Toks Olagundoye | |
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Born | Olatokunbo Susan Olasobunmi Abeke Olagundoye
16 September 1975 (age 45)
Lagos, Nigeria |
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Education | Smith College |
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Occupation | Actress |
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Years active | 2000–present |
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Spouse(s) | Sean Quinn
(m. 2015) |
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Children | 1 |
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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 and
Jackie Joyner-Kersee in the
ABC TV sitcom
The Neighbors.
Early life[edit]
Olatokunbo Susan Olasobunmi Abeke Olagundoye was born in
Lagos,
Nigeria, to a
Norwegian mother and a Nigerian father.
[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]
Career[edit]
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] Olagundoye joined the cast of ABC comedy-drama
Castle in 2015 as a series regular in the role of Hayley Shipton.
[13]
In 2019 Olagundoye had a recurring role on the final season of
Veep playing Senator Kemi Talbot.
Personal life[edit]
On May 16, 2015, Olagundoye married Sean Quinn, whom she met on
Twitter, after several years of dating. They have a son together.
[14]