Toni Tones
Toni Tones | |
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| File:Toni Tones NDaniTV.png on Ndani TV | |
| Born | Gbemisola Anthonia Adefuye |
| Education | Queen's College, Lagos University of Lancaster |
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| Website | www.tonitones.com |
Gbemi Anthonia Adefuye Audio file "Yo-Gbemi Anthonia Adefuye.ogg" not found, known professionally as Toni Tones Audio file "Yo-Toni Tones.ogg" not found, is a Nigerian media personality, actress, and photographer. In 2020, she was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress at the Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards.
Life
[edit | edit source]Adefuye [1] is the youngest of a family of five. Her early education was in Lagos where she completed her studies at Queen's College. She modeled for Dakova because he was a friend of the family when she was fourteen.[2]
Her full name is Gbemisola Anthonia Adefuye and she went to the University of Lancaster in the UK where she studied marketing and economics.[3] When the course was completed, she returned to Nigeria in 2009 to explore her interest in show business. Her brother had been a musician with the band Oxygen and Tones initially decided to be a show business photographer. Her portfolio caught the attention of D'banj’s reality show, Koko Mansion.[2]
In 2017, Adefuye Gbemisola continued photography[2] but was then both behind and in front of the camera.[4] She has appeared as an actor in the web TV series "Gidi-culture"; in several films,[5] including It's Her Day in 2016.[6] She also starred in the movie King of Boys.[7] as the younger Eniola Salami. The movie premiered on October 21, 2020. At the 2020 AMVCA, she earned herself a nomination for 'Best Supporting Actress in a Movie or TV Series' for the movie 'King of Boys'.[8]
In 2020 she was in the cast of Quam's Money which is a sequel to the 2018 film New Money. The follow-up story follows what happens when a security guard (Quam) suddenly becomes a multi-millionaire. The new cast was led by Falz, Jemima Osunde, Blossom Chukwujekwu, Nse Ikpe-Etim and Tones.[9]
Filmography
[edit | edit source]Television
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Deadline | Beverly | ||
| Married to the Game | Ms. Fatai | |||
| 2016 | Rumour Has It | An NdaniTV web series | ||
| 2018 | Forbidden | Becky | 260 episodes | |
| Room 420 | Funmi Diya | |||
| 2020 | Assistant Madams | Self | ||
| The Smart Money Woman | Lara | 9 episodes | [10] | |
| 2021 | Mascara | Claire | ||
| King of Boys: The Return of the King | Young Eniola | Netflix original series | [11] |
Films
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | What Lies Untold | |||
| 2016 | It's Her Day | Stacy | Comedy | |
| 2017 | The Royal Hibiscus Hotel | Esther | Comedy / Romance | |
| 5th Floor | Ruby | Drama | ||
| Head over Heels | ||||
| 2018 | The Eve | Ngozi | Romance | |
| Lara and the Beat | Trish | Drama / Music / Romance | [12] | |
| King of Boys | Young Eniola | Crime / Drama | [7] | |
| 2019 | Your Excellency | Stephanie | ||
| 2019 | Foreigner's God | Ginika | Drama/Fantasy/Mystery | [13] |
| 2020 | Quam's Money | Eme | Comedy / Crime | [9] |
| 2022 | Brotherhood | Goldie | Action / Crime | [14] |
| 2024 | KM17 | Cheeka | Drama / Thriller | [15] |
| 2024 | Aburo | Directed by Yemi Morafa | ||
| 2024 | Angie's Love | Angela | Short |
Awards and nominations
[edit | edit source]| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Africa Movie Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Movie or TV Series | King of Boys | Nominated | [8] |
| 2020 Best of Nollywood Awards | Best Actress in a Lead role –English | Killing Jade | Nominated | [16] | |
| 2023 | Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Brotherhood | Nominated | [17][18] |
References
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- ^ a b c Why I'm passionate about photography, SunNewsOnline, Retrieved 6 July 2017
- ^ Nobody Believed in My Music, YNaija.com, Retrieved 7 July 2017
- ^ New photos of Toni Tones, BellaNaija.com, Retrieved 6 July 2017
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