Wendy Oluniké Adeliyi (born January 5, 1977) is a Canadian actress and dancer of Jamaican-Nigerian descent best known for her roles in French Immersion and Flashpoint.
Career[]
Oluniké Adeliyi was born in Toronto, Canada, and raised in St. Anne's, Jamaica, and Brampton, Ontario. She pursued an acting career after being cast as the Artful Dodger in her middle school play Oliver Twist. Adeliyi studied her craft at the Canadian Academy of Method Acting and continued her studies at the Professional Actors Lab, working with Canada's well-known artistic director, David Rotenberg. She also studied at the Lonsdale Smith Studios in Toronto and Los Angeles.
A graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, she has performed in theaters throughout Canada and the US, playing leading roles in Blue Window, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Children's Hour, Jitney, and Michael Cristofer's play The Shadow Box. Adeliyi is also an accomplished dancer who has toured with major international recording artists, including Shaggy, George Clinton, and other renowned musicians.
Her other stage performances include Anansewa in The Marriage of Anansewa by Efua Sutherland, Julia Augustine in Wedding Band by award-winning playwright Alice Childress, and Fatumata in How To Stay Sane in Paris by award-winning director Omonike Akinyemi. In 2008, Adeliyi returned to Toronto from New York to pursue her film and television career. Within a few months, she landed the series regular role of Leah Kerns in the critically acclaimed television series Flashpoint. Other film and television appearances include Saw 3D and the highly anticipated comedy French Immersion.
Adeliyi was nominated for "Best Performance by a Female - Film" at the 2012 Canadian Comedy Awards for her performance in French Immersion. She won the 2014 Canadian Black Awards for Best Actress and was nominated again in 2015.
Filmography[]
Films[]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | John Q | Insurance Rep |
| Undercover Brother | Bank Patron | |
| 2004 | New York Minute | Big Shirl's Beautician |
| 2010 | Saw 3D | Sidney |
| Book Club | Pattie | |
| Two Cities | Mpumi | |
| 2011 | French Immersion | Aretha |
| 2013 | Three Days in Havana | Night |
| The Returned | Return Unit Nurse | |
| Half Way Home | ||
| 2014 | Agape | Veronica |
| 2015 | A Christmas Horror Story | Kim |
| 2016 | Boost | Amina Nour |
| 2017 | The Drop In | Grace |
| Darken | Kali | |
| The Emissary | Ren | |
| 2018 | GUION | Linda Bluford |
| The Parting Glass | Sue | |
| Deep Space | Dr. Julianna Black | |
| 2019 | The Prodigy | Rebecca |
| ShoeGazer | Wanda | |
| Tammy's Always Dying | Pascal | |
| She Never Died | Lacey | |
| 2020 | Promise Me | Yolonda Thomas |
| Akilla's Escape | Thetis | |
| Sila | Yaz Haiti | |
| 2021 | Chaos Walking | Piper |
| Cinema of Sleep | Omoni | |
| 2022 | Puppy | The Rescuer |
| 2023 | Backspot | Denise |
| Doubles | Dr. Lockett | |
| Thirsty AF: Adventures of a Recovering Sex Addict | Female Lover |
Television Series[]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Blue Murder | Hooker #2 |
| 2008 | The Border | Aide |
| 2011 | Combat Hospital | Yolanda Cullerne |
| 2012 | Being Human | Cecilia |
| The Listener | Rebecca Kalb | |
| 2009-2012 | Flashpoint | Leah Kerns |
| 2013 | Cracked | Solange Oowuszhu |
| 2014 | Republic of Doyle | Harley Denief |
| Remedy | Gabby | |
| Odd Squad | DJ K-Berg | |
| 2015 | Saving Hope | Tammy 'Armageddon' Jenkins |
| Lost Girl | Suri Middleton | |
| 2016 | Killjoys | Artura Senbek |
| 2017-2018 | Workin' Moms | Giselle Bois |
| 2017 | The Girlfriend Experience | |
| 2018 | Deep Six | Julianne |
| 2019 | Little Dog | Phyllis Smallwood |
| Titans | Matti Matisse | |
| Frankie Drake Mysteries | Etta Rose | |
| 2020 | Coroner | Noor Armias |
| Transplant | Makayla | |
| Canadian Film Fest Presented by Super Channel | ||
| 2020-2021 | The Expanse | Karal |
| 2019-2021 | American Gods | Shadow's Mom |
| 2017-2021 | Workin' Moms | Giselle Bois |
| 2021 | Guilty Party | Yvette |
| 2022 | Revenge of the Black Best Friend | Dr. Toni Shakur |
| The Porter | Miss Queenie | |
| Mike | Lorna Mae | |
| Unbroken | Ndidi 'Dee' Stanton | |
| 2023 | Ruby and the Well | Henrietta Hartman |
Television Films[]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | DoUlike2watch.com | Charisma |
| 2011 | Who Is Simon Miller? | Jasmine |
| 2013 | Her Husband's Betrayal | Officer Bobby Lee |
| 2015 | A Wish Come True | Abby |
| 2016 | Group Home | Mrs. Rice |
| 2017 | Taken Too Far | Officer Daniels |
| 2021 | Revenge Delivered | Victoria Brooks |
Video Games[]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Watch Dogs | Donna 'Poppy' Dean |
| 2019 | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Breakpoint | Cpt. Maya Coleman |
| 2020 | Hyper Scape | Ultimate Grace |
Gallery[]
External Links[]
Oluniké Adeliyi on Wikipedia
Oluniké Adeliyi at the Internet Movie Database
Oluniké Adeliyi on Twitter