Person Details

Birthday: 1975-09-16 13:39:01

Aliases: Olatokunbo Susan Olasobunmi Abeke Olagundoye

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Lagos - Nigeria

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Movie Involvements: 9

TV Involvements: 13


Most Famous Work

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Olatokunbo Susan Olasobunmi Abeke "Toks" Olagundoye (born September 16, 1975, height 5' 8½" (1,74 m)) is a Nigerian television and film actress, writer and producer. She is known for her role as Jackie Joyner-Kersee in the ABC TV sitcom The Neighbors. Her name is pronounced "Tokes Awlahgoondawyay". 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 She made her screen debut in 2002 on an episode of the television series The Education of Max Bickford. Her film debut in Brown Sugar was the same year. She appeared opposite Ruby Dee in a 2001 off-Broadway production Saint Lucy's Eyes and in 2005, cofounded 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, Olagundoye was cast as series regular in the ABC comedy series The Neighbors.

Most Famous Work

NCIS
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8

NCIS

(2003) Rebeka Hooper
Law & Order
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7

Law & Order

(1990) Claire
Pantheon
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8

Pantheon

(2022) Delegate / Lotus (voice)
Castle
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8

Castle

(2009) Hayley Shipton
The Legend of Vox Machina
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8

The Legend of Vox Machina

(2022) Devana (voice)
Arcane
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9

Arcane

(2021) Mel Medarda (voice)
The Gifted
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8

The Gifted

(2017) Carla Jackson
Dirty John
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7

Dirty John

(2018) Paula Harding, ESQ.

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Olivia
Restaurant Being #4 (voice)
Cooking Segment Host (voice) / Safety Video Actor (voice)
(voice)
2022 Gantika (voice)
Margaret Motorray (voice)
Chieftess (voice)
Delegate / Lotus / Woman (voice)
Delegate / Lotus (voice)
Krang Two / Military Woman (voice)
Juror #6 (voice)
Marcie / Doctor (voice)
Doctor (voice)
Lucinda (voice)
Campaign Aide / Butt-Head Fantasy Woman #2 & #3 (voice)
Devana (voice)
Yam / Lima Bean / Radish / Lady Lima (voice)
2021 Mel Medarda (voice)
Terri Grint
2020 Captain Amina Ramsey (voice)
Amina Ramsey (voice)
Dr. Caledonius (voice)
Countess Cleo (voice)
Woman
2019 Cat Grant (voice)
Nanefua Pizza (voice)
Cat Grant (voice)
2018 Paula Harding, ESQ.
Professor Fiona Ryan
Nina
Cat Grant (voice)
Additional Voices (voice)
2017 Carla Jackson
Female Professor
Mrs. Beakley (Voice)
Zamfir (voice)
Mari's Mother / News Reporter / Teaching Assistant (voice)
2015 Julia
Hookah Cartwright
2013 Nanefua (voice)
Faith
2012 Meghan Oliver
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Theresa Whitaker
Kemi Talbot
2011 N/A
Leesie Janes
2009 Lucy
Hayley Shipton
2005 Rancher (voice)
Islander (voice)
2003 Rebeka Hooper
2002 Sidney's LA Assistant
1999 Auctioneer (voice)
1990 Claire
Janette Gardner
Jessica Florence
Shannon
Year Character Movie/Tv

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