Age: 50
female
Toks Olagundoye, whose full name is Olatokunbo Susan Olasobunmi Abeke Olagundoye, was born on September 16, 1975, in Lagos, Nigeria. She holds Nigerian nationality and has a diverse educational background, having attended schools in Nigeria, Switzerland, and England before completing high school in England. She later earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre from Smith College in the USA. Olagundoye is widely recognized for her roles in popular TV series such as "The Neighbors," where she played Jackie Joyner-Kersee, "Castle," portraying Hayley Shipton, and "Frasier," where she took on the role of Olivia Finch. In addition to her live-action roles, she has lent her voice to animated characters, including Nanefua Pizza in "Steven Universe" and Mrs. Beakley in "DuckTales." Her career also spans writing and producing, showcasing her multifaceted talents in the entertainment industry. Toks Olagundoye's heritage is a blend of Norwegian and Nigerian, with her mother being Norwegian and her father Nigerian. She has been married to actor Sean Quinn since 2015, and together they have one child.
Born to a white mother and an absent black father, and despised for her dark skin, Helga Crane has long had to fend for herself. As a young woman, Helga teaches at an all-black school in the South, but even here she feels different. Moving to Harlem and eventually to Denmark, she attempts to carve out a comfortable life and place for herself, but ends up back where she started, choosing emotional freedom that quickly translates into a narrow existence. Quicksand , Nella Larsen's powerful first novel, has intriguing autobiographical parallels and at the same time invokes the international dimension of African American culture of the 1920s. It also evocatively portrays the racial and gender restrictions that can mark a life.
