Enuka Okuma

Enuka Okuma

Born: September 20, 1976
in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Enuka Vanessa Okuma/ɛˈnuːkəɵˈkuːmə/ (born September 20, 1976) is a Canadianactress. She is best known for her work on the TV series Madison, on the TV series Sue Thomas F.B. Eye, and the Nickelodeon teen drama Fifteen. She currently portrays Traci Nash in the Canadian drama Rookie Blue, and is known internationally for portraying the role of Marika Donoso on the seventh season of the Fox series 24.

Personal life

Okuma is of Nigerian descent credited alternatively as Enuka Okuma and Enuka Vanessa Okuma. She provided the voice of Lady Une in Gundam Wing, and of Jade in the Canadian animated series War Planets and also in an episode of MythQuest. On July 2, 2011 she married Joe Gasparin.Also in 2011, she made her directorial debut in the short film, Cookie, on which she is also credited as writer, actor, and executive producer.

Movies for Enuka Okuma...

Fear of Rain
Title: Fear of Rain
Character: Dr. Elyn Pangloss
Released: February 12, 2021
Type: Movie
A teenage girl living with schizophrenia begins to suspect her neighbor has kidnapped a child. Her parents try desperately to help her live a normal life, without exposing their own tragic secrets, and the only person who believes her is Caleb – a boy she isn’t even sure exists.
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Eat Wheaties!
Title: Eat Wheaties!
Character: Michelle the Agency Lawyer
Released: September 25, 2020
Type: Movie
Sid Straw leads a dull life until he accidentally stalks famous college friend, Elizabeth Banks, on social media. With each failed attempt to prove he knows her, he rediscovers more of himself and the true meaning of friendship.
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The Sleepover
Title: The Sleepover
Character: Elise / Dark Figure
Released: August 21, 2020
Type: Movie
Two siblings who discover their seemingly normal mom is a former thief in witness protection. Mom is forced to pull one last job, and the kids team up to rescue her over the course of an action-packed night.
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Title: The Red Line
Character: Suzanne
Released: April 28, 2019
Type: TV
A heart-in-your-throat drama, Red Line begins with the mistaken shooting of a black doctor at the hands of a white cop and unfolds from the perspective of each of the families connected to the tragedy. It's a then-and-now meets us-and-them tale about the often-personal politics of crime.
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Title: A Million Little Things
Character: Sandra
Released: September 26, 2018
Type: TV
A group of friends from Boston who feel stuck in life experience an unexpected wake-up call after one of their friends dies unexpectedly.
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Are You My Mommy
Title: Are You My Mommy
Character: Nadine
Released: June 12, 2018
Type: Movie
An action star in mortal danger is rescued by an unlikely savior with ulterior motives.
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Title: Impulse
Character: Deputy Anne Hulce
Released: June 6, 2018
Type: TV
16-year-old Henry Coles is an outsider in her new town of Reston, New York. With a major chip on her shoulder and no friends, she remains withdrawn and isolated, but everything changes when a traumatic encounter with a classmate triggers something deep within Henry— unleashing a power she cannot control.
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Title: Frankie Drake Mysteries
Character: Toni Freedman
Released: November 6, 2017
Type: TV
Toronto’s only female private detective in the 1920s takes on the cases the police don’t want or can’t handle. From airplanes and booze running to American G-men, Communists and union busters, Frankie’s fearless sense of adventure gets her into all kinds of trouble, but she always manages to find her way out.
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Title: S.W.A.T.
Character: DEA Agent Lyons
Released: November 2, 2017
Type: TV
A locally born and bred S.W.A.T. lieutenant is torn between loyalty to the streets and duty to his fellow officers when he's tasked to run a highly-trained unit that's the last stop for solving crimes in Los Angeles.
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Battle of the Sexes
Title: Battle of the Sexes
Character: Bonny
Released: September 22, 2017
Type: Movie
The true story of the 1973 tennis match between World number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs.
