Born in Vancouver, Enuka Okuma is of Nigerian descent and sometimes shows up in the credits as Enuka Vanessa Okuma. Before finding a successful career in film and television, she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theatre from Simon Fraser University. In late 2020 she joined the cast of Workin’ Moms as production began on the fifth season of the hit series. She played the role of a razor-sharp publishing executive named Sloane Mitchell in 33 episodes until 2023.
Learn more about Enuka Okuma.
Features & TV Movies:
VR indicates Direct-to-Video Release
No Child of Mine (TV-1993)
For the Love of Nancy (TV-1994)
Fighting for My Daughter (TV-1995)
The Halfback of Notre Dame (TV-1996)
The Christmas List (TV-1997)
The Hunted (TV-1998)
Double Jeopardy (1999)
Daydrift (1999)
G-Saviour (TV-2000)
Reindeer Games (2000)
The Dinosaur Hunter (TV-2000)
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: The Movie – Endless Waltz (voice, TV-2000)
How to Kill Your Neighbor’s Dog (2000)
Sea (2001)
Josie and the Pussycats (2001)
Suddenly Naked (2001)
House of the Dead (2003)
Like Mike 2: Streetball (VR-2006)
Spellbound (TV-2007
Backyards & Bullets (TV-2007)
Imperfect Union (TV-2007)
Playing for Keeps (TV-2009
Stolen (2009)
Larry Crowne (2011)
Cookie (2011, short)
The Adversaries (TV-2015)
Battle of the Sexes (2017)
Are You My Mommy (2018, short)
Eleven Eleven (voice, 2019)
I Saw a Man with Yellow Eyes (2020)
The Sleepover (2020)
Eat Wheaties! (2020)
Fear of Rain (2021)
Women Meets Girl (2023 short)
TV Series – Cast:
Madison (1994-1998)
Dragon Ball Z (voice, 1992, 2000-2003)
Sue Thomams: F.B.Eye (2002-2005)
24 (2009)
Rookie Blue (2010-2015)
Caught (2018, mini-series)
Impulse (2018-2019)
Workin’ Moms (2021-2023)
TV Series – Guest appearances:
Hillside (1990)
MacGyver (1990)
Madison (1993, 1997)
Traders (1998)
Night Man (1998, 1999)
ShadowRaiders (voice, 1998, 1999)
Da Vinci’s Inquest (1998, 2002)
First Wave (1999)
The City (1999, 2000)
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing (voice, 2000)
Caitlin’s Way (2000)
Big Sound (2000)
These Arms of Mine (2000, 2001)
Andromeda (2001)
MythQuest (2001)
Dark Angel (2002)
Odyssey 5 (2002)
The Twilight Zone (2003)
1-800-Missing (2006)
Cold Case (2006)
Grey’s Anatomy (2007)
Las Vegas (2007)
Under One Roof (2008)
Medium (2009)
Search and Rescue (2009)
Raising the Bar (2009)
The Philanthropist (2009)
NCIS: Los Angeles (2012)
Motive (2014)
How to Get Away with Murder (2015)
Slasher (2016)
*Loosely Exactly Nicole (2016)
Masters of Sex (2016)
Steven Universe (2017, 2019)
The Last Tycoon (2017)
Spiral (2017)
A Million Little Things (2019)
The Red Line (2019)
Frankie Drake Mysteries (2021)
S.W.A.T. (2022)
Grand Crew (2022)
Credits as a Producer:
Out Come the Wolves (2024)
Credits as a Director:
Cookie (2011, short)
Rookie Blue Webisodes (2014)
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