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Caroline Chikezie// (born 19 February 1974) is a British Nigerian actress, best known for playing Sasha Williams in As If, and Elaine Hardy in Footballers' Wives.[1] In recent years, she has gained popularity as Angela Ochello in the Nigerian series The Governor.
Caroline Chikezie | |
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| Born | 19 February 1974 London, England, UK |
| Nationality | British, Nigerian |
| Education | Brunel University |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1998 – present |
| Spouse | Adrian Holmes |
Early life and background
editChikezie was born in England to Nigerian parents of Igbo origin.[2] At fourteen , Chikezie was sent to boarding school in Nigeria in an attempt to make her abandon her dreams of becoming an actress. Before this, she had attended weekend classes at Italia Conti. On her return to the United Kingdom.
Education
editShe enrolled at Brunel University where she studied Medicinal Chemistry (she was expected to take over her father's hospital in Nigeria), but dropped out of school. She later won a scholarship to the UK's Academy of Live and Recorded Arts.[3]
Career
editAfter roles in Holby City, Casualty, and the award-winning British film Babymother,[4] Chikezie landed her first major role as bitchy Sasha Williams in As If[5] in 2001. In 2004, she landed a regular role as Kyle Pascoe's girlfriend Elaine Hardy in Series Three of Footballer's Wives.
Other television work includes 40, Judas Kiss, Free Fall, and Brothers and Sisters.
She appeared as Lisa Hallett, a member of the secret organization of Torchwood who had been transformed into a half-human half-Cyberman in "Cyberwoman", an episode of Torchwood, and as Tamara, a fellow demon hunter, in the 3rd-season premiere of Supernatural. In 2018, she starred as a recurring character, Queen Tamlin of Leah in the 2nd season of Shannara Chronicles.
She also starred as Angela Ochello in the hit EbonyLife Television series, The Governor.
From 2023 she played Noma in the popular Starz television series,Power Book II Ghost.
Film
editAs a film actress, Chikezie appeared as Nasuada in the movie Eragon. She spoke about her representation in the movie passage.[6]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Brothers and Sisters | Belinda Ofori | TV series |
| 1998 | Babymother | Sharon | TV film |
| 1999 | Virtual Sexuality | Gushy Assistant | |
| 1999 | Casualty | Donna | Episode: "Free Fall" |
| 2001 | As If | Sasha Williams | 7 episodes |
| 2002 | Holby City | Jamila James | Episode: "Judas Kiss: Part 1 & 2" |
| 2002 | Babyfather | Kandii | Episode: "2.1" |
| 2003 | 40 | Denise | 3 episodes |
| 2004 | Footballers' Wives | Elaine Hardy | 7 episodes |
| 2005 | The Mistress of Spices | Myisha | |
| 2005 | Aeon Flux | Freya | |
| 2006 | Take 3 Girls | Spot | |
| 2006 | Breaking and Entering | Erika | |
| 2006 | Eragon | Nasuada | |
| 2006–07 | Torchwood | Lisa Hallett | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office | Rachel | TV film |
| 2007 | Supernatural | Tamara | Episode: "The Magnificent Seven" |
| 2009 | The Killing of Wendy | Zora | |
| 2010 | Paris Connections | Nathalie de Barge | |
| 2010 | Inale | Inale | |
| 2012 | Casualty | Teri Layeni | Episode: "All in a Day's Nightmare" |
| 2012 | The Sweeney | Clarke | |
| 2012 | Crime Stories | Susie Fisher | Episode: "1.20" |
| 2013 | By Any Means | ||
| 2014 | Everly | Zelda | |
| 2016 | The Governor | Angela Ochello (Governor) | Episodes 1 & 2 as Deputy Governor, Episodes 3 to 13 as Governor |
| 2017 | Mayhem | The Siren | |
| 2017 | The Shannara Chronicles | Queen Tamlin | Episodes: "Wraith", "Graymark", "Dweller" |
| 2019 | The Passage | Dr. Major Nichole Sykes | |
| 2023–24 | Power Book II: Ghost | Noma Asaju | Recurring role (season 3) main role (season 4) |
References
edit- ^ "Footballers' Wives – the Official site of the sensational drama". footballerswives.tv. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ Anozie, Chidinma (1 October 2016). "15 HOLLYWOOD Actresses with NIGERIAN Roots". Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ HOW FOOTBALLERS' WIVES STAR FOUND FAME
- ^ "My family was so angry about me wanting to act they tricked me into leaving Britain; WIVES STAR FOUND FAME AGAINST THE ODDS HOW FOOTBALLERS'. – Free Online Library". thefreelibrary.com.
- ^ "Caught in the prime of life; As If Ch4, 6.00pm. – Free Online Library". thefreelibrary.com.
- ^ Matthews, Nadine (29 March 2019). "Actress Caroline Chikezie on the importance of representation". MSR News Online. Retrieved 22 July 2022.