In this article we will talk about the wonderful girl Ashley Madekva. We will discuss her biography and career, as well as devote time to her filmography.
Ashley Ifeoma Madekwe, the famous English film actress, gained the greatest popularity after the role played by Davenport Ashley in the American opera Revenge.
Childhood
Ashley Madekwe was born on December 6, 1981 in the city of London, UK, where she later graduated from the art school. The mother of the actress is English, her father has Nigerian-Swiss roots. In childhood and throughout her youthful age she loved to dance.
At an early age she appeared on the stage in such productions as Wuthering Heights and King Henry 5.
Career
The actress began her career with episodic roles and filming in numerous television shows. The first significant role went to Ashley in the series Drop Dead Gorgeous, the girl appeared in three episodes and played Brogan Tilly.
In 2007, Ashley Madekwe made her debut on the big screen, appearing in the film "Cassandra's Dreams" from director Woody Allen. A few months later, the aspiring actress starred in the television project West 10 LDN and appeared in several episodes of Trexx and Flipside.
In early 2008, Ashley could be seen in the series “Secret Girl Calling Diary”, in which she played the role of Bambi, Madeka appeared on the screen in two episodes.
The most popular actress brought the project "Revenge", in which she starred for two years, from 2011 to 2013. The actress played the role of Ashley Davenport, who according to the script was the assistant to Madeline Stow. After the release of two seasons, the character of Ashley was fired, the actress stopped taking part in the filming.
In the fall of 2013, Madekwe was invited to shoot in the series "Salem". The role that the girl was offered was interesting, she was to play the witch Tituba, the actress gladly agreed.
Filmography, personal life, interesting facts
The list of films by Ashley Madekwe is not very large, mostly the actress starred in the series. Four films counted: Venus (the role of Royal Court Actress ), Cassandra’s Dream (Lucy), How to Lose Friends and Make Everyone Hate You (Vicki), Victim (Tia).
The list of TV shows in which Ashley starred is presented below (in parentheses is the year the screen appeared):
- "Purely English Killing" - the role of Janie Newton episode of Badlands (1999);
- Down to Earth - played by Julie in the series O Best Beloved (2000);
- "Teachers" - a Bev character for nine episodes (2001-2002);
- Vital Signs - girl Tert in the series "1.5" (2006);
- “Doctors” - in one of the series played Sofia Wales (2006);
- Casualty - played by Jade Clark in an episode of Worlds Apart (2006);
- "The main suspect" - played the role of the girl Tanya (2006);
- Drop Dead Gorgeous - for three episodes played Brogan Tilly (2007);
- Trial & Retribution - girl Maria in the series Tracks: Part 1 (2008);
- Trexx and Flipside - Ollie character, six episodes (2007);
- West 10 LDN - Elisha (2007);
- The Secret Girl Call Diary, played by Bambi for two seasons (2008);
- The Beautiful Life: TBL - character of Marisha Dolphin, four episodes (2009);
- Above Their Station - played by Yves Kelly (2010);
- Bedlam - Molly Lucas, Six Episodes (2011);
- "Revenge" - over the course of 45 episodes, she played the role of Ashley Davenport (2011-2013);
- “Salem” is the witch of Tituba (2014 - filming continues to this day).
In June 2012, actress Ashley Madekwe married Iddo Goldberg.
To date, the actress is 32 years old, but, according to her fans, she looks 25. The height and weight of Ashley Madekwe is 171 cm and 52 kg, respectively.
In addition to the movie, the girl very often arranges personal photo shoots and actively communicates with her Instagram subscribers.