Toni Tones
Nigerian media personality
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Gbemisola Anthonia Adefuye ⓘ, known professionally as Toni Tones ⓘ, 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.
- Media personality
- actress
- photographer
- singer
Toni Tones | |
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on Ndani TV | |
| Born | Gbemisola Anthonia Adefuye |
| Education | Queen's College, Lagos University of Lancaster |
| Occupations |
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| Website | www.tonitones.com |
Life
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. At the age of 14, she modelled for Dakova, a family friend.[2]
Adefuye attended the University of Lancaster where she studied marketing and economics.[3] After completing her course, she returned to Nigeria in 2009 to pursue a career in show business. Her brother had been a musician with the band Oxygen and Adefuye initially worked as a show business photographer. Her portfolio attracted the attention of D'banj's reality show, Koko Mansion.[2]
In 2017, Adefuye continued photography[2] while also taking roles behind and in front of the camera.[4] She has appeared as an actor in the web TV series Gidi-culture and in several films,[5] including It's Her Day (2016).[6] She also starred in the film King of Boys.[7] as the younger Eniola Salami. The film premiered on October 21, 2020. At the 2020 AMVCA, she was nominated or Best Supporting Actress in a Movie or TV Series for King of Boys.[8]
In 2020, she appeared in Quam's Money, a sequel to the 2018 film New Money. The story follows a security guard, Quam, who suddenly becomes a multi-millionaire. The cast included Falz, Jemima Osunde, Blossom Chukwujekwu, and Nse Ikpe-Etim.[9]
Filmography
Television
| 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
| 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 | Dr. Edak | Directed by Yemi Morafa | |
| 2024 | Angie's Love | Angela | Short |
Awards and nominations
| 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] |