Caroline Chikezie

Caroline Chikezie is a British actress, best known for playing Sasha Williams in As If, Elaine Hardy in Footballers' Wives ^[1] and the Cyberwoman in Torchwood.

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,^[3] Chikezie landed her first major role as bitchy Sasha Williams in As If ^[4] 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 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

References

External links

• Caroline Chikezie on IMDb