Toya Turner
Biography
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.
Known For

TV
Grey's Anatomy
Grace Porter
2005

TV
Chicago P.D.
Kiana Cook
2014

TV
Chicago Med
Jayna Miles
2015

TV
Chicago Med
Kiana Cook
2015

TV
New Amsterdam
Gabrielle
2018

TV
Empire
FBI Agent
2015

TV
The Mick
Cop
2017

Film
Incredibles 2
Additional Voices (voice)
2018

TV
Warrior Nun
Shotgun Mary
2020

Film
In Extremis
Woman
2017

Film
Slices of Life
Vonda
2010
Film
Angel Unaware: The Tara Cole Story
Darlene
2007
Film
Royal
Gwen McCoy
2020

Film
I Used to Love Her
2008
Filmography
2020FilmRoyalas Gwen McCoy2020TVWarrior Nunas Shotgun Mary2018TVNew Amsterdamas Gabrielle2018FilmIncredibles 2as Additional Voices (voice)2017FilmIn Extremisas Woman2017TVThe Mickas Cop2015TVChicago Medas Jayna Miles2015TVEmpireas FBI Agent2014TVChicago P.D.as Kiana Cook2010FilmSlices of Lifeas Vonda2008FilmI Used to Love Her2007FilmAngel Unaware: The Tara Cole Storyas Darlene2005TVGrey's Anatomyas Grace Porter
