Enuka Okuma

Enuka Vanessa Okuma is a Canadian actress, writer and director, best known for her role as detective Traci Nash in the Global/ABC police drama series, Rookie Blue (2010–2015).

Okuma is also known for her work on the Canadian television series Madison (1994–1998) and Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye (2002–2005). She appeared in the first season of TV soap opera Hillside as the scheming and conspiring Kelly.

Okuma made her directorial debut with the short film Cookie, on which she was also a writer, actor, and executive producer. She is of Nigerian descent, from the Igbo people, and is a graduate of Simon Fraser University's School for the Contemporary Arts.

Career

Acting

1990s: Early teen roles In 1990, she began her career on television, appearing as a regular cast member during the first season of the Canadian teen soap opera Hillside.

Throughout the 1990s, she also played supporting roles in several made for television films and Canadian television series, such as Madison. She guest starred on various hit television series, including Dark Angel, Odyssey 5, Cold Case, Grey's Anatomy and NCIS: Los Angeles. She also had the recurring role as Marika Donoso on the seventh season of the Fox series 24.

2010s—2020s: Continued success

In 2010, Okuma began starring in the Global/ABC police drama series, Rookie Blue as detective Traci Nash. When being interviewed about how she got her role on Rookie Blue, Okuma said:I originally auditioned for the part of Gail [played by Charlotte Sullivan] and Charlotte auditioned for Traci. When we got the parts, I said, "I think I would rather play Traci" and Charlotte said, "I think I would rather play Gail." Thankfully, the producers thought the same. right

Okuma was cast as one of lead characters in the ABC pilot, The Adversaries, in 2015. That year, she also guest starred as Nia Lahey on the hit series How to Get Away with Murder.

She joined the series Workin' Moms in 2021 as recurring character Sloane Mitchell and became a regular the following season.

Okuma was cast in the series Paradise as recurring character Terri Rogers-Collins, and became a series regular in season two.

Writing and directing Okuma made her directorial debut with the short film, Cookie, on which she was also a writer, actor, and executive producer.

In 2015, Okuma co-wrote the Rookie Blue episode titled "Best Man".

Awards For her role in Madison, she was nominated for Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series at the 1995 Gemini Awards. The following year, also for Madison, she was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role.

Okuma won a Women In Film award at the 1999 Vancouver International Film Festival for her role in Daydrift.

For her role on Rookie Blue, Okuma was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series at the 2011 Gemini Awards, and for the Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Series at the 2013 Canadian Screen Awards.

Personal life On July 2, 2011, Okuma married musician Joe Gasparik in Toronto, where they met while working on a television show together. Gasparik proposed to Okuma on a beach in Vancouver after three years of dating.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1999 G-Saviour Cynthia Graves Television film Double Jeopardy Parolee Daydrift Lucy 2000 Reindeer Games Cocktail Waitress 2001 Josie and the Pussycats Fashion Team Suddenly Naked Andrea Sea Sarah 2003 House of the Dead Karma 2009 What Colour Is Love? Beverly Rivers Television film Stolen Officer Angie Riddick 2011CookieRachelAlso writer, director, producer 2017 Battle of the Sexes Bonny 2019 Eleven Eleven Aleena (voice) NBC Universal 2020 The Sleepover Elise Netflix film Eat Wheaties! Michelle 2025For WorseDebbie

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