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− | |Name = Toks Olagundoye |
+ | |Name = Toks Olagundoye |
− | |Birthdate = September 16, 1975 (age |
+ | |Birthdate = September 16, 1975 (age {{Age|1975|9|16}}) |
− | |Gender = Female |
+ | |Gender = Female |
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+ | |image = [[File:Toks_Olagundoye_Pic.jpg|thumb]] |
− | |Voices = [[Nanefua]] |
+ | |Voices = * [[Nanefua Pizza]]<br> |
+ | * [[The Cluster]] (octant) |
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+ | }}'''Toks Olagundoye''' is a voice actress originating from Lagos, Nigeria. She voices [[Nanefua Pizza]] and a voice of [[The Cluster]] in ''[[Steven Universe (TV series)|Steven Universe]]'', as well as having acted in various films and TV shows, such as ''[[Wikipedia:The Neighbors (2012 TV series)|The Neighbors]]''. |
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+ | '''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 |
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+ | == Career == |
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+ | '''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. |
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+ | 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. |
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Revision as of 04:14, 21 September 2020
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.
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