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Toun Oni: An Actor Never Dies&#;

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By Chris Ihidero

Florence Adetoun Oni sat calmly on a sofa on the set of Fuji House of Commotion sometime in September , a wide smile playing on her face. She was making fun of me. “Sebi you are happy now, my director?” she asked, laughing. Of course I was happy; she had given a stellar performance and my worries had melted away. What I didn’t know at that time was that I was directing the legendary performer for the last time.

Mama Tee, as she was fondly called, was a director’s delight. She gave % every time. A day after her recent passing, I got a call from Amaka Igwe, asking if I had heard the rumours about Mama Tee’s death. I confirmed that I had and they were true. Silence ensued and she finally said: “I have been in denial since yesterday. I worked with her for 20 years, from Checkmate to Violated and Fuji House&#;I will miss her deeply; they don’t make actors like her anymore.”

It isn’t surprising that ‘Toun Oni would give so many years of her life to a craft she was dedicated to; such was her sense of dedication and professionalism.

After years of watching Checkmate and Violated, I met ‘Toun Oni physically at a performance of Who is Afraid of Tai Solarin at the National Theatre about a decade ago; she stole

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ON Wednesday, July 7, , the Nigerian entertainment industry was plunged into mourning as death struck again, claiming the life of another veteran actress, Madam Toun Oni, popularly known as Mama T.

A family source informed ENCOMIUM Weekly that the versatile actress and role model to many gave up the ghost while on her way to the hospital.  And a day before her death, she had complained of having pains all over her body, which informed her being taken to St. Paul Hospital, Ebute Metta, Lagos for urgent medical attention.

“Mama was hale and hearty all through.  She was even joking with people around her.  There was no sign of any serious ailment at all.  But on Tuesday, I learnt she was just complaining of body pain and we decided to take her to the hospital. Unfortunately, we couldn’t get to the hospital before she passed on,” narrated a source.

Mama T passed on at the age of 72, according to her elder brother, Adewale Oni, aged   She is survived by three children: Ruth, Ronke and Toyin.  She also left behind an aged aunt.

Details of her burial plan are yet to be made public, but tentatively, Thursday, July 15, has been fixed for the burial.

She would be buried at Atan Cemetery, Yaba, Lagos.

Toun Oni had featured in countless movies and soaps, among them Checkmat