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Toks Olagundoye
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Toks Olagundoye in 2013
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Olatokunbo Susan Olasubomi Abeke Olagundoye
16 September 1975 Lagos, Nigeria
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| Education | Smith College (BFA) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Sean Quinn
(m. 2015) |
| Children | 1 |
Olatokunbo Susan Olasobunmi Abeke Olagundoye (born September 16, 1975), known as Toks Olagundoye, is a talented Nigerian actress. She is famous for her roles in many TV shows and movies. You might know her voice from popular cartoons like Nanefua Pizza in Steven Universe and Mrs. Beakley in DuckTales. She also voiced Countess Cleo in Carmen Sandiego and Mel Medarda in Arcane. On TV, she played Jackie Joyner-Kersee in The Neighbors and Hayley Shipton in Castle. More recently, she appeared as Olivia Finch in Frasier.
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Early life and education
Toks Olagundoye was born in Lagos, Nigeria, on September 16, 1975. Her father was Nigerian, and her mother was Norwegian. She grew up and went to school in different countries. She studied in Nigeria, Switzerland, and England. Later, she earned a special degree in theater from Smith College in the United States.
Acting career
Toks Olagundoye started her acting journey in 2002. She first appeared in a TV show called The Education of Max Bickford. That same year, she was also in the movie Brown Sugar.
She has been a guest star on many popular TV shows. These include Ugly Betty, Law & Order, and CSI: NY. She also appeared in NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service.
In 2012, Toks got a main role in the ABC comedy series The Neighbors. She played the character Jackie Joyner-Kersee. The show ran for two seasons. After that, in 2015, she joined the cast of the ABC show Castle. She played Hayley Shipton, a former spy.
Toks is also well-known for her voice acting. From 2017 to 2021, she was the voice of Mrs. Beakley in the cartoon DuckTales. In 2019, she voiced Countess Cleo in Carmen Sandiego. She also voiced Mel Medarda in the animated series Arcane: League of Legends in 2021. She has also lent her voice to characters in Steven Universe and Castlevania.
More recently, in 2021, she had a recurring role in the ABC series The Rookie. In 2023, she joined the main cast of the new Frasier series.
Personal life
Toks Olagundoye married Sean Quinn on May 16, 2015. They first met online through Twitter.
Filmography
Film roles
| 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 |
| Dorito-hibition! | Danielle | ||
| 2011 | Most Wanted | Operative Keel | |
| Come Back to Me | Seritou | ||
| Life Begins at Rewirement | Nurse | Short film | |
| 2012 | A Beautiful Soul | Theresa Whitaker | |
| Democracy at Work | Meghan Oliver | ||
| 2018 | The Death of Superman | Cat Grant (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| Dog Days | Nina | ||
| Tremors | Jessica Florence | Television film | |
| 2019 | Reign of the Supermen | Cat Grant (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| Steven Universe: The Movie | Nanefua Pizza (voice) | Television film | |
| 2022 | Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie | Krang Two, Window Woman (voice) | Television film |
| 2022 | Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe | Fantasy Women, Campaign Worker, Female Students |
Television roles
| 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" |
| CSI: NY | Reporter | Episode: "Hide Sight" | |
| 2011 | Switched at Birth | Cooking Class Teacher | Episode: "The Persistence of Memory" |
| NCIS | Rebeka Hooper | Episode: "Safe Harbor" | |
| Prime Suspect | Lucy Martin | Episode: "Wednesday's Child" | |
| 2012–2014 | The Neighbors | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | 44 episodes |
| 2014–2019 | Steven Universe | Nanefua, Cluster (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" |
| The Gifted | Carla Jackson | Episode: "eXposed" | |
| 2018 | Modern Family | Lucy | Episode: "CHiPs and Salsa" |
| Dirty John | Paula Harding, ESQ. | Episode: "Remember It Was Me" | |
| 2019 | Carmen Sandiego | Countess Cleo, various voices | Recurring voice role |
| Veep | Kemi Talbot | 5 episodes | |
| Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | Julia | 2 episodes | |
| 2020 | Cleopatra in Space | Commodore Winifred | Episode: "Parasites" |
| Shameless | Chicago P.D. Sgt. Leesie Janes | Season 11, Episodes: "Frances Francis Franny Frank" and "NIMBY", "Slaughter" | |
| 2020, 2022 | Star Trek: Lower Decks | Captain Amina Ramsey | 2 episodes |
| 2021 | The Rookie | Professor Fiona Ryan | 6 episodes |
| Castlevania | Zamfir (voice) | 5 episodes | |
| Big Shot | Terri Grint | ||
| Adventure Time: Distant Lands | Dr. Caledonius (voice) | Episode: "Wizard City" | |
| Kid Cosmic | Madame President (voice) | ||
| Arcane | Mel Medarda (voice) | ||
| 2022 | We Baby Bears | Lady Lima (voice) | 2 episodes |
| Cars on the Road | Margaret Motorray, Chiefess, Additional voices | ||
| Beavis and Butt-Head | Marcie Anderson (voice) | Episode: "The Good Deed" | |
| Family Guy | Auctioneer (voice) | Episode: "The Stewaway" | |
| Tales of the Jedi | Ganitka (voice) | Episode: "Life and Death" | |
| 2023 | The Legend of Vox Machina | Devana Vessar (voice) | Episode: "Echo Tree" |
| Fatal Attraction | Conchita Lewis | Main role | |
| 2023-present | Frasier | Olivia Finch | Main role |
Video game roles
| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
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| 2014 | Game of Thrones | Beskha | |
| 2017 | Middle-earth: Shadow of War | Carnán | |
| 2018 | Artifact | Vanessa | |
| 2025 | League of Legends | Mel Medarda | |
See also
In Spanish: Toks Olagundoye para niños
- List of Yoruba people
- List of Nigerian actresses
