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30 || FITNESS MAGAZINE || JANUARY 2016 Actor, Martial Artist & Survivortwitter.com/sundraoakleyinstagram.com/sundraoakleyPhoto Credit: Lesley Bryce Photographywww.lesleybryce.com By: Darcy TharpEXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW%u201cI feel you miss out on what I call the Tootsie Roll center of the Tootsie Pop if you just focus on whether your biceps are getting bigger when you step onto the dojo training floor.%u201d Discussing why she believes in the all-encompassing aspects of martial arts, actress Sundra Oakley always goes for the Tootsie Roll center, getting the most out of everything she does. Linguist, martial artist, professional dancer, and actress are only some of the abilities and jobs that speak to her commitment to going the extra mile to master any craft. MOST Magazine caught up with Sundra to find out how she does it all and what it%u2019s like portraying Nisco Rice on the show Legends, a crime drama television series which premiered on TNT and is currently in its second season. The multitalented Jamaican, who is a native New Yorker, got her start after receiving her Bachelor%u2019s Degree from New York University%u2019s Tosh School of the Arts. She then guest starred in such shows as HBO%u2019s Sex and the City, As the World Turns, CSI: Miami and Strong Medicine. Finding out she was even more resilient than she ever imagined, Sundra had the opportunity to participate in the 2006 season of the hit TV CBS series, Survivor and used the show to test her limits as a human. Sundra now resides in L.A. where she SUNDRAOAKLEY