Pepi Sonuga | |
Birth Name: | Pepi Sonuga |
Birth Date: | 8 September 1993 |
Birth Place: | Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria |
Education: | Culver City High School |
Years Active: | 2008–present |
Pepi Sonuga (born Stephanie Sonuga,[1] September 8, 1993),[2] is a Nigerian American actress and singer. She is best known for roles as Lacey Emery in the Starz horror-comedy series Ash vs Evil Dead (2016) and Tangey Turner in the Freeform drama series Famous in Love (2017–2018).
Sonuga was born to a Yoruba father and an Igbo mother in Lagos, Nigeria[3] and moved to Los Angeles, California at age 10. On the transition, Sonuga said, "It was hard to adjust. I didn’t really know much about America, and I obviously had a very thick accent. I found it hard as far as being bullied." At age 15, Sonuga contested and was named Miss Teen Los Angeles. She also began modeling for brands such as Forever 21, Hot Topic, and Skechers.[4] She attended Culver City High School in Culver City, California.
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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2013 | Life of a King | Michelle | ||
2018 | Under the Silver Lake | Emerald Beauty | ||
2018 | Thriller | Kim Morris | ||
2018 | Leprechaun Returns | Katie | ||
TBA | Six Triple Eight | Filming[5] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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2013 | General Hospital | Taylor DuBois | Recurring role; 4 episodes | |
2015 | Filthy Preppy Teen$. | Kadelyn | Episodes: "Election", "The Island" | |
2015 | Cheerleader Death Squad | Ursula | Unsold television pilot | |
2016 | The Fosters | Sally Benton | Recurring role (season 3); 6 episodes | |
2016 | Crossbow | Episode: "The List" | ||
2016 | Ash vs Evil Dead | Lacey Emery | Main role (season 2); 5 episodes | |
2017–2018 | Famous in Love | Tangey Turner | Main role | |
2019 | Welcome to Daisyland | Daisy | Lead role | |
2019 | Cake | Hope | Episode: "Inside Out" | |
2019 | 9-1-1 | Young Athena Carter | Episode: "Athena Begins" | |
2019 | Oh Jerome, No | Hope | Episode: "Total Phony" | |
2020 | Into the Dark | Misty Carpenter | Episode: "Crawlers" | |
2021–2022 | Queens | Lauren "Lil Muffin" Rice | Main role | |
2022 | Pam & Tommy | Melanie | Recurring role | |
2023 | Walker | Lana Jones | Recurring role |