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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.

She played Sidney in Saw 3D.

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

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