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Title: Houdini & Doyle
Character: Jane Downey
Released: March 13, 2016
Type: TV
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Harry Houdini and Stratton are tasked with the cases that nobody else can solve. It challenges their sense of what is real and what is not. Houdini is a skeptic, while Doyle believes in the unseen. Their diverse viewpoints make solving crime a challenge and often Stratton is put in the middle. The trio will take on cases that involve vampires, ghosts, monsters and poltergeists…or are they a ruse to conceal murder?
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Title: Slasher
Character: Lisa Ann-Follows
Released: March 4, 2016
Type: TV
Thirty years ago, in the sleepy community of Waterbury, a killer known as “The Executioner” murdered Sarah Bennett's parents. Now Sarah and her husband Dylan have returned to town, only to find herself the centerpiece in a series of horrifying murders centered around the seven deadly sins.
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Title: Slasher
Character: Lisa-Ann Follows
Released: March 4, 2016
Type: TV
Thirty years ago, in the sleepy community of Waterbury, a killer known as “The Executioner” murdered Sarah Bennett's parents. Now Sarah and her husband Dylan have returned to town, only to find herself the centerpiece in a series of horrifying murders centered around the seven deadly sins.
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Title: How to Get Away with Murder
Character: Nia Lahey
Released: September 25, 2014
Type: TV
A sexy, suspense-driven legal thriller about a group of ambitious law students and their brilliant, mysterious criminal defense professor. They become entangled in a murder plot and will shake the entire university and change the course of their lives.
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Title: Steven Universe
Character: Rhodonite (voice)
Released: November 4, 2013
Type: TV
A young boy takes his mother's place in a group of gemstone-based beings, and must learn to control his powers.
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Title: Masters of Sex
Character: Cleo
Released: September 29, 2013
Type: TV
William Masters and Virginia Johnson are real-life pioneers of the science of human sexuality. Their research touched off the sexual revolution and took them from a midwestern teaching hospital to the cover of Time magazine and multiple appearances on Johnny Carson's couch. He is a brilliant scientist out of touch with his own feelings, and she is a single working mother ahead of her time. The series chronicles their unusual lives, romance, and unlikely pop culture trajectory.
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Title: Motive
Character: Lori Oliver
Released: February 3, 2013
Type: TV
A team of Vancouver investigators, led by homicide detective Angie Flynn, sets out to uncover the motive of each puzzling murder by discovering the killer's connection to the victim. Viewers get a glimpse of the killer before and after the crime is committed.
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Title: Rookie Blue
Character: Traci Nash
Released: June 24, 2010
Type: TV
Ambitious young cops try to prove themselves in their high-stakes careers, in which the smallest mistake can have deadly consequences. At the core of the close-knit group is perfectionist Andy McNally, whose father was a homicide detective before he burned out on the job. The series follows Andy and her four colleagues -- Dov Epstein, Gail Peck, Traci Nash and Chris Diaz -- as they experience the trials, triumphs and tribulations of police work, as well as its effect on their personal lives.
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Stolen
Title: Stolen
Character: Officer Angie Riddick
Released: October 10, 2009
Type: Movie
A detective becomes obsessed with solving a child's 50-year-old murder, uncovering striking similarities between the case and his son's disappearance.
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Title: Trauma
Released: September 28, 2009
Type: TV
When emergencies occur, the trauma team from San Francisco City Hospital is first on the scene, traveling by land, by sea or by air to reach their victims in time. From the heights of the city's Transamerica Pyramid to the depths of the San Francisco Bay, these heroes must face the most extreme conditions to save lives, and give meaning to their own existence in the process.
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Playing for Keeps
Title: Playing for Keeps
Character: Beverly Rivers
Released: January 18, 2009
Type: Movie
A white woman has an affair with a married African-American basketball star and challenges him for custody of their mixed-race son. Based on a true story.
