Toks Olagundoye
Olatokunbo Susan Olasobunmi Abeke "Toks" Olagundoye (born September 16, 1975 in Lagos , Nigeria ) is a Nigerian actress, writer and producer. She became known through the television series Castle and The Neighbors .
Life
Olagundoye was born in Lagos, Nigeria. She has a Norwegian mother and a Nigerian father. In her childhood she was educated in Nigeria, Switzerland and England . She graduated from Smith College with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theater.
Olagundoye made her TV debut in 2002, and in the same year she made her first appearance on the big screen. Olagundoye has guest roles on Ugly Betty , Law & Order , CSI: NY , Switched at Birth , NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, and Prime Suspect .
In 2012, Olagundoye was cast on the sitcom The Neighbors .
Olagundoye was an integral part of the cast of the crime series Castle from 2015 , in which she played the role of Hayley Shipton.
Since May 16, 2015, Toks has been married to Sean Quinn, whom she met on Twitter.
Filmography (selection)
Movies
- 2002: Brown Sugar
- 2005: The Salon
- 2009: Absolute Trust
- 2010: Mom Squad (short film)
- 2010: Dorito-hibition! (Short film)
- 2011: Most Wanted
- 2011: Come Back to Me
- 2011: Life Begins at Rewirement (short film)
- 2012: A Beautiful Soul
- 2012: Democracy at Work
- 2015: Salem Rogers (TV movie)
- 2018: Year 3000
- 2018: Dog Days
- 2020: Carmen Sandiego - To Steal or Not to Steal (TV movie)
Series
- 2002: The Education of Max Bickford (Episode: An Open Book )
- 2004, 2010: Law & Order (2 episodes)
- 2006: 3 lbs (Episode: Of Two Minds )
- 2008: Ugly Betty (Episode: Bad Amanda )
- 2010: CSI: NY (Episode: Hide Sight )
- 2011: Switched at Birth (Episode: The Persistence of Memory )
- 2011: Navy CIS ( NCIS , Episode: Safe Harbor )
- 2011: Prime Suspect (Episode: Wednesday's Child )
- 2012–2014: The Neighbors (44 episodes)
- 2014–2018: Steven Universe (7 episodes)
- 2015: The Fosters (2 episodes)
- 2015–2016: Castle (22 episodes)
- 2016: Vixen (2 episodes, voice)
- 2017-2019: DuckTales - News from Duckburg (voice of Mrs. Beakly, 20 episodes)
- 2019: Veep - The Vice President ( Veep , 5 episodes)
- 2019: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2 episodes)
- since 2019: Carmen Sandiego (voice of Countess Cleo / News Announcer)
Video games
- 2014: Game of Thrones ... as the voice of Beskha
Web links
- Official website
- Toks Olagundoye in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ tvguide.com Toks Olagundoye: Biography.
- ↑ Toks Olagundoye in the Internet Movie Database (English).
- ↑ Via Toks ( Memento of the original from November 4, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on their official website.
- ^ The Neighbors: First Look at ABC's New Alien Family Comedy , TVovermind.com, May 15, 2012.
- ↑ Nellie Andreeva: Pilot Castings: Four In Dan Fogelman Comedy, Jeff Eastin Drama Adds One . In: Deadline.com . PMC. December 11, 2011. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
- ↑ The Neighbors on ABC.
- ↑ 31 Fresh Faces of Fall TV 2012 , Zimbio.com.
- ↑ 'Castle' Enlists' Neighbors' 'Favorite as Regular for Season 8 . In: The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved July 7, 2015.
- ↑ Castle's Toks Olagundoye: 5 Things to Know , The People. November 21, 2015.
- ↑ Toks Olagundoye Shares How She Met Her Husband On Twitter . April 18, 2016.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Olagundoye, Toks |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Olagundoye, Olatokunbo Susan Olasobunmi Abeke |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Nigerian actress, writer and producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 16th September 1975 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lagos , Nigeria |