Juliana Olayode
{{Short description|Nigerian actress and sexual purity activist (born 1995)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Use Nigerian English|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Juliana Olayode
| alias = Toyo Baby
| image =
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| birth_name = Juliana Oluwatobiloba Olayode
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|06|07|df=y}}
| birth_place = Lagos, Nigeria
| nationality = Nigerian
| occupation = Actress, author
| years_active = 2015–present}}
Juliana Oluwatobiloba Olayode {{Audio|Yo-Juliana Oluwatobiloba Olayode.ogg|Listen|help=no}}, also known as Toyo Baby, is a Nigerian actress and sexual purity activist.{{cite web | url=http://punchng.com/people-shouldnt-have-sex-until-they-are-married-juliana-olayode-aka-toyo-baby/ |title=People shouldn't have sex until they are married— Juliana Olayode aka Toyo Baby| publisher=Punch| date=2 April 2017 | accessdate=6 September 2017}}{{Cite web |date=11 June 2022 |title=Juliana Olayode: It's challenging being a sexual purity advocate |url=https://guardian.ng/saturday-magazine/juliana-olayode-its-challenging-being-a-sexual-purity-advocate/ |access-date=2022-07-17 |website=The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News |language=en-US}}
Early life
Olayode was born into a Yoruba a family of eight, in Lagos, Nigeria.{{cite web|url=https://www.bellanaija.com/2017/04/most-times-i-reject-roles-that-are-not-in-line-with-my-beliefs-juliana-toyo-baby-olayode/ | title=Most times I Reject Roles that are Not in Line With my Beliefs – Juliana "Toyo Baby" Olayode" |publisher=BellaNaija| date=2 April 2017 | accessdate=6 September 2017}}{{cite web | url=http://thenationonlineng.net/speak-virginity-toyo-baby/ | title=Why i speak about my virginity – Toyo Baby | publisher=Thenation| author=Dupe Ayinla-Olayinsukanmi | date=26 September 2016 | accessdate=6 September 2017}}
Career
Before she came to the limelight, she had featured in about four movies including Couple of Days where she featured as "Judith". She clinched the role of Toyo Baby in Jenifa's Diary,{{cite web | url=http://thenet.ng/2017/04/actress-juliana-toyo-baby-olayode-speaks-following-exit-jenifas-diary/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170429055729/http://thenet.ng/2017/04/actress-juliana-toyo-baby-olayode-speaks-following-exit-jenifas-diary/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=29 April 2017 |title=Actress, Juliana 'Toyo Baby' Olayode speaks up following exit from 'Jenifa's Diary'| publisher=TheNet| date=28 April 2017 | accessdate=6 September 2017}} which gave her sobriquet she is known under.{{cite web | url=https://www.bellanaija.com/2016/12/jenifas-diary-actress-juliana-olayode-covers-gemwoman-magazine-december-issue/ | title="Jenifa's Diary" Actress Juliana Playode covers GemWoman Magazine's December Issue as she talks Sexual Purity, Working with Funke Akindele & More | publisher=bellanaija | date=21 December 2016 | accessdate=6 September 2017 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web | url=https://entertainment.naij.com/1101810-money-root-funke-akindele-juliana-toyo-baby-olayodes-fight.html |title=Money the root of funke akindele and juliana 'Toyo baby Oloyode's fight| publisher=Naij| date=28 April 2017 | accessdate=6 September 2017}}{{cite web | url=http://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2017/04/lib-exclusive-funke-akindele-bello-and.html |title="LIB Exclusive: Funke Akindele-Bello and her Jenifa Dairies' top co-star, Olayode 'Toyo baby' Juliana, part ways"| publisher=Linda Ikeji| date=21 April 2017 | accessdate=6 September 2017}}
