'All American' star Greta Onieogou was born in Russia and later moved to Canada together with her circle of relatives. Here's the entirety we find out about her adolescence.
Actress Greta Onieogou may look like she came out of nowhere, however she's in truth been in the biz for moderately a while. She's up to now starred in movies like Fever Pitch, Miss Sloane, and Heroes Reborn: Dark Matters. However, the general public know her for her present role as Layla Keating on the CW drama All American.
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While some actresses take on roles they are able to relate to, Greta is relatively other from Layla. First off, Greta, who is over 30 (#skincaregoals), is far older than the persona she performs. Also, regardless of the proven fact that she stars on a show titled All American, Greta is anything but all-American.
In reality, Greta has spent maximum of her lifestyles residing outside the U.S. Keep scrolling for everything we know about her circle of relatives lifestyles.
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Greta's mom is from Russia and her dad is from Nigeria.
Greta was born on March 14, 1991, in southern Saint Petersburg, Russia, in keeping with Vox Bliss.
However, it wasn't too long prior to she and her parents moved to Canada. As Greta prior to now instructed CBC right through a Q&A, "I absolutely love Canada! My family moved to Toronto from St. Petersburg when I was 5."
When it comes to specific main points on her parents, Greta is lovely tight-lipped. But we do know her mom is from Russia, and that her dad is from Nigeria.
Also, although Greta hasn't lived in Russia since her childhood, she nonetheless has family there and considers Russian to be her first language. In the video under, she presentations off her Russian abilities.
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Greta grew up with a pet newt.
Greta is incredibly thankful for her parents. As she informed CBC, "Acting is something I've been doing from a very young age, and I was lucky enough to have super supportive parents who helped to nurture and develop my passion." In the identical interview, she additionally dished a little bit bit about her life growing up. As it turns out, she wasn't allowed to have a puppy — or at least, no longer one with fur.
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In reaction to a fan's query about whether or not she had any bushy buddies, Greta answered that she wasn't able to have one due to her dad's hypersensitive reactions. "I don’t have any pets," she stated. "If my dad weren’t allergic to any living creature with fur on it, I would love to have a pug."
However, she did divulge that she prior to now owned a black and orange newt (a type of salamander) named Nikki.
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What is the collection 'All American' about?
Greta performs Layla Keating on All American, a sports family drama collection inspired via the true-life tale of NFL Super Bowl champion Spencer Paysinger. It follows highschool soccer legend Spencer James, played by way of Daniel Ezra, as he navigates his new life after shifting from an unassuming faculty in Crenshaw, L.A. to a more posh one in Beverly Hills.
Throughout the sequence, he should have the ability to glue his massively other worlds, as his mother and brother nonetheless live in Crenshaw.
Catch new episodes of All American on Mondays on the CW at Eight p.m. EST.
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