Enuka Okuma Biography

Fast Facts

• Earned Gemini Award nominations in 1995 and 1996 for her role in "Madison․"
• Earned the Artistic Merit Award from Women in Film Vancouver at the Vancouver International Film Festival in 1999
• Was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award in 2013 for her supporting role in "Rookie Blue․"
• Graduated from British Columbia's Simon Fraser University
• Quote: "[Writing and directing] is something I have always wanted to do․ I just decided that 'one day' could be today and it was the best thing․ I cannot wait to move into doing bigger projects․"
• Quote: "[on actor Adam MacDonald] "Adam and I, we get along really, really well․ We have lots of laughs on set․""
• Best known for playing Traci Nash on "Rookie Blue," as well as for her roles on "Madison" and "Sue Thomas F․B․ Eye․"
• Wrote, directed and produced her first short in 2011, "Cookie"
• The meaning of her given name is "gift from Heaven․"
• She end the rest of the cast of "Rookie Blue" had a hard time shooting the season five premiere because it picked off right where the season finale ended, but in reality a significant amount of time had passed and weights and hairstyles had changed