Olunike Adeliyi
| Olunike Adeliyi | |
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| Born | January 5, 1977 Toronto, Ontario |
| Occupation | Actress |
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| http://www.olunike.com | |
Olunike Adeliyi (born January 5, 1977) is a Canadian actress. She appeared in the 2010 horror film Saw 3D.[1] and guest starred as Leah Kerns in the television series Flashpoint.
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[edit] Personal life
Olunike was born in Toronto, Ontario, but moved to Brooklyn, New York to pursue acting. She graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, performing in local theatre, before returning to Toronto, Ontario in 2008.
She lives with her daughter, Alesha, who currently appears in the TVOKids series TasteBuds.[2]
[edit] Acting career
Olunike began acting when she was cast as the Artful Dodger in her middle school play Oliver Twist. After graduating high school she went on to study her craft at The Canadian Academy of Method Acting. Olunike continued her studies at the Professional Actors Lab working with one of Canada's well known artistic directors, David Rotenburg.
She is a graduate of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, and has performed in theatres throughout Canada and the U.S playing leading roles in Blue Window, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Children's Hour, Jitney, and Michael Cristofer's play The Shadow Box. Olunike has also performed on television and film including projects such as Blue Murder and New York Minute.
Olunike is also an established dancer who has toured for major international recording artists including Shaggy and George Clinton. Her commercial campaigns include McDonald's, Visa Gold Card, and Nike, as well as the Flow 93.5 Urban FM commercial campaign which ran for a few years and won several industry awards in Canada and garnered a special mention at the London International Awards[citation needed]. Olunike starred as Julia Augustine in Wedding Band. Olunike performed in the musical Zinzi, written and directed by award winning playwright, Phyllis MacBryde. In 2009 she starred as the lead in the AfriCan Theatre Ensemble production, The Marriage of Anansewa.[3]
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