Toya Turner

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Known For:
Acting

Birthday:
N/A

Place of Birth:
Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Toya Turner

Biography

Toya Turner is a Jamaican-American, who grew up in Chicago, Illinois. She is a proud student of the British American Drama Academy (BADA) at Oxford University.

Toya has honed her acting skills in Shakespearean classics including Olivia in Twelfth Night, Mercutio in Romeo & Juliet and Alonzo in The Tempest. She also developed a voiceover career with major brands such as McDonalds, Dove, Auto Zone, Walmart and Coca-Cola just to name a few.

Toya's first job on camera was working with Rosie O'Donnell & Ruby Dee in Sony Pictures Lifetime Movie America. She continued to build experience by starring in several independent films and then returned to television and showed off her improv skills on NBC's hit show "Chicago Fire" & Netflix’s "Easy".

Since finishing her program at BADA she has had huge success as a principal in several commercials. One being for McDonald's Super Bowl commercial campaign "Pay With Lovin'", where she was also made into a famous meme.

Known For

Filmography

Year Movie Role
2018 Incredibles 2 Additional Voices (voice)
2017 In Extremis Woman
2010 Slices of Life Vonda
2008 I Used to Love Her
Year TV Show Role
2020 Warrior Nun Shotgun Mary
2018 New Amsterdam Gabrielle
2017 The Mick Cop
2015 Chicago Med Jayna Miles
2015 Chicago Med Kiana Cook
2014 Chicago P.D. Kiana Cook
2005 Grey's Anatomy Grace Porter
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