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Early life and education

Olatokunbo Susan Olasobunmi Abeke Olagundoye was born on 16 September 1975 in

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, Nigeria, to a Nigerian father and a Norwegian mother. As a youth, she was educated in Nigeria, Switzerland, and England.Get To Know Toks
at her official website She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theatre from

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Career

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 ''

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in an off-Broadway production ''Saint Lucy's Eyes'' in April 2001, and in 2005, she cofounded the theater company Three Chicks Theatre, which produced Andrea Lepcio's '' One Nation Under'' in 2008. Olagundoye has guest-starred on ''

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'', '' 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'', playing the part of Jackie Joyner-Kersee until the series was canceled after two seasons in 2014. She later had starring roles in the two television pilots: ''Feed Me'', opposite Mary-Louise Parker for

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's ''Salem Rogers'', co-starring with Leslie Bibb. In 2015, Olagundoye joined the main cast for the final season of the ABC comedy-drama ''

'', in the role of British former

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operative Hayley Shipton, who joins Castle's P.I. firm. From 2017 to 2021, she voiced Bentina Beakley for the 2017 reboot of ''

''. In 2019, Olagundoye had a recurring role on the final season of ''

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'' playing Senator Kemi Talbot. Olagundoye does the voice acting for Mel Medarda in '' Arcane: League of Legends'' (2021). In 2021, she had a recurring role on the ABC series '' The Rookie'', and in 2022, was cast as one of the leads in the ABC revival of ''

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Personal life

On May 16, 2015, Olagundoye married Sean Quinn, whom she met on

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, after several years of dating.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Olagundoye, Toks 1975 births Living people 20th-century Nigerian actresses 21st-century Nigerian actresses Actresses from Lagos Nigerian expatriate actresses in the United States Nigerian film actresses Nigerian people of Norwegian descent Nigerian television actresses Nigerian video game actresses Nigerian voice actresses Smith College alumni Yoruba actresses Actors in Yoruba cinema