Autobiography
In the second half of 2017, Olayode published her autobiography, Rebirth: From Grass to Grace. In the book, she talks about her personal life, sexual abuse, and career struggles.{{cite web|last1=Olayode|first1=Juliana|title=REBIRTH from Grass to Grace – Juliana Olayode|url=https://okadabooks.com/book/about/rebirth_from_grass_to_grace/15233|website=okadabooks.com}}{{Cite book |last=Olayode |first=Juliana |url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075LFCK84/ref=dbs_a_def_awm_bibl_vppi_i0 |title=REBIRTH: from grass to grace |date=12 September 2017 |publisher=The Love Factory |language=English}}
Selected filmography
- Jenifa's Diary{{cite web|title=JENIFA'S DIARY HAS BROUGHT ME FAME- NOLLYWOOD ACTRESS OLAYODE JULIANA AKA (TOYOSI)|url=http://dailymedia.com.ng/jenifas-diary-brought-fame-nollywood-actress-olayode-juliana-aka-toyosi-download-downloader-youtube-mp4-video-free-download-season-1-2-3-4-5-episode-6-7-8-9-link-jenifa-jenifadiary/|website=dailymedia.com.ng|publisher=|accessdate=11 May 2017|archive-date=17 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117122547/http://dailymedia.com.ng/jenifas-diary-brought-fame-nollywood-actress-olayode-juliana-aka-toyosi-download-downloader-youtube-mp4-video-free-download-season-1-2-3-4-5-episode-6-7-8-9-link-jenifa-jenifadiary/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=PHOTOS: MEET NOLLYWOOD ACTRESS FUNKE AKINDELE'S JENIFA'S DIARY TV SERIES CAST MEMBERS/ACTORS|url=http://dailymedia.com.ng/who-is-olayode-juliana-toyosi-toyo-baby-biography-olayode-juliana-toyosi-toyo-baby-profile-olayode-juliana-toyosi-toyo-baby-history-of-nollywood-actress-olayode-juliana-toyosi-aka-toyo-baby-of-olayode/|website=dailymedia.com.ng|publisher=|accessdate=11 May 2017|archive-date=17 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117131350/http://dailymedia.com.ng/who-is-olayode-juliana-toyosi-toyo-baby-biography-olayode-juliana-toyosi-toyo-baby-profile-olayode-juliana-toyosi-toyo-baby-history-of-nollywood-actress-olayode-juliana-toyosi-aka-toyo-baby-of-olayode/|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news |title=Nigeria actress Juliana Olayode accuse her former spiritual father of 'abuse' |work=BBC News Pidgin |url=https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/tori-60139908 |access-date=2022-07-17}} (2015) - Toyosi/Toyo Baby
- Where Does Beauty Go
- Rivers Between{{cite web | url=http://www.pulse.ng/celebrities/womancrushwednesday-olayode-juliana-steadily-killing-it-id6146628.html | title=Olayode Juliana, steadily killing it"#WomanCrushWednesday | publisher=Pulse.ng | date=1 January 2017 | accessdate=6 September 2017 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- Couple of Days{{cite web|title=WHY I SPEAK ABOUT MY VIRGINITY –TOYO BABY|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/speak-virginity-toyo-baby/|website=The Nation|date=25 November 2016|publisher= DUPE AYINLA-OLASUNKANMI|accessdate=11 May 2017}} (2016) - Judith
- Life of disaster
- The Cokers (2019) - Funke
- Stepping Into Maggie's Shoes (2020)
- Becoming Abi (2021) - Joyce
- The Wait (2021) - Funbi
- The Bride Price (2023) - Tracy
- A Tribe Called Judah (2023) - Hilda
- The Beads (2024) - Sade
- Beast of Two Worlds (2024) - Iyawo Alani
- House of Ga'a (2024) - Bibanke
- Everybody Loves Jenifa (2024)
See also
References
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Category:Actresses from Lagos State
Category:Nigerian film actresses
Category:Nigerian television actresses
Category:Participants in Nigerian reality television series
Category:21st-century Nigerian actresses