Ashley Madekwe
| Ashley Madekwe | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 6, 1981 London, England, UK |
| Occupation | Actress, fashion blogger |
| Years active | 1999 – present |
Ashley Madekwe (born December 6, 1981,[1][2] London, England, UK) is an English actress, best known for her role as social climber Ashley Davenport on ABC drama series Revenge.
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[edit] Early life
Madekwe was born in London, England to an English mother and a Nigerian father. 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 she knows some flamenco and period dancing 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.[3]
[edit] Career
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. Her other Theatre credits include: Little Sweet Thing by Roy Williams, Flight Path by David Watson and many more.[4]
Madekwe started a fashion blog [5] 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.
Madekwe made her official U.S. debut in the short-lived The CW drama series The Beautiful Life. She is now appearing in the 2011 ABC series Revenge.
[edit] Filmography
| Film | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
| 2000 | Storm Damage | Annalise | ||
| 2006 | Venus | Royal Court Actress | ||
| Prime Suspect 7: The Final Act | Tanya | |||
| 2007 | Cassandra's Dream | Lucy | ||
| 2008 | West 10 LDN | Elisha | ||
| 2008 | How to Lose Friends & Alienate People | Vicky | ||
| 2010 | Above Their Station | Kelly Eve | ||
| 2011 | Victim | Tia | Completed | |
| Television | ||||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
| 1999 | The Bill | Janie Newton | Episode: "Badlands" | |
| 2000 | Hope and Glory | Dawn | Episode: "2.4" | |
| Down to Earth | Julie | Episode: "O Best Beloved" | ||
| 2001-2002 | Teachers | Bev | 9 episodes | |
| 2006 | Vital Signs | Tart | Episode: "1.5" | |
| Doctors | Sophie Wells | Episode: "A Mother's Love" | ||
| Casualty | Jade Clark | Episode: "Worlds Apart" | ||
| 2007 | Drop Dead Gorgeous | Brogan Tully | 3 episodes | |
| 2008 | Trial & Retribution | Maria | Episode: "Tracks: Part 1" | |
| Trexx and Flipside | Ollie | 6 episodes | ||
| Wallander | Dolores Maria Santana | Episode: "Sidetracked" | ||
| 2008-2010 | Secret Diary of a Call Girl | Bambi | 2 series | |
| 2009 | Coming Up | Shanna | Episode: "Raising Baby Rio" | |
| The Beautiful Life: TBL | Marissa Delfina | 4 episodes | ||
| 2011 | Bedlam | Molly Lucas | 6 episodes | |
| 2011–present | Revenge | Ashley Davenport | TV series; Series regular | |
