Greta Onieogou (russian: Грета Онейогоу; born March 14, 1991) is a Canadian actress, best known for her lead role as Layla Keating in the American drama series '' All American'' and as Soraya Duval in the Canadian drama ''

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Early life

Onieogou was born in

Leningrad Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

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in southern

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to Nigerian-Russian parents. When Onieogou was five, she moved with her parents to

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. She used to be a rhythmic gymnast and worked with

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for a couple months during her training.

Career

In 2018, Onieogou was cast in the pilot for ''All American''. In 2019, Onieogou started her own

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channel.

Personal life

Onieogou is fluent in Russian and English.

Filmography

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Onieogou, Greta 1991 births Living people Actresses from Saint Petersburg Actresses from Toronto Soviet emigrants to Canada Russian emigrants to Canada Canadian people of Nigerian descent Canadian people of Russian descent Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses