B: January 5, 1977 in Toronto, Ontario
Oluniké Adeliyi was born in Toronto and raised in St. Anne’s, Jamaica and Brampton, Canada. She got the acting bug at a very young age after being cast as the Artful Dodger in her middle school play Oliver Twist. She studied her craft at The Canadian Academy of Method Acting and continued her studies at the Professional Actors Lab working with one of Canada’s well-known artistic directors, David Rotenberg. A graduate of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, she has performed in theatres throughout Canada and the U.S., playing leading roles in Blue Window, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Children’s Hour, Jitney and Michael Cristofer’s The Shadow Box. A multi-talented performer, she is also an accomplished dancer who has toured for major international recording artists including Shaggy, George Clinton and other renowned musicians. Her other stage performances include The Marriage of Anansewa by Efua Sutherland, Wedding Band, by award winning playwright Alice Childress, where she starred as Julia Augustine and as Fatumata in How To Stay Sane in Paris written and directed by award-winning director Omonike Akinyemi. Her full name is Wendy Oluniké Adeliyi. She is pictured at the 2018 Canadian Screen Awards where she was nominated for her work in the film Boost. Also see: Backstop at TIFF 2023. |
