Ashley Madekwe
Biography
Ashley Madekwe is an English actress who was born in Mile End and grew up in South London. She began acting in the film Storm Damage and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, then took a stage role at Birmingham Repertory Theatre in 2005. Early television guest spots included Teachers, Doctors, Casualty and Drop Dead Gorgeous. She made her feature film debut in Woody Allen's Cassandra's Dream (2007) and later starred as Bambi in Secret Diary of a Call Girl. Madekwe played Ashley Davenport in Revenge and Tituba in Salem from 2014 to 2016. In County Lines (2020) she was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress, and she also appeared in The Strays (2023).
44years old
Turns 45 on December 6in 55 days
- Born Mile End
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 18 years2006 to 2024
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First role
Ashley Madekwe's first feature film role came in Cassandra's Dream, Woody Allen's 2007 movie, where she acted alongside Colin Farrell and Ewan McGregor.
A first
Madekwe's official US debut was in The Beautiful Life, a 2009 drama series. Only two episodes aired on The CW before the show was canceled.
Ashley Madekwe movies on Netflix
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The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
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Ashley Madekwe made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Ewan McGregor's page
Vanessa Redgrave's page
Tom Wilkinson's page
Colin Farrell's page
Peter O'Toole's page
Jim Carter's page
All films by Woody Allen
All films by Roger Michell
All films by Nathaniel Martello-White
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Official profiles and reference pages.