Kia Goodwin is an American actress. She is best known for her childhood role as Tiffany Holloway, Rose Holloway's daughter on the NBC comedy sitcom 227 for two seasons (1985–1987).
Career Goodwin made her first television appearance commercially in 1976 for such products as M&M's, Jello Pudding, and AT&T. In 1981, she joined the First National Touring Company of Annie, where she played the role of Duffy. After the tour closed in 1982, she went on to join the final Broadway cast of Annie playing the roles of Tessie and then Kate. At the same time, she went on to work on an ABC Afterschool Special in 1981, then appeared in 1984's Growing Up on Broadway.
In the spring of 1985, Goodwin was cast as Tiffany Holloway on the NBC sitcom 227 as a series regular during the show's first season. Goodwin's mother was unhappy in California and wanted to move back to New York, so she was let out of her contract and written out of the series after the second season, where Goodwin was now a recurring guest star. She reprised the role for the final time in a season three episode ("The Sing-Off").
She appeared in the 1993 HBO movie, Strapped as Latisha Jordan. In 1998 she appeared on Broadway again in Paul Simon's musical The Capeman. Later that year she co-starred opposite Jennifer Aniston in the 1998 film, The Object of My Affection; two years later, she appeared as a Young Nurse in the 2000 movie, The Opportunists. She has also guest starred on television shows such as Jake In Progress, Platinum, Barbershop, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1998The Object of My AffectionJuliet1999The OpportunistsYoung Nurse2001Ordinary SinnerDeborah2002New World OrderTommi2002SwimfanRene2012You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills YouMichelle Malone2019DC NoirMrs. Harris
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1981, 1993ABC Afterschool SpecialStephanie / Marlen2 episodes1985–1988227Tiffany Holloway21 episodes1993StrappedLatisha JordanTelevision film2001, 2015Law & Order: SVUAudrey Thompson / Shari2 episodes2003PlatinumLady Bryce5 episodes2005Jake in ProgressTracy DawsonEpisode: "Boys' Night Out"2005–2006BarbershopDa Boot4 episodes2007Law & OrderKendra WashingtonEpisode: "The Family Hour"2013–2015The Good WifeSondra5 episodes2015Show Me a HeroElaine Henderson4 episodes2016ElementaryYvette IngramEpisode: "To Catch a Predator Predator"2018The PlugHelenEpisode: "Bird Gets a Pass"2019The CodeAntoinette 'Toni' Poirier2 episodes
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