Tonto Dikeh (born June 9, 1985) hails from Ikwere in Rivers State, Nigeria and is from a family of seven.

Her primary and secondary education were both completed in Port Harcourt. She is a graduate of Petro-Chemical Engineering form the University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

Her journey to Nollywood started in 2005, when she left a TV reality show "The Next Movie Star" as the first runner up. After her second movie titled "Holy Cross", Tonto gained recognition and started taking up lead roles in movies.

In 2015, Dikeh got married to her husband, Oladunni Churchill.