Английская Википедия:Enuka Okuma

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox person Enuka Vanessa Okuma (Шаблон:IPAc-en) is a Canadian actress, best known for her role as detective Traci Nash in the Global/ABC police drama series, Rookie Blue (2010–2015).

Okuma is also known for her work on the Canadian television series Madison (1994–1998) and Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye (2002–2005). She appeared in the first season of TV soap opera Hillside as the scheming and conspiring Kelly.

Okuma made her directorial debut with the short film, Cookie, on which she was also a writer, actor, and executive producer. She has since expanded into writing for television.

Early life

Okuma was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. She is of Nigerian descent, from the Igbo people, and is a graduate of Simon Fraser University's School for the Contemporary Arts.

Career

Acting

1990s: Early teen roles

In 1990, she began her career on television, appearing as regular cast member during the first season of the Canadian teen soap opera, Hillside.

Throughout the 1990s, she also played supporting roles in several made for television films and Canadian television series, such as Madison. She eventually made her feature film debut with a supporting role in Double Jeopardy (1999).

2000s: Transition into adult roles

Okuma began to transition from teenage roles to adult roles, with appearances on a wide range of productions, especially television. Okuma co-starred in the American crime drama series Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye from 2002 to 2005. She guest starred on various hit television series, including Dark Angel, Odyssey 5, Cold Case, Grey's Anatomy and NCIS: Los Angeles. She also had the recurring role as Marika Donoso on the seventh season of the Fox series 24.

2010s—2020s: Continued success

In 2010, Okuma began starring in the Global/ABC police drama series, Rookie Blue as detective Traci Nash. When being interviewed about how she got her role on Rookie Blue, Okuma said:

I originally auditioned for the part of Gail [played by Charlotte Sullivan] and Charlotte auditioned for Traci. When we got the parts, I said, "I think I would rather play Traci" and Charlotte said, "I think I would rather play Gail." Thankfully, the producers thought the same.

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Okuma at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival

Okuma was cast as one of lead characters in the ABC pilot, The Adversaries, in 2015. That year, she also guest starred as Nia Lahey on the hit series How to Get Away with Murder.

She joined the series Workin' Moms in 2021 as recurring character Sloane Mitchell and became a regular the following season.

Writing and directing

Okuma made her directorial debut with the short film, Cookie, on which she was also a writer, actor, and executive producer.

Okuma co-wrote the episode "Best Man" on Rookie Blue.

Awards

For her role in Madison, she was nominated for Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series at the 1995 Gemini Awards. The following year, also for Madison, she was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role.

Okuma won a Women In Film award at the 1999 Vancouver International Film Festival for her role in Daydrift.Шаблон:Citation needed

For her role on Rookie Blue, Okuma was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series at the 2011 Gemini Awards, and for the Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Series at the 2013 Canadian Screen Awards.

Personal life

On July 2, 2011, she married musician Joe Gasparik in Toronto, the city where they first met while working on a television show together. Gasparik proposed to Okuma on a beach in Vancouver after three years of dating.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	G-Saviour	Cynthia Graves	Television film
	Double Jeopardy	Parolee
	Daydrift	Lucy
2000	Reindeer Games	Cocktail Waitress
2001	Josie and the Pussycats	Fashion Team
	Suddenly Naked	Andrea
	Sea	Sarah
2003	House of the Dead	Karma
2009	What Colour Is Love?	Beverly Rivers	Television film
	Stolen	Officer Angie Riddick
2017	Battle of the Sexes	Bonny
2019	Eleven Eleven	Aleena (voice)	NBC Universal
2020	The Sleepover	Elise	Netflix film
	Eat Wheaties!	Michelle

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	MacGyver	Young Club Member (as Vanessa Okuma)	"The Gun"
1991	Hillside	Kelly (as Vanessa Okuma)	13 episodes
1993–1997	Madison	Sheri Davis (as Enuka Vanessa Okuma and as Vanessa Okuma)	5 episodes
1998	Da Vinci's Inquest	Summer	2 episodes
	NightMan	Singer/Crystal	3 episodes
	Shadow Raiders	Jade (voice)	10 episodes
1999	The City	Kira	5 episodes
2000	Mobile Suit Gundam Wing	Lady Une (voice)	English dub
	Dragon Ball Z	(voice)	Ocean Group/AB Groupe/Westwood Media English dub
	These Arms of Mine	Adrian	2 episodes
2001	Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz	Lady Une (voice)	English dub
	Andromeda	Sofia/Isabella Ortiz!	"Last Call at the Broken Hammer"
2002	Da Vinci's Inquest	Maria	2 episodes
2002–2005	Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye	Lucy Dotson	56 episodes
2006	Cold Case	Alice Stallworth in 1948	"Sandhogs"
2007	Grey's Anatomy	Teresa Brotherton	"Physical Attraction... Chemical Reaction"
2009	24	Marika Donoso	4 episodes
2009	Medium	Julie Skahan	1 episode
2010–2015	Rookie Blue	Traci Nash	74 episodes
2015	How to Get Away with Murder	Nia Lahey	2 episodes
2016	Slasher	Lisa-Ann Follows	4 episodes
	Masters of Sex	Cleo	"Coats or Keys"
2017–2019	Steven Universe	Rhodonite (voice)	5 episodes
2018	Caught	KC Williams	5 episodes
	Impulse	Deputy Anna Hulce	Main role
2019	A Million Little Things	Sandra	2 episodes
2021	Frankie Drake Mysteries	Toni Freedmon	"Sweet Justice"
2021-2023	Workin' Moms	Sloane Mitchell	Main role

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