Toks Olagundoye
Olatokunbo Susan Olasobunmi Abeke "Toks" Olagundoye ⓘⓘ (born 16 September 1975)[1] is a Nigerian actress.[1] She is known for her role as Hayley Shipton in Castle, Jackie Joyner-Kersee in the ABC TV sitcom The Neighbors, Mel Medarda in the animated Netflix series Arcane, Countless Cleo in Carmen Sandiego and Nanefua Pizza in Steven Universe.
Toks Olagundoye | |
|---|---|
 Olagundoye in 2013 | |
| Born | Olatokunbo Susan Olasubomi Abeke Olagundoye 16 September 1975 Lagos, Nigeria |
| Education | Smith College |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Spouse |
Sean Quinn (m. 2015) |
| Children | 1 |
Early life
Olatokunbo Susan Olasobunmi Abeke Olagundoye was born on 16 September 1975 in Lagos, Nigeria, to a Nigerian father and a Norwegian mother.[2] As a youth, she was educated in Nigeria, Switzerland, and England.[3][4] She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theatre from Smith College.[4]
Career
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,[5] and in 2005 she cofounded the theater company Three Chicks Theatre, which produced Andrea Lepcio's One Nation Under in 2008.[1] 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 Olagundoye was cast as a series regular in the ABC comedy series The Neighbors,[6][7][8][9] playing the part of Jackie Joyner-Kersee until the series was canceled after two seasons in 2014.[10] 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.[11][12] In 2015, Olagundoye joined the main cast for the final season of the ABC comedy-drama Castle, in the role of British former MI6 operative Hayley Shipton, who joins Castle's P.I. firm.[13]
From 2017 to 2021, she voiced Bentina Beakley for the 2017 reboot of DuckTales. In 2019 Olagundoye had a recurring role on the final season of Veep playing Senator Kemi Talbot. Olagundoye does the voice acting for Mel Medarda in Arcane: League of Legends (2021). In 2021, she had a recurring role on the ABC series The Rookie, and in 2022 was cast as one of leads in ABC revival of L.A. Law.[14]
Personal life
On May 16, 2015, Olagundoye married Sean Quinn, whom she met on Twitter, after several years of dating. They have a son together.[15]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Brown Sugar | Sidney's LA Assistant | |
| 2005 | The Salon | Peaches | |
| 2009 | Absolute Trust | Kelly | |
| 2010 | Mom Squad | Mom | Short film |
| 2010 | Dorito-hibition! | Danielle | Short film |
| 2011 | Most Wanted | Operative Keel | |
| 2011 | Come Back to Me | Seritou | |
| 2011 | Life Begins at Rewirement | Nurse | Short film |
| 2012 | A Beautiful Soul | Theresa Whitaker | |
| 2012 | Democracy at Work | Meghan Oliver | |
| 2018 | The Death of Superman | Cat Grant (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| 2018 | Dog Days | Nina | |
| 2018 | Tremors | Jessica Florence | Television film |
| 2019 | Reign of the Supermen | Cat Grant (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| 2019 | Steven Universe: The Movie | Nanefua Pizza (voice) | Television film |
| 2022 | Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie | Krang Two (voice) | Television film |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | The Education of Max Bickford | Hannah | Episode: "An Open Book" |
| 2004 | Law & Order | Janette Gardner | Episode: "C.O.D." |
| 2006 | 3 lbs | Mary | Episode: "Of Two Minds" |
| 2008 | Ugly Betty | Sales Girl | Episode: "Bad Amanda" |
| 2010 | Law & Order | Claire | Episode: "Blackmail" |
| 2010 | CSI: NY | Reporter | Episode: "Hide Sight" |
| 2011 | Switched at Birth | Cooking Class Teacher | Episode: "The Persistence of Memory" |
| 2011 | NCIS | Rebeka Hooper | Episode: "Safe Harbor" |
| 2011 | Prime Suspect | Lucy Martin | Episode: "Wednesday's Child" |
| 2012–2014 | The Neighbors | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | 44 episodes |
| 2014–2019 | Steven Universe | Nanefua (voice) | 5 episodes |
