Onika Tanya Maraj was born on, December 8 1982, in St.James, Trinidad and Tobago.
Graduated from LaGuardia High School, where she participated in the drama program. She had planned to sing at LaGuardia but lost her voice on the day of the audition.
Has "God you are always with me" tattooed in traditional Chinese letters on her left arm.
She is the voice of Steffie on Ice Age: Continental Drift.
She is Lydia on The Other Women.