Saidah arrika ekulona biography of rory

Especially when you’re from Baltimore, graduating from high school with someone somehow makes you feel connected to them for life. Even if you literally haven’t spoken since (in this case) the waning years of the Reagan administration.

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So it is with myself and Saidah Arrika Ekulona. Saidah and I were friends at Owings Mills High School back in the ’80s. We had many classes together and lots of mutual friends, but we weren’t so close that we kept in touch over the years.

Years after graduation, I started seeing Saidah—as did many others—on TV. First as a character actor in episodes of Law & Order and Law & Order SVU, and later in recurring roles on shows such as Better Call Saul and the TV adaptation of A League of Their Own.

Most recently, audiences have become familiar with her portrayal of Ebunoluwa, a mildly overbearing but lovable Nigerian mom on the Saidah Arrika Ekulona - The Movie Database (TMDB) RAWE