Tori Danner
Biography
Tori Danner is a Nigerian actress, writer, producer, and former radio personality and talk show host. She has a recurring role on the sitcom Bob Hearts Abishola. Tori Danner, born in Benin City, Nigeria and raised in Kuwait. She received a Bachelor's of Arts degree in Mass Communications and Media at the American University of Kuwait. She made her professional debut performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Shortly after, she earned her Master's Degree in Acting from CalArts prestigious Graduate Acting program. She was formerly a radio personality in Kuwait, and hosted her own talk show.
Known For & Full Filmography6 Titles
Drama Series - 2003, 16 episodes • as Nurse Myers
From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents investigates any crime that has any connection to Navy and Marine Corps personnel, regardless of rank or position.
Drama Series - 2018, 16 episodes • as Claire
A tough, brilliant senior resident guides an idealistic young doctor through his first day, pulling back the curtain on what really happens, both good and bad, in modern-day medicine.
Drama Series - 2019, 16 episodes • as Morenike
A love story about a middle-aged compression sock businessman from Detroit who unexpectedly falls for his cardiac nurse, a Nigerian immigrant, while recovering from a heart attack and sets his sights on winning her over.
Movie - 2018, 2h 15m • as Tori Parker
A Black woman in an abusive same-sex relationship struggles to leave.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Dr. Mulligan
A talented painter, Max, in the height of his career is working on his masterpiece. He is convinced by his wife, Connie, to attend a therapy session after Max has an unexpected violent outburst at home. Max starts on a journey down the rabbit hole of his perceived reality.
Movie - 2021, 2h 15m • as Daughter
Of You, as in I Am of You chronicles the complex love story of a mother and daughter shifting back and forth over the course of 25 years, and explores their spiritual connection and detachment. This film is an intimate, nuanced look at how a relationship ages and evolves; how it bends but does not break.