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Title: Raising the Bar
Character: Suzette Wagner
Released: September 1, 2008
Type: TV
The lives and cases of young lawyers who work on opposite sides - the public defender's office and the district attorney's office - as well as those who sit in judgment on their cases.
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Title: The Guard
Released: January 22, 2008
Type: TV
This one hour drama follows the search and rescue (SAR) team of the Canadian Coast Guard. The crew of the MLB Cape Pacific is lead by Captain Miro DaSilva and its First Mate Laura Nelson. The crew is rounded out by Coast guard rescue swimmers Andrew Vanderlee and Carly Greig.
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Backyards & Bullets
Title: Backyards & Bullets
Released: May 7, 2007
Type: Movie
Strange things are afoot at a local suburban neighborhood watch group.
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Title: Grey's Anatomy
Character: Teresa Brotherton
Released: March 27, 2005
Type: TV
Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle’s Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
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Title: Medium
Character: Julie Skahan
Released: January 3, 2005
Type: TV
Allison Dubois works in the District Attorney’s office using her natural intuition about people and her ability to communicate with the dead to help to solve crimes. Her dreams often give her clues to the whereabouts of missing people.
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Title: Cold Case
Character: Alice Stallworth (1948)
Released: September 28, 2003
Type: TV
The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she is assigned cases that have never been solved. Detective Lilly Rush combines her natural instincts with the updated technology available today to bring about justice for all the victims she can.
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Title: Las Vegas
Released: September 22, 2003
Type: TV
Ed Deline is a strict ex-CIA officer who went from being Head of Security to becoming President of Operations of the Montecito, whose job is to run the day-to-day operations of the casino. Following his departure, former Marine Danny McCoy, Ed's former protégé, becomes the Montecito's new President of Operations.
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House of the Dead
Title: House of the Dead
Character: Karma
Released: April 11, 2003
Type: Movie
Set on an island off the coast, a techno rave party attracts a diverse group of college coeds and a Coast Guard officer. Soon, they discover that their X-laced escapades are to be interrupted by zombies and monsters that attack them on the ground, from the air, and in the sea, ruled by an evil entity in the House of the Dead... Prequel to the House of the Dead video games.
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Title: Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye
Character: Lucy Dotson
Released: October 13, 2002
Type: TV
Based on a true story, this family-friendly series follows the adventures of a young, hearing impaired woman who has a special gift and goes to work for the FBI in Washington, D.C. She's one hard-headed, soft-hearted woman whose talent for reading lips helps crack crimes and bag the bad guys in places listening devices can't penetrate. With her hearing-ear dog, Levi, Sue's a glutton for jeopardy – and there's (almost) nothing she won't do to bring notorious criminals to justice. This remarkable, edge-of-your-seat drama is an inspiring tribute to the ability of the human spirit to overcome adversity and achieve great things.
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Title: The Twilight Zone
Character: Shauna
Released: September 18, 2002
Type: TV
A 2002 revival of Rod Serling's 1950/60s television series, The Twilight Zone, with actor Forest Whitaker assuming Serling's role as narrator and on-screen host.
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Title: Odyssey 5
Released: June 21, 2002
Type: TV
Odyssey 5 is a Canadian science fiction series that first ran in 2002 on Showtime in the United States and on Space in Canada. Odyssey 5 is the brainchild of Manny Coto, who served as a script-writer and executive producer during the series run. Through his website and in interviews, Coto has expressed his interest in returning to the series at some point, either continuing it or giving it a conclusion.
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Title: 24
Released: November 6, 2001
Type: TV
Counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer fights the bad guys of the world, a day at a time. With each week's episode unfolding in real-time, "24" covers a single day in the life of Bauer each season.
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Title: MythQuest
Character: Kwini
Released: August 1, 2001
Type: TV
While searching for their missing father, Alex & Cleo Bellows are drawn into the actual myths when entering the Cyber Museum. They encounter Gorgos, a trickster god, who wants to destroy the world by constantly changing the famous myths.
