Shekoni began her television career with a breakout role as
Marjorie "Precious" Hudson (née Hulton) in the BBC1 soap
EastEnders. She then moved into film with roles including
Garfield 2 for Fox,
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Renee and
Ali G Indahouse. Shekoni lived and studied in Los Angeles for 10 years and appeared on US television shows including
NCIS,
All of Us and
Damages,
Fat Friends and
The King of Queens. Whilst in Los Angeles she worked with
Bill Condon in the film
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2. She joined the cast as a lead in
Heroes Reborn in 2015, the NBC reboot of
the original show, where she played Joanne Collins opposite
Zachary Levi. Relocating back to the UK in 2016, Shekoni appeared in the second season of the
BBC1 drama
Ordinary Lies written by Bafta winning writer Danny Brocklehurst, airing in November 2016. She then filmed two seasons as the female lead opposite Donald Sutherland and Ray Winston for the American cable series
Ice, directed by Antoine Fuqua (
Training Day,
Magnificent Seven) appearing as Lady Rah, the kingpin of LA Diamond Trade. Remaining in London, she starred as Shrike in
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil for Disney, with Angelina Jolie and Michelle Pfieffer. Shekoni joined the cast of the Apple TV series
Foundation as She-Bends-Light in 2023. ==Business interests==