Ashley Madekwe facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Ashley Madekwe
Madekwe at the PaleyFest 2012
Born	(1983-12-06) 6 December 1983 (age 40) Mile End, London, England
Alma mater	RADA
Years active	1998–present
Spouse(s)	Iddo Goldberg ​ (m. 2012)​
Children	1
Relatives	Archie Madekwe (Cousin)

Ashley Madekwe (/məˈdɛkweɪ/; born 6 December 1983) is a British actress. She is known for her roles as Bambi in the ITV2 series Secret Diary of a ... (2008–2010), Ashley Davenport in the ABC drama Revenge (2011–2013), and Tituba in the WGN series Salem (2014–2017). For her performance in County Lines (2019), Madekwe was nominated for the BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress.

Early life

Madekwe was born in South London, England into an interracial family. Her father is Nigerian and her mother is English. She grew up on a south London council estate and attended The Brit School at age 14. She attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London where she gained a BA in acting. While attending the school, she appeared in numerous stage productions including King Henry V as Princess Katherine and Wuthering Heights as Catherine Earnshaw.

Career

Madekwe started her acting career with a film titled Storm Damage. In 2005, shortly after graduating from Royal Academy of Dramatic Art she played 'Jade' in Shan Khan's Prayer Room at Birmingham Repertory Theatre. Since then, she has made guest appearances on Teachers, Doctors, Casualty, and Drop Dead Gorgeous. Madekwe landed her first motion picture in the 2007 Woody Allen film Cassandra's Dream, opposite Colin Farrell and Ewan McGregor. Following that success, she played Elisha in the one-off BBC Three drama pilot West 10 LDN, and appeared in six episodes of Trexx and Flipside as Ollie. ..... Madekwe starred in the 2008 comedy film How to Lose Friends & Alienate People. Her theatre credits include Little Sweet Thing by Roy Williams and Flight Path by David Watson.

Madekwe made her official US debut in the 2009 drama series The Beautiful Life, which only aired two episodes on The CW before being cancelled. In February 2011, she was cast as Ashley Davenport in the ABC drama series Revenge. After being a regular for the first two seasons, it was reported in late May 2013 that Madekwe would depart the series following a guest appearance in the first episode of the third season. She starred as Tituba in the television series Salem from 2014 to 2016.

In 2018 Madekwe starred in the British film, County Lines and was subsequently nominated for a BAFTA in 2021 for the role of Toni.

Personal life

In June 2012, Madekwe married her long-time boyfriend, British actor Iddo Goldberg. ..... In late summer 2023, the couple welcomed their first child, a boy. Her cousin is British actor Archie Madekwe.

Filmography

Film

Television

See also

In Spanish: Ashley Madekwe para niños