Raised in New York City, Porter earned a degree from SUNY Purchase and studied acting under Butterfly McQueen before launching her career on Off-Broadway, where she captured an Obie Award in 1996 for her performance in Venus and later debuted on Broadway in the 2001 revival of The Women. Transitioning to screen, she appeared in early films such as Swoon (1992) and held supporting parts in The Peac…
