Folake Olowofoyeku

In September 2019, Olowofoyeku co-stars opposite American comedian Billy Gardell in the 2019 Chuck Lorre CBS sitcom, Bob Hearts Abishola, which Lorre created with British-Nigerian comedian Gina Yashere – who writes for the show and plays Olowofoyeku's character's best friend, Kemi. Bob Hearts Abishola is the first American sitcom to feature a Nigerian family. Olowofoyeku plays Abishola, a Nigerian cardiac nurse who meets a compression sock businessman named Bob in Detroit. The show features a budding romance between the two, who find they have more in common than differences. Olowofoyeku has said that the show is also groundbreaking because it features cast members, including Abishola, speaking in the Yoruba language.

Olowofoyeku starred in the 2017 film, Death Race 2050, as Minerva Jefferson. The film is a remake of the 1975 cult film, Death Race 2000, and was shot in Lima, Peru.

Also in 2017, Olowofoyeku appeared opposite Gaby Hoffmann in the last season of the TV series Transparent, as her love interest, Lyfe.

In 2013, Olowofoyeku appeared in two David Bowie videos as his bass guitar player: "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)" and "The Next Day". Both videos were directed by Floria Sigismondi, with Tilda Swinton portraying Bowie's wife in "The Stars" while "Next Day" featured actors Gary Oldman and Marion Cotillard. Olowofoyeku said that director Sigismondi and Bowie worked with the band so they could learn their parts musically in rehearsal, as well as portray themselves in the videos.

In 2001 at the age of 18 years old, Olowofoyeku emigrated to the United States, where she came to live with her sister.

Folake Olowofoyeku (born October 26, 1983) is a Nigerian actress and musician. She currently stars in the 2019 Chuck Lorre CBS sitcom, Bob Hearts Abishola.

Olowofoyeku is a big fan of science fiction and the work of Octavia Butler, and counts Butler's 1980 book, Wild Seed, as a favorite.