Sieni Leo'o Olo

Sieni Tiana Leo'o Olo (also known as Bubbah Olo or Bubbah) is a Samoan–New Zealand actor and comedian.[1][2]

Bubbah Olo
Born
Sieni Tiana Leo'o Olo

1995 or 1996 (age 26–28)
Māngere, New Zealand
NationalityNew Zealand
Occupations

Early life

Leo'o Olo is from a self-described "huge" family.[3] She was raised in Māngere.[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,[5] she joined the Massive Theatre Company, 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; she got a tattoo of the other four contestants as part of a task for the show.[16] She is set to begin an internship writing for Shortland Street in late 2023.[10]

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

As of 2023, Leo'o Olo is repped by Johnson & Laird.[12]

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