When Aisha Hinds' junior high school tap dance instructor observed that
she needed an outlet for expression that surpassed her tap shoes, she
was guided to the High School of Performing Arts in New York - where
her formal acting training began.
Hinds' numerous television credits include a supporting role on
Detroit 1-8-7 (2010), recurring roles on
Hawthorne (2009) and
The Shield (2002) and
guest appearances on
Boston Legal (2004),
Medium (2005),
CSI: NY (2004),
Judging Amy (1999),
Crossing Jordan (2001),
ER (1994), and
NYPD Blue (1993). She also starred
opposite Marcia Gay Harden in the pilot
Hate (2005). Her feature film
roles include
Assault on Precinct 13 (2005),
Neo Ned (2005), and
Love Aquarium (2004).
On stage, her theatre credits include August Wilson's "Fences" and
"'Night, Mother" at the American Theatre of Harlem; "Tartuffe,"
"Anything Goes" and "Mame" at the Jerry Herman Ring Theatre; and George
C. Wolfe's "The Colored Museum" and "A Piece of My Heart" at the Alvin
Sherman Stage.