Caroline Chikezie
| Caroline Chikezie | |
|---|---|
| Born |
19 February 1974 London, England, UK |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1998 – present |
Caroline Chikezie is a British actress, best known for playing Sasha Williams in As If, and Elaine Hardy in Footballers' Wives.[1]
Early life
Chikezie was born in England to Nigerian parents. At fourteen, Chikezie was sent to boarding school in Nigeria in an attempt to make her abandon her dreams to become an actress. Prior to this she had attended weekend classes at Italia Conti. On her return to the United Kingdom she enrolled into Brunel University where she studied Medicinal Chemistry (she was expected to take over her father's hospital in Nigeria), but left after lecturers decided that she was unsuited to academic life. She later won a scholarship to the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts.[2]
Television
After roles in Holby City, Casualty, and the award-winning British film Babymother, Chikezie landed her first major role as bitchy Sasha Williams in As If in 2001. In 2004 she landed a regular role as Kyle Pascoe's girlfriend Elaine Hardy in Series Four 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 organisation 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.
Film
As a film actress, Chikezie has starred as Nasuada in the movie Eragon.
Filmography
| 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 | 7 episodes |
| 2005 | Mistress of Spices, TheThe Mistress of Spices | Myisha | |
| 2005 | Aeon Flux | Freya | |
| 2006 | Take 3 Girls | Spot | |
| 2006 | Breaking and Entering | Erika | |
| 2006 | Eragon | Nasuada | |
| 2006 | Torchwood | Lisa Hallett | Episode: "Cyberwoman" |
| 2007 | Torchwood | Lisa Hallett | Episode: "End of Days" |
| 2007 | Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office | Rachel | TV film |
| 2007 | Supernatural | Tamara | Episode: "The Magnificent Seven" |
| 2009 | Killing of Wendy, TheThe 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 | Sweeney, TheThe Sweeney | Clarke | |
| 2012 | Crime Stories | Susie Fisher | Episode: "1.20" |
| 2013 | By Any Means |