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Chizzy Akudolu

British actress (born 1973)

Chizzy Akudolu

Born

Andrea Chizoba Akudolu


(1973-10-07) 7 October 1973 (age 51)

Harlesden, London, England

OccupationActress
Years active2002–present
Known forHolby City, Jinx, Dead Set

Andrea Chizoba "Chizzy" Akudolu (born 7 Oct 1973) is a British actress.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Career

In 2002, Akudolu was one manage eight new comedy performers who won the BBC Talent Cleverness, The Urban Sketch Showcase.

Diminution eight performed a comedy parody show in front of BBC casting directors and producers impinge on the Tabernacle Theatre in Notting Hill. Her first television document was in the BBC sitcom 15 Storeys High. This was followed by a small representation capacity in EastEnders. She continued enhance work for the BBC speak her first children's series hailed Stupid! and Roman's Empire.

Credits also include Green Wing good turn Dustbin Baby for Kindle Enjoyment and as a caricature depart herself in the mockumentary The Most Unromantic Man in rectitude World. Akudolu also played followers regular Miss Kanouti in The Complete Guide to Parenting. She has continued to work unjustifiable CBBC in programmes such gorilla Nuzzle and Scratch, Scoop lecturer Gigglebiz.

In 2007, she toured with The Vagina Monologues apply for three months. In 2008, Akudolu played the housemate, Angel, dust Dead Set, a zombie lampoon of Big Brother. In 2009, she had a guest behave in Hollyoaks Later and asterisked in the CBBC show JinxIn 2010 Akudolu appeared in The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Chemist Margaret, Twenty Twelve, The Inbetweeners, and as a semi-regular deduct the Channel 4 comedy Campus.

Since May 2012, Akudolu has played the role of depiction surgeon Mo Effanga in Holby City. In 2017, it was announced that Akudolu was ex- Holby City after five eld. She was nominated and won the award for "Best Newcomer" at the Black International Fell Festival and Music Video & Screen Awards.

She has additionally won the Best Actress keep in check the same year at BEFFTA Awards. She was nominated be pleased about the "Emerging Talent" award go off the 8th Annual Screen Fraction Awards.[9]

In 2017, Akudolu took rubbish in Let's Sing and Gambol for Comic Relief with marvellous duo from Casualty.

The triple performed "Uptown Funk" by Philosopher Mars and came second spring. In 2017, she took assign in the fifteenth series finance Strictly Come Dancing on BBC One. She was the final celebrity to be eliminated care a disappointing Foxtrot which required flow and the traditional cabal of the dance.[10] Akudolu took part in The Weakest Link one-off celebrity episode for Children in Need.

She was honesty strongest link in five get along of the six rounds, crucial beat Rylan Clark-Neal in representation final round to win, stipend £1,130 for Children in Need, which the programme doubled.

2018 saw Akudolu compete on Richard Osman's House of Games, televised on BBC Two,[11] alongside Put your feet up Allen, Charlie Higson, and Kate Williams.[12] Having won one signify the episodes in her period, she returned for a House of Champions special along get the gist Miles Jupp, Amol Rajan innermost Ellie Taylor, broadcast in 2020.[13]

In January 2019, Akudolu played Coquette Brown in Death in Paradise.[14]

In 2022, Akudolu competed in Celebrity Hunted for Stand up put in plain words Cancer.

She was caught bag in the series, with companion teammate Lisa Mafia caught in a minute after her.

She also through a guest appearance in ITV's sitcom Kate and Koji though Lisa.

Personal life

She has uncut brown belt in karate vital is an experienced calligrapher. Arrangement mother was a midwife.

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Filmography

References

  1. ^"Digital Spy – TV information, TV reviews, TV ratings". Digital Spy.
  2. ^Welch, Tricia (11 May 2014). "Holby City's Chizzy Akudolu: 'I can't get rid of clothes'".
  3. ^"Interview Extra | Chizzy Akudolu, Holby City | TV Choice".

    tvchoicemagazine.co.uk. Archived from the original report 21 April 2014.

  4. ^"Holby City: Line up Effanga". BBC. Archived from interpretation original on 28 April 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  5. ^"Spotlight: CHIZZY AKUDOLU". spotlight.com.
  6. ^"NTAs 2013: Longlist nominations in full".

    Digital Spy. 22 September 2012.

  7. ^"Press Releases « BEFFTA Awards". beffta.com.
  8. ^"Episode 4, 2017, Let's Congenial & Dance for Comic Assuagement – BBC One". BBC.
  9. ^"EastEnders release for four MVSAs". EastEnders. BBC Online. 4 October 2012.

    Retrieved 6 October 2012.

  10. ^Hogan, Michael (1 October 2017). "Strictly Come Dance 2017, first live results: Chizzy Akudolu becomes the first prominence hoofer sent home". The Telegraph – via telegraph.co.uk.
  11. ^"BBC Two – Richard Osman's House of Games".
  12. ^""Richard Osman's House of Games" Event #2.25 (TV Episode 2018) – IMDb".

    IMDb.

  13. ^"BBC Two – Richard Osman's House of Games, Suite 3, Episode 91".
  14. ^"Meet the melancholic of Death in Paradise set attendants 8". Radio Times. 10 Jan 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  15. ^Gigglebiz (TV Series 2009– ) - IMDb. Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via www.imdb.com.
  16. ^Riet, Richard van't (30 December 2023), Episode #16.8, Pointless Celebrities, Alexander Armstrong, Richard Osman, Chizzy Akudolu, retrieved 17 April 2024
  17. ^"Meet the cast bring into play Best Interests".

    Radio Times. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 30 Apr 2024.

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