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Freema Agyeman
Freema Agyeman has landed the role of Dr Who's assistant on BBC TV. Her mother is Iranian and her father Ghanaian.
a basic bio about Freema
age: 27 (b.1979) sign: Pisces
Birth Place: North London, England
(grew up in Woodberry Down estate in Finsbury Park)
Currently: resides in her apartment in Cardiff, Wales while filming for Doctor Who series 3
Education:
Graduated in 2000 with BA Honours in Performing Arts and Drama from Middlesex University.
Freema also took theatre courses at Radford University in Virginia, USA in 1998.
Her secondary school was Our Lady's Convent in Amhurst Park, Stamford Hill and she attended the Anna Scher Theatre School in Islington during the summer of 1996.
other training:
basic martial arts and gymnastics, horse riding
Freema is also skilled at various accents
including Australian and Liverpudlian
Family:
Though her parents divorced when she was young, Freema is close with her mother and her father lives nearby. She has a younger brother, Domenic, and older sister, Leila. Her mother, Azar, is Iranian and her father, Osei, is Ghanaian.
Freema has a boyfriend that she met just before she got the part of Martha Jones on Doctor Who.
Previous odd jobs:
Worked at Blockbuster
Volunteer box-office assistant
Freema's Filmography & Theatre Work
"Doctor Who"
(2007) series three
as Martha Jones
"Doctor Who" - Army of Ghosts (2006)
(Saturday 1st July)
as Adeola
"The Bill"
ep# 389 (2006) Washington
ep# 388 (2006) as Washington
ep# 232 (2004) as Jenna Carter
"The Rulers, Dealers and Losers" (2005)
(by Stephen Lloyd Jackson)
as Nana
"Mile High" (2005)
series 2 episode 13 (finale)
"Silent Witness" - Choices (2005)
as Mary Ogden
"Casualty @ Holby City" (2004)
(Sunday 26th December)
as Kate Hindley
"Crossroads" (2003)
as Lola Wise
* sometimes mistakenly listed as "Ageyman"
Lords and Ladies (2002)
(Terry Pratchett's Discworld)
as Elf Queen & Casanunda
Twisted Roots (2001)
(by Emily Nightingale)
as Anya Starr
When Snow Falls (2001)
(by Chris Elwell)
as "T"
The Antigone of Sophocles (1996)
as Antigone
Awards and Recognition
Nominated for "BEST NEWCOMER"
as Lola Wise in "Crossroads"
THE BRITISH SOAP AWARDS 2003
Nominated for "SEXIEST FEMALE"
as Lola Wise in "Crossroads"
WHAT’S ON TV MAGAZINE AWARD 2003
a basic bio about Freema
age: 27 (b.1979) sign: Pisces
Birth Place: North London, England
(grew up in Woodberry Down estate in Finsbury Park)
Currently: resides in her apartment in Cardiff, Wales while filming for Doctor Who series 3
Education:
Graduated in 2000 with BA Honours in Performing Arts and Drama from Middlesex University.
Freema also took theatre courses at Radford University in Virginia, USA in 1998.
Her secondary school was Our Lady's Convent in Amhurst Park, Stamford Hill and she attended the Anna Scher Theatre School in Islington during the summer of 1996.
other training:
basic martial arts and gymnastics, horse riding
Freema is also skilled at various accents
including Australian and Liverpudlian
Family:
Though her parents divorced when she was young, Freema is close with her mother and her father lives nearby. She has a younger brother, Domenic, and older sister, Leila. Her mother, Azar, is Iranian and her father, Osei, is Ghanaian.
Freema has a boyfriend that she met just before she got the part of Martha Jones on Doctor Who.
Previous odd jobs:
Worked at Blockbuster
Volunteer box-office assistant
Freema's Filmography & Theatre Work
"Doctor Who"
(2007) series three
as Martha Jones
"Doctor Who" - Army of Ghosts (2006)
(Saturday 1st July)
as Adeola
"The Bill"
ep# 389 (2006) Washington
ep# 388 (2006) as Washington
ep# 232 (2004) as Jenna Carter
"The Rulers, Dealers and Losers" (2005)
(by Stephen Lloyd Jackson)
as Nana
"Mile High" (2005)
series 2 episode 13 (finale)
"Silent Witness" - Choices (2005)
as Mary Ogden
"Casualty @ Holby City" (2004)
(Sunday 26th December)
as Kate Hindley
"Crossroads" (2003)
as Lola Wise
* sometimes mistakenly listed as "Ageyman"
Lords and Ladies (2002)
(Terry Pratchett's Discworld)
as Elf Queen & Casanunda
Twisted Roots (2001)
(by Emily Nightingale)
as Anya Starr
When Snow Falls (2001)
(by Chris Elwell)
as "T"
The Antigone of Sophocles (1996)
as Antigone
Awards and Recognition
Nominated for "BEST NEWCOMER"
as Lola Wise in "Crossroads"
THE BRITISH SOAP AWARDS 2003
Nominated for "SEXIEST FEMALE"
as Lola Wise in "Crossroads"
WHAT’S ON TV MAGAZINE AWARD 2003
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