Caroline Chikezie
Born (1974-02-19) 19 February 1974
London, England, UK
NationalityBritish, Nigerian
EducationBrunel University
OccupationActress
Years active1998 – present

Caroline Chikezie// ⓘ (born 19 February 1974) is a British Nigerian actress, best known for playing Sasha Williams in As If, and Elaine Hardy in Footballers' Wives.[1] In recent years she has gained popularity as Angela Ochello in the Nigerian series The Governor.

Early life and background

Chikezie was born in England to Nigerian parents of Igbo origin.[2] At fourteen, Chikezie was sent to boarding school in Nigeria in an attempt to make her abandon her dreams to become an actress. Before this, she had attended weekend classes at Italia Conti. On her return to the United Kingdom, she enrolled at Brunel University where she studied Medicinal Chemistry (she was expected to take over her father's hospital in Nigeria), but dropped out of school. She later won a scholarship to the UK's Academy of Live and Recorded Arts.[3]

Television

After roles in Holby City, Casualty, and the award-winning British film Babymother,[4] Chikezie landed her first major role as bitchy Sasha Williams in As If[5] 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. In 2018, she starred as a recurring character, Queen Tamlin of Leah in the 2nd season of Shannara Chronicles.

She also starred as Angela Ochello in the hit EbonyLife Television series "The Governor."

Film

As a film actress, Chikezie appeared as Nasuada in the movie Eragon. She spoke about her representation in the movie passage.[6]

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 3 episodes
2004 Footballers' Wives Elaine Hardy 7 episodes
2005 The Mistress of Spices Myisha
2005 Aeon Flux Freya
2006 Take 3 Girls Spot
2006 Breaking and Entering Erika
2006 Eragon Nasuada
2006–07 Torchwood Lisa Hallett 2 episodes
2007 Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office Rachel TV film
2007 Supernatural Tamara Episode: "The Magnificent Seven"
2009 The 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 The Sweeney Clarke
2012 Crime Stories Susie Fisher Episode: "1.20"
2013 By Any Means
2014 Everly Zelda
2016 The Governor Angela Ochello (Governor) Episode 1 & 2 as Deputy Governor, Episodes 3 to 13 as Governor
2017 Mayhem The Siren
2017 The Shannara Chronicles Queen Tamlin Episodes: "Wraith", "Graymark", "Dweller"
2019 The Passage Dr. Major Nichole Sykes
2023 Power Book II: Ghost Noma Recurring role (season 3)

References

  1. ↑ "Footballers' Wives – the Official site of the sensational drama". footballerswives.tv. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  2. ↑ Anozie, Chidinma (1 October 2016). "15 HOLLYWOOD Actresses with NIGERIAN Roots". Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  3. ↑ HOW FOOTBALLERS' WIVES STAR FOUND FAME
  4. ↑ "My family was so angry about me wanting to act they tricked me into leaving Britain; WIVES STAR FOUND FAME AGAINST THE ODDS HOW FOOTBALLERS'. – Free Online Library". thefreelibrary.com.
  5. ↑ "Caught in the prime of life; As If Ch4, 6.00pm. – Free Online Library". thefreelibrary.com.
  6. ↑ Matthews, Nadine (29 March 2019). "Actress Caroline Chikezie on the importance of representation". MSR News Online. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
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