Toya Turner
Known for: Acting
Toya Turner is a Jamaican-American, who grew up in Chicago, Illinois. She is a proud student of the British American Drama Academy (BADA) at Oxford University. Toya has honed her acting skills in Shakespearean classics including Olivia in Twelfth Night, Mercutio in Romeo & Juliet and Alonzo in The Tempest. She also developed a voiceover career with major brands such as McDonalds, Dove, Auto Zone, Walmart and Coca-Cola just to name a few. Toya's first job on camera was working with Rosie O'Donnell & Ruby Dee in Sony Pictures Lifetime Movie America. She continued to build experience by starring in several independent films and then returned to television and showed off her improv skills on NBC's hit show "Chicago Fire" & Netflix’s "Easy". Since finishing her program at BADA she has had huge success as a principal in several commercials. One being for McDonald's Super Bowl commercial campaign "Pay With Lovin'", where she was also made into a famous meme.
Filmography
Series
Grey's Anatomy
Grace Porter
2005
Series
Chicago Med
Jayna Miles
2015
Series
Chicago Med
Kiana Cook
2015
Series
Chicago P.D.
Kiana Cook
2014
Series
Empire
FBI Agent
2015
Series
New Amsterdam
Gabrielle
2018
Film
Incredibles 2
Additional Voices (voice)
2018
Series
Warrior Nun
Shotgun Mary
2020
Series
The Mick
Cop
2017
Film
America
Susana
2009
Film
In Extremis
Woman
2017
Film
Slices of Life
Vonda
2010
Film
I Used to Love Her
2008
Royal
Gwen McCoy
2020
Angel Unaware: The Tara Cole Story
Darlene
2007