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Josie and the Pussycats
Title: Josie and the Pussycats
Character: Fashion Team
Released: April 6, 2001
Type: Movie
Josie, Melody and Val are three small-town girl musicians determined to take their rock band out of their garage and straight to the top, while remaining true to their look, style and sound. They get a record deal which brings fame and fortune but soon realize they are pawns of two people who want to control the youth of America. They must clear their names, even if it means losing fame and fortune.
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Title: Big Sound
Released: December 11, 2000
Type: TV
Big Sound was a Canadian produced television programme which aired for a run of 22 episodes. The show was set in the offices of a fictional record label, concentrating on the interactions between characters therein. It starred Greg Evigan. As a satire, its aim was to poke fun at the superficial nature of the record industry, and celebrity in general. It featured numerous guest stars well known in the music business such as Scott Stapp, Matthew Good, and Bif Naked among others. It was shot entirely in Vancouver. Other notable guest star include The Walking Dead 's actress Laurie Holden. The show was nominated for several awards including one from Directors Guild of Canada, and in 2001, two Gemini Awards.
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Title: Dark Angel
Character: Dr. Colleen Harrington
Released: October 3, 2000
Type: TV
Super soldier Max Guevera tries to live a normal life in post-apocalyptic Seattle while eluding capture by government agents from the covert biotech facility she escaped from as a child and searching for her genetically-enhanced brothers and sisters who have dispersed after escape.
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Title: Andromeda
Character: Saphia Wei
Released: October 2, 2000
Type: TV
Captain Dylan Hunt and his crew quest to restore a government that once presided over an extended peace and prosperity.
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The Dinosaur Hunter
Title: The Dinosaur Hunter
Character: Amba
Released: August 5, 2000
Type: Movie
A 13-year-old girl and her older brother live on a farm where paleontologists search for fossils.
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Reindeer Games
Title: Reindeer Games
Character: Cocktail Waitress #1
Released: February 25, 2000
Type: Movie
After assuming his dead cellmate's identity to get with his girlfriend, an ex-con finds himself the reluctant participant in a casino heist.
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Double Jeopardy
Title: Double Jeopardy
Character: Parolee
Released: September 24, 1999
Type: Movie
Framed for the murder of her husband, Libby Parsons survives the long years in prison with two burning desires sustaining her -- finding her son and solving the mystery that destroyed her once-happy life. Standing between her and her quest; however, is her parole officer, Travis Lehman. Libby poses a challenge to the cynical officer, one that forces him to face up to his own failings while pitting him against his superiors and law enforcement colleagues.
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G-Saviour
Title: G-Saviour
Character: Cynthia Graves
Released: June 18, 1999
Type: Movie
Universal Century 0223 - Humanity struggles to survive as wide spread famine spreads throughout the Earth and its orbiting space settlements known as Sides. Ex-Congressional pilot, Mark Curran stumbles across a conspiracy to suppress a discovery that could potentially end the food crisis. Utilizing an advance Mobile Suit, the G-Savior, Curran is thrust into battle against a powerful Congressional force. But can the colonies prevail against such overwhelming odds?
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Title: Da Vinci's Inquest
Released: October 7, 1998
Type: TV
Da Vinci's Inquest is a Canadian dramatic television series that aired on CBC Television from 1998 to 2005. While never a ratings blockbuster, seven seasons of thirteen episodes each were filmed for a total of ninety-one episodes. The show, set and filmed in Vancouver, stars Nicholas Campbell as Dominic Da Vinci, once an undercover officer for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, but now a crusading coroner who seeks justice in the cases he investigates. The cast also includes Gwynyth Walsh as Da Vinci's ex-wife and chief pathologist Patricia Da Vinci, Donnelly Rhodes as detective Leo Shannon, and Ian Tracey as detective Mick Leary.
