Idina and Taye adopted a dog, naming him Sammy Davis, a Yorkshire “Yorkie” Terrier – another “jazz” pet! [2005]
Cats
Used to have two adopted cats: a boy named Coltraine and a girl named Ella (after Ella Fitzgerald) – Idina calls them her “jazz cats”!
Favorite Disney Movie
The Lady & the Tramp is her favorite Disney movie.
Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand is one of her many idols
Name
Idina was named after her great grandmother, Ida, and her name is Hebrew for “gentle”
Favorite Book
Favorite book: The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
Favorite TV Show
The West Wing is her favorite TV show
Favorite Musical
Dreamgirls is Idina’s favorite musical
BFA in Drama
Received a BFA in Drama from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts [1993]
High School in Syosset
Graduated from Syosset High School in Syosset, New York [1989]