Gbemisola Anthonia Adefuye , known professionally as Toni Tones , is a Nigerian media personality, actress, and photographer. In 2020, she was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress at the Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards.
Early Life & Education Adefuye is the youngest of a family of five. Her early education was in Lagos where she completed her studies at Queen's College. At the age of 14, she modelled for Dakova, a family friend.
Adefuye attended the University of Lancaster where she studied marketing and economics.Nobody Believed in My Music, YNaija.com, Retrieved 7 July 2017 After completing her course, she returned to Nigeria in 2009 to pursue a career in show business. Her brother had been a musician with the band Oxygen.
Career Adefuye initially worked as a show business photographer. Her portfolio attracted the attention of D'banj's reality show, Koko Mansion.
In 2017, Adefuye continued photographyWhy I'm passionate about photography, SunNewsOnline, Retrieved 6 July 2017 while also taking roles behind and in front of the camera.New photos of Toni Tones, BellaNaija.com, Retrieved 6 July 2017 She has appeared as an actor in the web TV series Gidi-culture and in several films, including It's Her Day (2016). She also starred in the film King of Boys. as the younger Eniola Salami. The film premiered on October 21, 2020. At the 2020 AMVCA, she was nominated or Best Supporting Actress in a Movie or TV Series for King of Boys.
In 2020, she appeared in Quam's Money, a sequel to the 2018 film New Money. The story follows a security guard, Quam, who suddenly becomes a multi-millionaire. The cast included Falz, Jemima Osunde, Blossom Chukwujekwu, and Nse Ikpe-Etim.
Filmography
Television YearTitleRoleNotesRef2014DeadlineBeverlyMarried to the GameMs. Fatai2016Rumour Has It An NdaniTV web series2018ForbiddenBecky260 episodesRoom 420Funmi Diya2020Assistant Madams SelfThe Smart Money WomanLara9 episodes2021MascaraClaireKing of Boys: The Return of the KingYoung EniolaNetflix original series
Films YearTitleRoleNotesRef2015What Lies Untold 2016It's Her DayStacyComedy2017The Royal Hibiscus HotelEstherComedy / Romance5th FloorRubyDramaHead over Heels 2018The EveNgoziRomanceLara and the BeatTrishDrama / Music / RomanceKing of BoysYoung EniolaCrime / Drama2019Your ExcellencyStephanie2019Foreigner's GodGinikaDrama/Fantasy/Mystery2020Quam's MoneyEmeComedy / Crime2022BrotherhoodGoldieAction / Crime2024KM17CheekaDrama / Thriller2024AburoDr. EdakDirected by Yemi Morafa2024Angie's LoveAngelaShort
Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryWork ResultRef2020Africa Movie Academy AwardsBest Supporting Actress in a Movie or TV SeriesKing of Boys2020 Best of Nollywood AwardsBest Actress in a Lead Role –EnglishKilling Jade2023Africa Magic Viewers' Choice AwardsBest Supporting ActressBrotherhood
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