Heather Simms

Heather Alicia Simms (born February 25, 1970) is an American actress.

Early life Born in Hartford, Connecticut. She was raised in New York City, where she attended Midwood High School in Brooklyn, New York.

Career Simms has appeared in a number of Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, including Ma Rainey's Black Bottom , A Raisin in the Sun and Gem of the Ocean. Her film credits includes Broken Flowers (2005), The Nanny Diaries (2007), and The Light of the Moon. She also provided voice acting for All the Beautiful Things, Red Dead Revolver, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony and Mafia III.

Simms has also guest-starred in a number of television series, including Homicide: Life on the Street, Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Third Watch, The Good Wife, Swarm, and The Equalizer. She had recurring roles in the Netflix series Luke Cage in 2018 playing Auntie Ingrid, and in the Oprah Winfrey Network prime time soap opera The Kings of Napa as Yvette King in 2022. She has since recurred in the series Single Drunk Female, Miss Governor, and Sheriff Country.

Filmography

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Film YearTitleRoleNotes 1999 Stomping Down at Sugar Love's Sugar Love Short 2003 Head of State Tish Kings County Ethiopia 2004 Shock Act Officer Jones Short 2005 Flutter Kick Miss Watkins Short Broken Flowers Mona 2007 Life Support Woman #2 TV movie NY's Dirty Laundry Dhalia You Belong to Me Nicki The Nanny Diaries Murnel 2009 Stream Janice Quinn Short 2012 Red Hook Summer Sister Sharon Morningstar 2014 All the Beautiful Things Barron's Mother (voice) 2017 Roxanne Roxanne Ms. Gina The Light of the Moon Detective Becca Miller 2020 Vampires vs. the Bronx Gladys Carter2026Professor Amity

Television Year Title Role Notes 1996 Homicide: Life on the Street Maya Sanborn Episode: "Prison Riot" 1999 Third Watch Julie Episode: "Welcome to Camelot" Law & Order Serena Lester Episode: "Haven" 2001 Third Watch Liz Johnson Episode: "He Said/She Said" 2004 Whoopi Bobbi Episode: "Don't Hide Love" 2005 Law & Order Althea Sands Episode: "Birthright" Law & Order: Criminal Intent Rosella Episodes: "No Exit" 2005–06 As the World Turns Nurse Jacobs Regular Cast 2006 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Paulette Leger Episodes: "Tru Love" 2010 The Good Wife Female Guard Episode: "Nine Hours" 2018 Seven Seconds Elle Episode: "Boxed Devil" & "Bailed Out" Sneaky Pete Lola Episode: "Inside Out" The Last O.G. Tamara Episode: "Swipe Right" Luke Cage Auntie Ingrid Recurring Cast: Season 2 Random Acts of Flyness Auntie Jess Episode: "Items Outside The Shelter But Within Reach" 2019 Broad City Doris Episode: "Lost and Found" 2020 High Maintenance Pam-Anne Charles Episode: "Soup" For Life Alice Martin Episode: "The Necessity Defense" 2021 Blue Bloods Diana Brooks Episode: "Redemption" 2022 Bull Vernice Rice Episode: "False Positive" The Kings of Napa Yvette King 7 episodes 2023 Swarm Loretta Greene Episode: "Fallin' Through the Cracks"Single Drunk Female Annalisa 3 episodes 2025 Miss Governor Senator Grace 2 episodes The Equalizer Elita Episode: "Taken" 2025–26Sheriff Country Laurie 2 episodes

Video games Year Title Role Notes 2004 Red Dead Revolver Bad Bessie / Cheryl Lynn / Dancing GirlVoice 2004 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Denise Robinson 2009 Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony The People of Liberty City 2016 Mafia III Additional Voices 2021 Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition Denise Robinson Remaster of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas only

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