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Sieni Leo'o Olo

Sieni Leo'o Olo

New Zealand comedian and actor

Sieni Tiana Leo'o Olo (also known as Bubbah Olo or Bubbah) is a Samoan–New Zealand actor and comedian.[1][2] She is "Tina from Turners" in the advertisements of Turners Automotive Group.

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Early life

Leo'o Olo is from a self-described "huge" family.[3] She was raised in Māngere, a suburb of Auckland.[4][5] Her nickname comes from her family — Leo'o Olo has the same name as her grandmother, so they called her Bubbah to tell them apart.[6] "They called me that because when I was born I was a little bubbah," she explained.[6]

Career

In 2012, when Leo'o Olo was sixteen, she joined the Massive Theatre Company,[5] which started her path to acting.[3] She was part of an ensemble that traveled in 2016 to Stirling, Scotland to present their play The Island.[7] She appeared in Massive Theatre Company's play Chance To Ignite in 2017.[8][3][5]

Leo'o Olo performed her show The Family Disappointment in 2018.[9] In 2020, she wrote a show called My Ode To South Auckland and performed it in her backyard.[10]

Leo'o Olo was in the film Mama's Music Box,[11] and on television she has appeared in SIS, Double Parked, Duckrockers, and Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee.[12] She also portrayed "Tina from Turners" in a 2023 ad campaign for Turners Automotive Group.[13][14][4][15]

She appeared in the fourth series of Taskmaster NZ in 2023 where she got a tattoo of the other four contestants as part of a task for the show.[16] She began an internship writing for Shortland Street in late 2023.[10]

She is inspired by Eddie Murphy and Patrice O'Neal.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    "Hyena Loud-Mouth: A Brown girl's take on SIS the Show". Salient Magazine. 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  2. [2]
    "SIS THE SHOW SEASON 1 on Vimeo". vimeo.com. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  3. [3]
    Dann, Jennifer (July 3, 2017). "Twelve Questions with Actress and comedian Sieni Leo'o Olo". NZ Herald.
  4. [4]
    Vaimaila Leatinu'u, Aui'a (1 September 2023). "'Treated like a princess': Samoan comedian reflects on reconnecting with home". PMN Samoa.
  5. [5]
    Ford, Emily (July 28, 2017). "Massive Company brings all-female ensemble show to south Auckland". Stuff.co.nz.
  6. [6]
    Nealon, Sarah (24 August 2023). "What's so bad about hecklers, asks Taskmaster NZ contestant Bubbah". Stuff. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  7. [7]
    "We Meet The Island's Sieni Leo'o Olo". Tearaway. June 26, 2016.
  8. [8]
    "Chance to Ignite". Massive Theatre Company. 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  9. [9]
    "Sieni Leo'o Olo (Bubbah) // The Family Disappointment". Events.com. 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  10. [10]
    Stephenson, Sharon (11 August 2023). "TV star Bubbah is going from TV ads to Taskmaster". Woman's Day.
  11. [11]
    "Why Bubbah wants a Vailima sponsorship". The Spinoff. August 18, 2021.
  12. [12]
    "Bubbah Olo Actor Profile". Johnson & Laird. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  13. [13]
    Reidy, Madison (July 13, 2023). "How the 'Tina from Turners' ad paid off in a month". NZ Herald.
  14. [14]
    Ward, Tara (June 5, 2023). "No, Tina from Turners didn't die". The Spinoff.
  15. [15]
    Thomason, Lloyd (22 July 2023). "Tina from Turners: A Marketing Masterclass". The Research Agency.
  16. [16]
    "Taskmaster NZ: Comedian Bubbah unveils arm tattoo of her castmates' faces on air". NZ Herald. 15 August 2023.
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