| Ashley Ifeoma Madekwe | |
|---|---|
| Born | London, England, UK |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1999 – present |
Ashley Ifeoma Madekwe (London, 1981) is a mixed Nigerian-Swiss-British actress best known for portraying 'Bambi' on ITV's Secret Diary of a Call Girl and Marissa Delfina on the canceled The CW drama series The Beautiful Life. She has also been seen in programmes such as Drop Dead Gorgeous, Teachers and others. She currently plays social climber Ashley Davenport on ABC's Revenge .[1]
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Madekwe was born in London, England to [Nigerian] parents. She has a GCSE in Drama and BTec from BRIT School of Performing Arts as well one year foundation course at LAMDA. Not only is Madekwe a trained actress but a flamenco and period dancer as well. Madekwe also attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. While attending the prestigious school, she appeared in numerous stage productions including King Henry V as Princess Katherine and Wuthering Heights as Catherine Earnshaw.[2]
Madekwe started her acting career with a film entitled "Storm Damage" Since then she has made guest appearances on Teachers, Doctors, Casualty, and Drop Dead Gorgeous. Madekwe landed her first motion picture in the Woody Allen film, Cassandra's Dream. Madekwe played Lucy opposite Colin Farrell and Ewan McGregor. Following that success, she played Elisha in the BBC Three drama pilot West 10 LDN, and appeared on six episodes of Trexx and Flipside as Ollie. In 2008, she landed the role of Bambi on popular ITV drama Secret Diary of a Call Girl which eventually was picked up by Showtime in the United States. She is featured heavily in the third season. Madekwe starred in 2008's How to Lose Friends & Alienate People.[3] She made her official U.S. debut in the canceled The CW drama series The Beautiful Life. She is now appearing in the 2011 ABC series Revenge (TV series). Other Theatre credits include: Little Sweet Thing by Roy Williams, Flight Path by David Watson and many more.
Madekwe started a fashion blog [4] which has grown to be, as written by Look Magazine one of the top fashion blogs. Ashley's blog contains entries about clothing, her career and her personal life. Madekwe's fashions has the focus of magazines such as Italian Vogue, Grazia, Asos Magazine, Heat, Pride and many more.
Ashley Madekwe's blog is titled 'Ring My Bell' and can be found on blogspot or even by searching it on Google.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | The Bill | Janie Newton | Episode: "Badlands" |
| 2000 | Storm Damage | Annalise | TV movie |
| 2000 | Hope and Glory | Dawn | Episode: "2.4" |
| 2000 | Down to Earth | Julie | Episode: "O Best Beloved" |
| 2001-2002 | Teachers | Bev | 9 episodes |
| 2006 | Vital Signs | Tart | Episode: "1.5" |
| 2006 | Doctors | Sophie Wells | Episode: "A Mother's Love" |
| 2006 | Casualty | Jade Clark | Episode: "Worlds Apart" |
| 2006 | Venus | Royal Court Actress | |
| 2006 | Prime Suspect 7: The Final Act | Tanya | TV movie |
| 2007 | Cassandra's Dream | Lucy | |
| 2007 | Drop Dead Gorgeous | Brogan Tully | 3 episodes |
| 2008 | West 10 LDN | Elisha | TV movie |
| 2008 | Trial & Retribution | Maria | Episode: "Tracks: Part 1" |
| 2008 | Trexx and Flipside | Ollie | 6 episodes |
| 2008 | How to Lose Friends & Alienate People | Vicky | |
| 2008 | Wallander | Dolores Maria Santana | Episode: "Sidetracked" |
| 2008-2010 | Secret Diary of a Call Girl | Bambi | 14 episodes |
| 2009 | Coming Up | Shanna | Episode: "Raising Baby Rio" |
| 2009 | The Beautiful Life: TBL | Marissa Delfina | 4 episodes |
| 2010 | Above Their Station | Kelly Eve | TV movie |
| 2011 | Bedlam | Molly Lucas | 6 episodes |
| 2011 | Victim | Tia | Completed |
| 2011 | Revenge | Ashley Davenport | TV series; now on ABC network |