Tolula Adeyemi

Biography

Tolula Adeyemi was born in London, England to Doctor and medical professor Edward Adeyemi and Doctor and Pharmacist Margaret Remi Adeyemi, who's younger brother is the Doctor General of the Nigerian Army and head of the medical core for the whole country. Tolula's father passed away when she was 19 years old, as she was in the midst of studying theatre and drama. When she turned twenty-one she decided to take the leap and make acting her profession.

Tolula was age 11 when she made her stage debut, in Shakespeare's As You Like It and The Tempest , which ignited her passion for Shakespeare and theatre in general. Tolula went on to perform briefly in National Youth Theatre in her early teens,...