Juliana Oluwatobiloba Olayode , also known as ''Toyo Baby'', is a Nigerian actress and
sexual purity
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activist.
Early life
Olayode was born into a
Yoruba a family of eight, in
Lagos, Nigeria
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.
Career
Before she came to the
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, she had featured in about four movies including ''Couple of Days'' where she featured as "Judith". She clinched the role of Toyo Baby in ''
Jenifa's Diary
''Jenifa's Diary'' is a Nigerian television comedy series, created by Funke Akindele. The series is part of the Jenifa franchise, based on a naive and funny character of the same name. ''Jenifa's Diary'' has 28 seasons and as of 2017 was ongoing ...
'', which gave her
sobriquet
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she is known under.
Autobiography
In the second half of 2017, Olayode published her autobiography, ''Rebirth: From Grass to Grace''. In the book, she talks about her personal life,
sexual abuse
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, and career struggles.
Selected filmography
* ''
Jenifa's Diary
''Jenifa's Diary'' is a Nigerian television comedy series, created by Funke Akindele. The series is part of the Jenifa franchise, based on a naive and funny character of the same name. ''Jenifa's Diary'' has 28 seasons and as of 2017 was ongoing ...
(2015) - Toyosi/Toyo Baby''
* ''Where Does Beauty Go''
* ''Rivers Between''
* ''Couple of Days
(2016) - Judith''
*''Life of disaster''
*''The Cokers (2019) - Funke''
*''Stepping Into Maggie's Shoes (2020)''
*''
Becoming Abi (2021) - Joyce''
*''The Wait (2021) - Funbi''
*''The Bride Price (2023) - Tracy''
*''
A Tribe Called Judah (2023) - Hilda''
*''The Beads (2024) - Sade''
*''Beast of Two Worlds (2024) - Iyawo Alani''
*''House of Ga'a (2024) - Bibanke''
*''
Everybody Loves Jenifa
''Everybody Loves Jenifa'' is a 2024 Nigerian comedy drama film directed by Funke Akindele, Tunde Olaoye and produced by Funke Ayotunde Akindele Network and Olayemi Oshodi. Starring Akindele, Nancy Isime, Stan Nze, Lateef Adedimeji, Falz, Lay ...
'' (2024)
See also
*
List of Nigerian film producers
This is a list of notable Nigerian film producers.
* Funke Akindele
* Abdalla Uba Adamu
* Adegboyega Dosunmu Amororo II
* Adekunle Adejuyigbe
* Ado Ahmad Gidan Dabino
* Afro Candy
* Aisha Augie-Kuta
* Akanimo Odon
* Akin Ogungbe
* Remi Abiola
...
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Olayode, Juliana
Living people
Actresses from Lagos State
Yoruba actresses
Nigerian film actresses
Nigerian television actresses
Participants in Nigerian reality television series
21st-century Nigerian actresses
Nigerian film producers
1995 births
People from Ogun State