Toks Olagundoye is a Nigerian actress who has built an extensive career as a voice artist in animation, including several notable roles in anime and anime-influenced series. She was born on September 16, 1975, in Lagos, Nigeria, and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre from Smith College. Her career in voice acting began to take significant shape around 2014, and since then, she has become known for bringing a wide range of animated characters to life.

Olagundoye is widely recognized for her voice work in several prominent animated series. She provided the voice for Zamfir, a fierce and tragic guard captain, in the Netflix animated series Castlevania. This gothic horror series, based on the Japanese video game franchise, is a key credit in her anime portfolio. Another major role in an anime-influenced series is her performance as Mel Medarda in Arcane, the critically acclaimed series set in the League of Legends universe.

Beyond these specific anime titles, her voice acting credits span a broad spectrum of popular Western animation, further demonstrating her range. She is known for playing the stern but caring Mrs. Beakley in the 2017 reboot of DuckTales, the wise and elderly Nanefua Pizza on Steven Universe, and Countess Cleo on Carmen Sandiego. Her filmography also includes roles in Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi as Gantika, Star Trek: Lower Decks as Amina Ramsey, and the Superman animated films The Death of Superman and Reign of the Supermen as reporter Cat Grant.

Olagundoye has also lent her voice to several video games, a field that often intersects with the world of anime voice acting. Her game credits include Beskha in Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series, Carnán in Middle-earth: Shadow of War, and more recently, she reprises her role as Mel Medarda from Arcane in the game League of Legends.

Her career is marked by recurring collaborations with Netflix, having voiced characters in several of their major animated productions, including Castlevania, Arcane, Carmen Sandiego, and the interactive special Carmen Sandiego: To Steal or Not to Steal. Among her notable achievements, voicing Mel Medarda in Arcane stands out as a career highlight, as the series received widespread critical acclaim and won multiple awards, including the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program. This role earned her significant recognition within the animation and gaming communities.