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Pepi Sonuga

  • Actress
  • Producer
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Pepi Sonuga is a Nigerian-American actress, writer, and producer known for her emotional depth, versatility, and radiant screen presence. Born in Lagos and raised in Los Angeles, she moved to the U.S. at age 11, bringing a global, cross-cultural fluency to every role she inhabits.

She most recently starred in the Netflix film Six Triple Eight, based on the true story of the only all-Black, all-female battalion in World War II. Her performance earned her a 2025 NAACP Image Award and marked a defining moment in her artistic journey.

Throughout her career, Pepi has brought boldness and nuance to a wide spectrum of roles: the younger version of Angela Bassett's Athena in a soul-stirring episode of 9-1-1, Pamela Anderson's sense-talking best friend in Hulu's Pam & Tommy, the fire-spitting rapper Muffin in ABC's Queens, and fan favorites in Ash vs Evil Dead and Famous in Love.

She is also a writer and emerging producer, developing original stories rooted in identity, legacy, and womanhood. With a growing platform and a clear creative vision, Pepi is part of a new generation of global storytellers reshaping what it means to lead both on screen and behind the camera.
BornSeptember 8, 1993
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    Known for

    Kerry Washington, Milauna Jackson, Kylie Jefferson, Pepi Sonuga, Sarah Jeffery, Ebony Obsidian, and Shanice Shantay in Messagères de guerre (2024)
    Messagères de guerre
    6.7
    • Elaine White
    • 2024
    Seth Rogen, Sebastian Stan, and Lily James in Pam & Tommy (2022)
    Pam & Tommy
    7.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Melanie
    Queens (2021)
    Queens
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Lauren 'Lil Muffin' Rice
    Angela Bassett, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Kenneth Choi, Peter Krause, Aisha Hinds, Oliver Stark, and Ryan Guzman in 9-1-1 (2018)
    9-1-1
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Young Athena
    • Young Athena Carter

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    • Hombre
      • Adanna
      • Completed
      • TV Series



    • Kerry Washington, Milauna Jackson, Kylie Jefferson, Pepi Sonuga, Sarah Jeffery, Ebony Obsidian, and Shanice Shantay in Messagères de guerre (2024)
      Messagères de guerre
      6.7
      • Elaine White
      • 2024
    • Angela Bassett, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Kenneth Choi, Peter Krause, Aisha Hinds, Oliver Stark, and Ryan Guzman in 9-1-1 (2018)
      9-1-1
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Young Athena
      • Young Athena Carter
      • 2019–2024
    • Jared Padalecki in Walker (2021)
      Walker
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Lana Jones
      • 2023
    • Seth Rogen, Sebastian Stan, and Lily James in Pam & Tommy (2022)
      Pam & Tommy
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Melanie
      • 2022
    • Queens (2021)
      Queens
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Lauren 'Lil Muffin' Rice
      • 2021–2022
    • Into the Dark (2018)
      Into the Dark
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Misty
      • 2020
    • Cake (2019)
      Cake
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Hope
      • 2019
    • Oh Jerome, No (2019)
      Oh Jerome, No
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Hope
      • 2019
    • Welcome to Daisyland (2019)
      Welcome to Daisyland
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Daisy
      • 2019
    • Linden Porco in Leprechaun Returns (2018)
      Leprechaun Returns
      5.0
      • Katie
      • 2018
    • Thriller (2018)
      Thriller
      3.6
      • Kim Morris
      • 2018
    • Famous in Love (2017)
      Famous in Love
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Tangey Turner
      • 2017–2018
    • Under the Silver Lake (2018)
      Under the Silver Lake
      6.5
      • Emerald Beauty
      • 2018
    • Ash vs Evil Dead (2015)
      Ash vs Evil Dead
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Lacey Emery
      • 2016
    • Gillian Vigman, Hannah Kasulka, Tajh Bellow, Gabriel Freilich, Troy Doherty, Max Carver, Lilan Bowden, Justin James Hughes, and Dylan Gelula in Filthy Preppy Teen$ (2016)
      Filthy Preppy Teen$
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Kadelyn
      • 2016

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    • Welcome to Daisyland (2019)
      Welcome to Daisyland
      8.0
      TV Series
      • producer (2019)
      • 2019

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    Life of A King Trailer
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    Weigh Money
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    Weigh Money

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    • Alternative name
      • Stephanie Sonuga
    • Height
      • 1.65 m
    • Born
      • September 8, 1993
      • Lagos, Nigeria

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