Why did Dr Mina Okafor leave The Resident?
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Updated: Apr 21 2021, 9:43 ET
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IN the latest episode of Fox s medical television drama The Resident, fans lost one of their original cast members in Dr Mina Okafor.
In episode 10 of season four, fans saw Dr Okafor leave Chastain Park Memorial Hospital in Atlanta to return to Nigeria.
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Who plays Dr Mina Okafor in The Resident?
Guyanese actress Shaunette Renée Wilson, 31, played Dr Okafor on the Fox series The Resident.
Wilson is also known for her roles in films like Marvel s Black Panther, Billions and A Kid Like Jake.
Wilson was an original cast member on The Resident, having joined the series since the pilot episode first premiered in January 2018.
The Resident says goodbye to original cast member
UPI News Service, 04/21/2021
The Resident star Shaunette Renee Wilson has left the show after four seasons.
ADVERTISEMENT Tuesday s episode marked Wilson s final appearance as Mina Okafor on the Fox medical drama.
The episode showed Okafor leave Chastain Park Memorial Hospital to return to her native Nigeria. Okafar left just as her relationship with AJ (Malcolm-Jamal Warner) was getting serious.
Wilson announced her exit on Twitter before the episode airing. After deeply thoughtful reflection, I approached the producers some time ago asking to leave the show and they agreed and gave my character a wonderful sendoff, Wilson wrote. I am appreciative of them for allowing me to embody as beautiful of a soul as Dr. Mina Okafor.
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