| 2015 | The Fosters | Faith | Episodes: "More Than Words", "Lucky" |
| 2015–2016 | Castle | Hayley Shipton | 13 episodes |
| 2016 | Vixen | Mari's Mother, News Reporter (voices) | 2 episodes |
| 2017–2021 | DuckTales | Mrs. Beakley, Server (voices) | Main role |
| 2017 | Guardians of the Galaxy | Ja Kyee Lrurt (voice) | Episode: "Mr. Roboto" |
| 2017 | The Gifted | Carla Jackson | Episode: "eXposed" |
| 2018 | Modern Family | Lucy | Episode: "CHiPs and Salsa" |
| 2018 | Dirty John | Paula Harding, ESQ. | Episode: "Remember It Was Me" |
| 2019 | Carmen Sandiego | Countess Cleo, The Driver | Recurring voice role |
| 2019 | Veep | Kemi Talbot | 5 episodes |
| 2019 | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | Julia | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | Cleopatra in Space | Commodore Winifred | Episode: "Parasites" |
| 2020-2022 | Star Trek: Lower Decks | Captain Amina Ramsey | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | Shameless | Chicago P.D. Sgt. Leesie Janes | Season 11 3 episodes |
| 2021 | The Rookie | Professor Fiona Ryan | 6 episodes |
| 2021 | Castlevania | Zamfir (voice) | 5 episodes |
| 2021 | Big Shot | Terri Grint | 5 episodes |
| 2021 | Adventure Time: Distant Lands | Dr. Caledonius (voice) | Episode: "Wizard City"[16] |
| 2021 | Kid Cosmic | Madame President (voice) | |
| 2021 | Arcane | Mel Medarda (voice) | |
| 2022 | We Baby Bears | Lady Lima (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2022 | Cars on the Road | Margaret Motorray, Chiefess, Additional voices | |
| 2022 | Beavis and Butt-Head | Marcie Anderson (voice) | Episode: "The Good Deed" |
| 2022 | Family Guy | Auctioneer (voice) | Episode: "The Stewaway" |
| 2023 | The Legend of Vox Machina | Devana Vessar (voice) | |
| 2023 | Fatal Attraction | Conchita Lewis | Main Role |
| 2023 | Frasier | Olivia | Filming[17] |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Game of Thrones | Beskha | Voice |
| 2017 | Middle-earth: Shadow of War | Carnán | Voice |
| 2018 | Artifact | Vanessa | Voice |
References
- Toks Olagundoye: Biography at TVGuide.com
- Toks Olagundoye at ABC MediaNet
- Toks Olagundoye at IMDb
- Get To Know Toks Archived 2012-11-04 at the Wayback Machine at her official website
- Matthew Murray (2001-04-12). "Saint Lucy's Eyes Theatre Review by Matthew Murray". Talkin' Broadway.com, Inc. Matthew Murray. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
Though the new play, Saint Lucy's Eyes, which opened last night,
- The Neighbors: First Look at ABC's New Alien Family Comedy, TVovermind.com, 15 May 2012.
- Andreeva, Nellie (December 11, 2011). "Pilot Castings: Four In Dan Fogelman Comedy, Jeff Eastin Drama Adds One". Deadline.com. PMC. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
- The Neighbors at ABC
- 31 Fresh Faces of Fall TV 2012, Zimbio.com
- Goldberg, Lesley (May 9, 2014). "ABC Cancels 'The Neighbors'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
- Nellie Andreeva (28 March 2014). "Toks Olagundoye Joins NBC Pilot 'Feed Me', JoBeth Williams In 'Your Family Or Mine' - Deadline". Deadline. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- "'The Neighbors' Actress Joins Amazon Comedy Pilot (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- "'Castle' Enlists 'Neighbors' Favorite as Regular for Season 8". The Hollywood Reporter. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- Andreeva, Nellie (January 19, 2022). "'L.A. Law': Toks Olagundoye, Hari Nef & Ian Duff Join ABC Revival Pilot".
- Gomez, Patrick (November 21, 2015). "Castle's Toks Olagundoye: 5 Things to Know". People. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
- "Friday". Comic-Con International: San Diego. 2019-07-01. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
- Andreeva, Nellie (1 February 2023). "'Frasier': Toks Olagundoye Joins Paramount+ Sequel Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
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