Folake Olowofoyeku

Folake Olowofoyeku (, ; born 26 October 1983) is a Nigerian actress and musician. She starred in the Chuck Lorre CBS sitcom Bob Hearts Abishola.

Early life, family and education Olowofoyeku was born in Nigeria to Nigerian politician Babatunji Olowofoyeku and his wife Felicia. The youngest of 20 children,

She was raised on Victoria Island in Lagos, Nigeria, and also spent time in London, England.

Olowofoyeku attended Igbinedion Education Centre, a Montessori boarding school in Benin City. She then transferred to Vivian Fowler Memorial College for Girls in Ikeja, Lagos and then attended Oxbridge Tutorial College.

In 2001, at the age of 18, Olowofoyeku emigrated to the United States, where she came to live with her sister. in theater from City College of New York. While she was a student at City College, she played NCAA Division III college basketball for the CCNY Beavers. Her performances in the feature films When They Could Fly (2006) and Central & Broadway (2018) earned her the award for Best Actress at, respectively, the ReelHeART International Film Festival in Toronto and the CinéFashion Film Awards.

Since September 2019, Olowofoyeku has played Abishola opposite American comedian Billy Gardell in the Chuck Lorre CBS sitcom, Bob Hearts Abishola. Lorre created the show with British-Nigerian comedian Gina Yashere, who writes for the show and plays Abishola's best friend, Kemi. Bob Hearts Abishola premiered in 2019 and is the first American sitcom to feature a Nigerian family. On January 25, 2023, the sitcom was renewed for a fifth and final season which began airing on February 12, 2024.

Music Olowofoyeku plays Afro-beat electronic music under the moniker The Folake. She plays guitar and piano. She has also worked as a sound engineer Both videos were directed by Floria Sigismondi. Tilda Swinton portrays Bowie's wife in "The Stars", and "Next Day" features actors Gary Oldman and Marion Cotillard. Olowofoyeku said that director Sigismondi and Bowie worked with the band so they could learn their parts musically in rehearsal, as well as portray themselves in the videos. 2009: Punk Roc/Love Song (Horse Trade Theater Group) at Kraine Theater (30 September – 3 October 2009)

Discography 2012: The.Folake! (self-released)