Toks Olagundoye | |
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![]() 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 |
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 .
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]
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]
On May 16, 2015, Olagundoye married Sean Quinn, whom she met on Twitter, after several years of dating. They have a son together. [15]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014 | Game of Thrones | Beskha | Voice |
2017 | Middle-earth: Shadow of War | Carnán | Voice |
2018 | Artifact | Vanessa | Voice |
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