Pepi Sonuga

Pepi Sonuga// ^ⓘ (born Stephanie Sonuga,^{[1][better source needed]} 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).

Pepi Sonuga
Born	Pepi Sonuga (1993-09-08) September 8, 1993 (age 31) Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
Education	Culver City High School
Occupations	Actress Singer
Years active	2008–present

Life and career

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^{[citation needed]}. 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.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Weigh Money	Lena	Short
2013	Life of a King	Michelle
2018	Under the Silver Lake	Emerald Beauty
	Thriller	Kim Morris
	Leprechaun Returns	Katie
2024	The Six Triple Eight	Elaine White	[5]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	General Hospital	Taylor DuBois	Regular Cast
2015	Mortal Kombat X: Generations	Jacqui Briggs	Episode: "Mission Fatigue"
2016	The Fosters	Sally Benton	Recurring Cast: Season 3
	Lab Rats: Elite Force	Crossbow	Episode: "The List"
	Filthy Preppy Teen$	Kadelyn	Recurring Cast
	Ash vs Evil Dead	Lacey Emery	Recurring Cast: Season 2
2017–18	Famous in Love	Tangey Turner	Main Cast
2019	Welcome to Daisyland	Daisy	Main Cast
	Oh Jerome, No	Hope	Episode: "Total Phony"
	Cake	Hope	Episode: "Inside Out"
	9-1-1	Young Athena Carter	Episode: "Athena Begins"
2020	Into the Dark	Misty Carpenter	Episode: "Crawlers"
2021–22	Queens	Lauren "Lil Muffin" Rice	Main Cast
2022	Pam & Tommy	Melanie	Recurring Cast
2023	Walker	Lana Jones	Recurring Cast: Season 3

See also

• List of General Hospital characters
• List of The Fosters characters
• Children of General Hospital
• Evil Dead
• List of 9-1-1 characters

References

1. "Weigh Money (2009) Cast & Crew". IMDb.
2. "Pepi Sonuga - Biography - IMDb". IMDb.
3. Okubo, Lindsey. "Meet 'Famous In Love' star Pepi Sonuga, the Nigerian-American powerhouse taking Hollywood by storm". Hero Magazine.
4. Heller, Jeff (4 November 2016). "Interview: Pepi Sonuga". Screen Radar.
5. Grobar, Matt (January 11, 2023). "Kerry Washington To Exec Produce, Star In Tyler Perry's Netflix WWII Pic Six Triple Eight; Sam Waterston, Susan Sarandon & Oprah Winfrey Among Others Set". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 11 January 2023.