Joy Keys chats with Actress Folake Olowofoyeku from Bob Hearts Abishola TV show

Saturday Mornings with Joy Keys

English - April 29, 2020 23:00 - 2 minutes - 1.08 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
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Nigerian-born actress Folake Olowofoyeku has won the hearts of critics and audiences alike with her title role in the CBS half-hour comedy “Bob Hearts Abishola.” In this comedic examination of immigrant life in America from a creative team led by Chuck Lorre (“The Big Bang Theory,” “Two and a Half Men”), a middle-aged, divorced medical sock salesman (Billy Gardell) from Detroit suffers a heart attack and falls for his cardiac nurse (Folake), an immigrant from Nigeria and young single mom.

Folake just received the 2019 Breakout Actress in TV Award for her work on “Bob Hearts Abishola.” on behalf of the Sync Con Honors Awards – a music, film and TV honors, with a focus on entertainment, sports and visual media.

On television, Folake was recently seen in a four-episode arc on “Transparent” in the wake of guest spots on numerous episodic series including; “Westworld,” “How to Get Away with Murder,” and “Modern Family”. She was named Best Actress In a Short Film for CENTRAL & BROADWAY at the 2018 CinéFashion Film Awards.

Folake earned a B.A. in theatre from City College of New York.