|{{dagger|alt=Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released}}}}
|Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released
|}

===Film===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes

|-
| 1999
| ''Stomping Down at Sugar Love's''
| Sugar Love
| Short 
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2003
| ''[Head of State](/source/Head_of_State_(2003_film))'' 
| Tish
|
|-
| ''Kings County''
| Ethiopia
|
|-
| 2004
| ''Shock Act''
| Officer Jones
| Short 
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2005
| ''Flutter Kick''
| Miss Watkins
| Short
|-
| ''[Broken Flowers](/source/Broken_Flowers)''
| Mona
|
|-
|rowspan="4"| 2007
| ''[Life Support](/source/Life_Support_(film))''
| Woman #2
| TV movie
|-
| ''NY's Dirty Laundry'' 
| Dhalia
|
|-
| ''You Belong to Me'' 
| Nicki
|
|-
| ''[The Nanny Diaries](/source/The_Nanny_Diaries_(film))''
| Murnel
|
|-
| 2009
| ''Stream''
| Janice Quinn
| Short 
|-
| 2012
| ''[Red Hook Summer](/source/Red_Hook_Summer)'' 
| Sister Sharon Morningstar
|
|-
| 2014
| ''[All the Beautiful Things](/source/All_the_Beautiful_Things)'' 
| Barron's Mother (voice)
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2017
| ''[Roxanne Roxanne](/source/Roxanne_Roxanne)''
| Ms. Gina
|
|-
| ''[The Light of the Moon](/source/The_Light_of_the_Moon)''
| Detective Becca Miller 
|
|-
| 2020
| ''[Vampires vs. the Bronx](/source/Vampires_vs._the_Bronx)''
| Gladys Carter
|
|-
|2026
|{{Pending film|Lucy Is A Good Girl}}
|Professor Amity
|
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1996
| ''[Homicide: Life on the Street](/source/Homicide%3A_Life_on_the_Street)''
| Maya Sanborn
| Episode: "Prison Riot"
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1999
| ''[Third Watch](/source/Third_Watch)''
| Julie
| Episode: "Welcome to Camelot"
|-
| ''[Law & Order](/source/Law_%26_Order)''
| Serena Lester
| Episode: "Haven"
|-
| 2001
| ''[Third Watch](/source/Third_Watch)''
| Liz Johnson 
| Episode: "He Said/She Said"
|-
| 2004
| ''[Whoopi](/source/Whoopi_(TV_series))''
| Bobbi
| Episode: "Don't Hide Love"
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2005
| ''[Law & Order](/source/Law_%26_Order)''
| Althea Sands 
| Episode: "Birthright"
|-
| ''[Law & Order: Criminal Intent](/source/Law_%26_Order%3A_Criminal_Intent)''
| Rosella
| Episodes: "No Exit"
|-
| 2005–06
| ''[As the World Turns](/source/As_the_World_Turns)''
| Nurse Jacobs
| Regular Cast
|-
| 2006
| ''[Law & Order: Criminal Intent](/source/Law_%26_Order%3A_Criminal_Intent)''
| Paulette Leger 
| Episodes: "Tru Love"
|-
| 2010
| ''[The Good Wife](/source/The_Good_Wife)''
| Female Guard
| Episode: "Nine Hours"
|-
|rowspan="5"| 2018
| ''[Seven Seconds](/source/Seven_Seconds_(TV_series))'' 
| Elle 
| Episode: "Boxed Devil" & "Bailed Out"
|-
| ''[Sneaky Pete](/source/Sneaky_Pete)''
| Lola
| Episode: "Inside Out"
|-
| ''[The Last O.G.](/source/The_Last_O.G.)''
| Tamara
| Episode: "Swipe Right"
|-
| ''[Luke Cage](/source/Luke_Cage_(TV_series))''
| Auntie Ingrid
| Recurring Cast: [Season 2](/source/Luke_Cage_season_2)
|-
| ''[Random Acts of Flyness](/source/Random_Acts_of_Flyness)''
| Auntie Jess
| Episode: "Items Outside The Shelter But Within Reach"
|-
| 2019
| ''[Broad City](/source/Broad_City)''
| Doris
| Episode: "Lost and Found"
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2020
| ''[High Maintenance](/source/High_Maintenance)''
| Pam-Anne Charles
| Episode: "Soup"
|-
| ''[For Life](/source/For_Life_(TV_series))''
| Alice Martin
| Episode: "The Necessity Defense"
|-
| 2021
| ''[Blue Bloods](/source/Blue_Bloods_(TV_series))''
| Diana Brooks
| Episode: "Redemption"
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2022
| ''[Bull](/source/Bull_(2016_TV_series))''
| Vernice Rice
| Episode: "False Positive"
|-
| ''[The Kings of Napa](/source/The_Kings_of_Napa)''
| Yvette King
| Recurring Cast
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2023
| ''[Swarm](/source/Swarm_(TV_series))''
| Loretta Greene
| Episode: "Fallin' Through the Cracks"
|-
|''[Single Drunk Female](/source/Single_Drunk_Female)''
| Annalisa
| Recurring Cast
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2025
| ''[Miss Governor](/source/Miss_Governor)''
| Senator Grace
| Recurring Cast
|-
|''[The Equalizer](/source/The_Equalizer_(2021_TV_series))''
| Elita
| Episode: "Taken"
|-
|2025 - 2026
|''[Sheriff Country](/source/Sheriff_Country)''
| Laurie
| Recurring Cast
|}

===Video games===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2004
| ''[Red Dead Revolver](/source/Red_Dead_Revolver)''
| Bad Bessie / Cheryl Lynn / Dancing Girl
| rowspan="4" |Voice
|-
| 2004
| ''[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas](/source/Grand_Theft_Auto%3A_San_Andreas)''
| Denise Robinson
|-
| 2009
| ''[Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony](/source/Grand_Theft_Auto%3A_The_Ballad_of_Gay_Tony)''
| The People of Liberty City
|-
| 2016
| ''[Mafia III](/source/Mafia_III)''
| Additional Voices
|-
| 2021
| ''[Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition](/source/Grand_Theft_Auto%3A_The_Trilogy_%E2%80%93_The_Definitive_Edition)''
| Denise Robinson
| Remaster of ''Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas'' only
|}

== References ==
<references />

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0799967|name=Heather Simms}}

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