Olatokunbo Susan Olasobunmi Abeke "Toks" Olagundoye (born 16 September
1975) is a Nigerian actress. She is known for her role as Hayley
Shipton in Castle and Jackie Joyner-Kersee in the ABC TV sitcom The
Neighbors.Olatokunbo Susan Olasobunmi Abeke Olagundoye was born in
Lagos, Nigeria, to a Norwegian mother and a Nigerian father. As a
youth, she was educated in Nigeria, Switzerland, and England. She
received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theatre from Smith
College.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, 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 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, 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 NBC; and Amazon's
Salem Rogers, co-starring with Leslie Bibb. Olagundoye joined the cast
of ABC comedy-drama Castle in 2015 as a series regular in the role of
Hayley Shipton.
1975) is a Nigerian actress. She is known for her role as Hayley
Shipton in Castle and Jackie Joyner-Kersee in the ABC TV sitcom The
Neighbors.Olatokunbo Susan Olasobunmi Abeke Olagundoye was born in
Lagos, Nigeria, to a Norwegian mother and a Nigerian father. As a
youth, she was educated in Nigeria, Switzerland, and England. She
received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theatre from Smith
College.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, 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 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, 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 NBC; and Amazon's
Salem Rogers, co-starring with Leslie Bibb. Olagundoye joined the cast
of ABC comedy-drama Castle in 2015 as a series regular in the role of
Hayley Shipton.
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