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Title: Shadow Raiders
Character: Jade
Released: September 16, 1998
Type: TV
Shadow Raiders is a Canadian animated television series produced by Mainframe Entertainment that aired from 1998 to 1999. The show premiered in the USA on Kids' WB!, on The WB Television Network on January 5, 2002 to August 17, 2002. The show was loosely based on the Trendmasters toy line, War Planets. The original character designs were created by ReBoot designer, Brendan McCarthy. Although the show ended after its second season, a proposed third would have answered major questions, like the origin of the Beast Planet. The series focuses on the four warring planets of a solar system called the Cluster as they are forced to set aside their differences and form an alliance against the threat of the Beast Planet.
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Title: First Wave
Character: Alikah
Released: September 9, 1998
Type: TV
First Wave is a Canadian/American science fiction television series, filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, that aired from 1998 to 2001 on the Sci-Fi Channel. The show was created by Chris Brancato, who co-wrote an early version of the script for the seminal X-Files episode "Eve". Francis Ford Coppola was executive producer on the show. In an unusual move, the Sci-Fi Channel picked up the series on a 66-episode contract. The show was subsequently canceled once the contract expired at the end of the third season due to disappointing ratings.
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The Hunted
Title: The Hunted
Character: Tracy
Released: February 4, 1998
Type: Movie
Insurance investigator Samantha Clark goes deep into a Pacific Northwest forest to retrieve $12 million from a crashed airplane. While there she meets a mysterious mountain man who claims he can help her hunt down the money but instead he ends up hunting her.
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The Christmas List
Title: The Christmas List
Character: Naomi
Released: December 1, 1997
Type: Movie
Perfume saleslady Melody Parris feels like her life is in neutral. Her stick-in-the mud boyfriend won't commit and she gets passed over for a promotion at the store where she works. She decides to make a Christmas list. After it's deposited in Santa's mailbox at the store, she starts getting everything she wanted, but it doesn't always turn out as she expected.
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Fighting for My Daughter
Title: Fighting for My Daughter
Character: Ronnie
Released: January 9, 1995
Type: Movie
Unable to get the police to help, a woman launches her own investigation to save her daughter from a dangerous prostitution ring.
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For the Love of Nancy
Title: For the Love of Nancy
Character: Rose
Released: October 2, 1994
Type: Movie
The parents of an anorexic woman fight to save her life.
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Title: Madison
Character: Sheri Davis
Released: September 21, 1993
Type: TV
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Title: Hillside
Character: Kelly
Released: February 3, 1991
Type: TV
Hillside (known as Fifteen in the United States) is a Canadian-American teen drama that aired on YTV in Canada from 1991 to 1993. Created and produced by John T. Binkley, the series was Nickelodeon's only teenage soap opera. The show was shot on videotape, similar to most daytime dramas. The series was first conceived as Fifteen in an improvised form for The Disney Channel, where a 13-episode pilot series was produced and tested in the U.S. After Disney decided not to proceed with the project, Nickelodeon and Canadian partners joined Binkley in producing the series which was known in its first and second seasons as Hillside in Canada, and throughout the 65-episode run as Fifteen in the U.S. The show was subsequently syndicated around the world, with runs in Germany and Israel, among others. The series features a large ensemble cast which underwent several changes over the show's four-season run. Notable cast members include Laura Harris, Enuka Okuma, and Ryan Reynolds.
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Title: MacGyver
Character: Young Club Member
Released: September 29, 1985
Type: TV
He's everyone's favorite action hero... but he's a hero with a difference. Angus MacGyver is a secret agent whose wits are his deadliest weapon. Armed with only a knapsack filled with everyday items he picks up along the way, he improvises his way out of every peril the bad guys throw at him. Making a bomb out of chewing gum? Fixing a speeding car's breaks... while he's riding in it? Using soda pop to cook up tear gas? That's all in a day's adventures for MacGyver. He's part Boy Scout, part genius. And all hero.