Pepi Sonuga
Born
Pepi Sonuga

(1993-09-08) September 8, 1993
Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
EducationCulver City High School
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Singer
Years active2008–present

Pepi Sonuga// ⓘ (born Stephanie Sonuga,[1] September 8, 1993),[2] is a Nigerian American actress and singer. She is best known for roles as Lacey Emery in the Starz horror-comedy series Ash vs Evil Dead (2016) and Tangey Turner in the Freeform drama series Famous in Love (2017–2018).

Life and career

Sonuga was born to a Yoruba father and an Igbo mother in Lagos, Nigeria[3] and moved to Los Angeles, California at age 10. On the transition, Sonuga said, "It was hard to adjust. I didn’t really know much about America, and I obviously had a very thick accent. I found it hard as far as being bullied." At age 15, Sonuga contested and was named Miss Teen Los Angeles. She also began modeling for brands such as Forever 21, Hot Topic, and Skechers.[4] She attended Culver City High School in Culver City, California.

Filmography

Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2013 Life of a King Michelle
2018 Under the Silver Lake Emerald Beauty
2018 Thriller Kim Morris
2018 Leprechaun Returns Katie
TBA Six Triple Eight Filming[5]
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2013 General Hospital Taylor DuBois Recurring role; 4 episodes
2015 Filthy Preppy Teen$. Kadelyn Episodes: "Election", "The Island"
2015 Cheerleader Death Squad Ursula Unsold television pilot
2016 The Fosters Sally Benton Recurring role (season 3); 6 episodes
2016 Lab Rats: Elite Force Crossbow Episode: "The List"
2016 Ash vs Evil Dead Lacey Emery Main role (season 2); 5 episodes
2017–2018 Famous in Love Tangey Turner Main role
2019 Welcome to Daisyland Daisy Lead role
2019 Cake Hope Episode: "Inside Out"
2019 9-1-1 Young Athena Carter Episode: "Athena Begins"
2019 Oh Jerome, No Hope Episode: "Total Phony"
2020 Into the Dark Misty Carpenter Episode: "Crawlers"
2021–2022 Queens Lauren "Lil Muffin" Rice Main role
2022 Pam & Tommy Melanie Recurring role
2023 Walker Lana Jones Recurring role

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Weigh Money (2009) Cast & Crew". IMDb.
  2. ↑ "Pepi Sonuga - Biography - IMDb". IMDb.
  3. ↑ Okubo, Lindsey. "Meet 'Famous In Love' star Pepi Sonuga, the Nigerian-American powerhouse taking Hollywood by storm". Hero Magazine.
  4. ↑ Heller, Jeff (4 November 2016). "Interview: Pepi Sonuga". Screen Radar.
  5. ↑ Grobar, Matt (January 11, 2023). "Kerry Washington To Exec Produce, Star In Tyler Perry's Netflix WWII Pic Six Triple Eight; Sam Waterston, Susan Sarandon & Oprah Winfrey Among Others Set". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
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