Yetide Badaki facts for kids
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Yetide Badaki
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Badaki at the 2017 New York Comic Con
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| Born | September 24, 1981 Ibadan, Nigeria
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| Education | McGill University (BA) Illinois State University (MFA) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Yetide Badaki (born September 24, 1981) is a talented Nigerian-American actress. She is widely recognized for her role as Bilquis in the TV series American Gods on Starz.
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Yetide Badaki's Early Life
Yetide Badaki was born in Ibadan, Nigeria. She lived in Nigeria for three years before moving to England. When she was six years old, she returned to Nigeria. Later, at the age of twelve, she moved to America, where she settled.
She studied at McGill University, earning a degree in English Literature with a focus on Theater. She also studied Environmental Science. Yetide continued her education at Illinois State University, where she earned a Master of Fine Arts in Theatre.
Yetide Badaki's Acting Career
Yetide Badaki has had a successful acting career. In 2006, she was nominated for a Jeff Award for Best Actress. This was for her role in the play I Have Before Me a Remarkable Document Given to Me by a Young Lady from Rwanda.
Her Role in American Gods
She received great reviews for playing Bilquis in the TV series American Gods. The character of Bilquis was made even bigger for the TV show compared to the original novel.
Other TV Shows and Movies
In 2018, Badaki played a character named Chi Chi in four episodes of the popular TV show This Is Us.
She also wrote a short film called In Hollywoodland. She raised money for this film using IndieGoGo. Yetide Badaki and Karen David produced the film and starred in it. Jessica Sherif directed the movie. In Hollywoodland is a new version of the classic story Alice in Wonderland, but it takes place in modern-day Los Angeles. The film first showed in August 2020 at the Bentonville Film Festival.
In 2022, Yetide Badaki played Veronica Antetokounmpo, the mother of basketball star Giannis Antetokounmpo, in the movie Rise. This biographical film was released on Disney Plus.
In 2023, she played an important role as an attorney named Neera Ketoul in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Her character helped save another character, Una Chin-Riley, from being unfairly punished.
Future Projects
As of 2023, Deadline announced that Yetide Badaki is working on a Nigerian vampire series called Naija Vamp. This project is being developed as both a comics series and a TV series. She is working on it with Prentice Penny and Sebastian A. Jones.
Yetide Badaki's Filmography
Movies
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2003 | Expiration | Naomi | |
| 2017 | Cardinal X | Anita | |
| 2019 | The Buried Girl | Alex | |
| Precipice | Morena | Short film | |
| The Long Shadow | Sissy Leblanc | ||
| 2020 | What We Found | Alex | |
| Chasing the Rain | The Woman | ||
| 2022 | Rise | Veronica Antetokounmpo |
Television Shows
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2008 | Lost | Narjiss | Episode: "The Shape of Things to Come" |
| 2012 | Touch | Grace | Episode: "Safety in Numbers" |
| The Failing Man | Sanjana | 4 episodes | |
| 2013 | Criminal Minds | Maya Carcani | Episode: "Final Shot" |
| 2014 | Sequestered | Keira | 7 episodes |
| Masters of ... | Nurse Williams | Episode: "Blackbird" | |
| 2015 | NCIS: New Orleans | Felicia Patrice | Episode: "Le Carnaval de la Mort" |
| Aquarius | Rita Carter | Episode: "Your Mother Should Know" | |
| 2016 | K.C. Undercover | Penelope | Episode: "Coopers Reactivated!" |
| 2017–2021 | American Gods | Bilquis | 26 episodes |
| 2018–2019 | This Is Us | Chi Chi | 4 episodes |
| 2020 | The Magicians | Zoe Marcus | Episode: "The Mountain of Ghosts" |
| 2023 | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Neera Ketoul | Episode: "Ad Astra Per Aspera" |
| 2024 | Twilight of the Gods | Dahl | 3 episodes |
| TBA | Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas | Queen Meeru (voice) | |
| TBA | Queen Nzinga | Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba | Main cast |
| TBA | Naija Vamp | Bisi |
Video Games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2016 | Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare | Ebele Yetide | Voice |
See also
In Spanish: Yetide Badaki para niños
- List of Yoruba people
- List of Nigerian actresses
