From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

Ashley Madekwe

British actress (born 1983)

Summary

British actress (born 1983)

Field	Value
name	Ashley Madekwe
image	Ashley Madekwe PaleyFest 12.jpg
caption	Madekwe at the PaleyFest 2012
birth_name
birth_date
birth_place	Mile End, London, England
alma_mater	RADA
occupation	Actress
years_active	1998–present
spouse
children	1
relatives	Archie Madekwe (cousin)

Ashley Madekwe (; born 6 December 1983) is a British actress. She is known for her roles as Bambi in the ITV2 series Secret Diary of a Call Girl (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 at Mile End Hospital in East London to a Nigerian father and an English mother, and grew up on a South London council estate in West Norwood. When she was 14, her family moved to the Norbury suburbs, and Madekwe attended the BRIT School. She went on to train at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London.

Her cousin is British actor Archie Madekwe.

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. In 2008, she landed the role of Bambi on the ITV2 drama series Secret Diary of a Call Girl, appearing in series two and three. 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, Israeli actor Iddo Goldberg. They worked together on Secret Diary of a Call Girl and he also had a role alongside her on the TV series Salem. In late summer 2023, the couple welcomed their first child, a boy.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Venus	Royal Court actress
2007	Cassandra's Dream	Lucy
2008	How to Lose Friends & Alienate People	Vicky
2011	Victim	Tia
2019	County Lines	Toni	Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Nominated—British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
2023	The Strays	Neve / Cheryl Blake	Netflix film

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"
Storm Damage	Annalise	Television film
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"
Prime Suspect	Tanya	Episode: "The Final Act, Part 1"
2007	Drop Dead Gorgeous	Brogan Tully	3 episodes
2008	West 10 LDN	Elisha	Pilot
Trial & Retribution	Maria	Episode: "Tracks: Part 1"
2008–2010	Secret Diary of a Call Girl	Bambi/Gloria White	13 episodes
2008	Trexx and Flipside	Ollie	8 episodes
Wallander	Dolores Maria Santana	Episode: "Sidetracked"
2009	**	Marissa Delfina	4 episodes
Coming Up	Shanna	Episode: "Raising Baby Rio"
2010	Above Their Station	Kelly Eve	Pilot
2011	Bedlam	Molly Lucas	6 episodes
2011–2013	Revenge	Ashley Davenport	44 episodes
2014–2017	Salem	Tituba	34 episodes
2019	The Umbrella Academy	Detective Eudora Patch	3 episodes
Four Weddings and a Funeral	Julia	4 episodes
2019–2020	Tell Me A Story	Simone Garland	10 episodes
2021	Tell Me Your Secrets	Lisa	5 episodes
2022	Made for Love	Zelda	6 episodes
2023	Dr. Death	Dr. Ana Lasbrey	Main role, season 2

References

"UK actress Ashley Madekwe talks to Akua Gyamfi (The British Blacklist) about her movie 'County Lines' ahead of LFF premiere". BBC.
(9 March 2021). "Bafta Film Awards 2021: The nominations in full".
Salisbury, Mark. (31 March 2021). "County Lines' star Ashley Madekwe on "changing the narrative" of her career". Screen International.
(21 February 2016). "Nigerians making us proud in Hollywood".
[http://ashbee.net/rada/grad05/mad.html ASHLEY MADEKWE] {{webarchive. link. (5 February 2009 , ''ashbee.net'')
(2019-10-25). "New Faces: Archie Madekwe, See's Dystopian Leading Lad".
(18 June 2012). "Revenge's Ashley Madekwe: I threw KFC rubbish on my ex's driveway". [[Associated Newspapers]].
"Ashley Davenport Played by Ashley Madekwe". [[American Broadcasting Company]].
Andreeva, Nellie. (12 February 2011). "Jack Davenport To Co-Star In NBC's 'Smash'".
O'Connell, Michael. (31 May 2013). "Ashley Madekwe to Depart 'Revenge' in Third Season". [[Prometheus Global Media]].
Wightman, Catriona. (18 June 2012). "'Revenge' star Ashley Madekwe marries Iddo Goldberg". [[Digital Spy]].
(24 April 2023). "Ashley Madekwe Is Pregnant, Expecting First Baby with Husband Iddo Goldberg". People Magazine.
Sandwell, Ian. (21 February 2023). "The Strays stars Ashley Madekwe and Jorden Myrie won't tell you what to think". Digital Spy.

Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

1983-births living-people actors-from-the-london-borough-of-lambeth actors-from-the-london-borough-of-tower-hamlets actresses-from-london alumni-of-the-royal-academy-of-dramatic-art black-british-actresses british-bloggers british-film-actresses british-people-of-nigerian-descent british-people-of-swiss-descent british-stage-actresses british-television-actresses british-women-bloggers people-educated-at-the-brit-school people-from-mile-end people-from-norbury people-from-west-norwood 20th-century-british-actresses 21st-century-british-actresses

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about Ashley Madekwe — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report