Toks Olagundoye is a voice actress originating from Lagos, Nigeria. She voices Nanefua Pizza and a voice of The Cluster in Steven Universe, as well as having acted in various films and TV shows, such as The Neighbors.
Early life[]
Olatokunbo Susan Olasobunmi Abeke Olagundoye was born in Lagos, Nigeria, to a Norwegian mother and a Nigerian father. As a youth, she was educated in Nigeria, Switzerland, and England. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theatre from Smith College
Career[]
Toks Olagundoye made her screen debuts on both TV and the big screen in 2002; in an episode of the television series The Education of Max Bickford; and in the film Brown Sugar later that same year. She appeared opposite Ruby Dee in an off-Broadway production Saint Lucy's Eyes in April 2001, and in 2005 she co-founded the theater company Three Chicks Theatre, which produced Andrea Lepcio's One Nation Under in 2008. Olagundoye has guest-starred on Ugly Betty, Law & Order, CSI: NY, Switched at Birth, NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service and Prime Suspect. Her film credits include A Beautiful Soul, Come Back to Me, Absolute Trust and The Salon.
In 2012, Toks was cast as a series regular in the ABC comedy series The Neighbors, playing the part of Jackie Joyner-Kersee until the series was canceled after two seasons in 2014. She later had starring roles in the two television pilots: Feed Me, opposite Mary-Louise Parker for NBC; and Amazon's Salem Rogers, co-starring with Leslie Bibb. Toks joined the cast of ABC comedy-drama Castle in 2015 as a series regular in the role of Hayley Shipton.
External Links[]
- Toks' Twitter
- Tok's Instagram
- Tok's website
- Wikipedia article
- Tok's IMDb
- Tok's Streamily
- Tok's Cameo