Tracy Ifeachor
Tracy Ifeachor | |
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Born | Chinwe Tracy Ifeachor 26 November 1985 |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2007–present |
Tracy Ifeachor // is a British television and theatre actress best known for playing the role of Aya Al-Rashid in The CW vampire series The Originals and Abigail Naismith in both parts of the Doctor Who Christmas special, "The End of Time". She played main role of duty solicitor Cleo Roberts in the BBC drama, Showtrial.[1]
Early life and education
Ifeachor was born in Plymouth, Devon,[2] England, where she attended Plymouth College preparatory school followed by the secondary school Eggbuckland College, also in Plymouth. Ifeachor attended The Raleigh School of Speech and Drama under the tutorship of Norma Blake[3] and the Deborah Bond Dance academy, where she enjoyed the ISTD syllabus in tap, ballet, modern and jazz. After completing her A-levels, Ifeachor used her gap year to audition for London drama schools and gained a scholarship to the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London.[4]
Career
After graduating from the now merged
Ifeachor went on to play Rosalind in Tim Supple’s As You Like It for the opening of the new
Ifeachor played the role of Beneatha in
Ifeachor's radio work includes the role of Queenie in the 2011 BBC Radio 4 Classic Serial production of Edna Ferber's Show Boat.
In 2016, Ifeachor was cast in the
Filmography
Film
Year | Film | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2011 | Blooded | Eve | ||
2016 | Billionaire Ransom | Nora Paulson | Originally titled Take Down | |
2023 | Wonka | Dorothy Smith |
Series
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2009 | Casualty | Leila | Episode: "No Going Back" | |
2009 | Doctor Who | Abigail Naismith | 2 episodes: "The End of Time (Parts 1 & 2)" | |
2012 | Strike Back | Lilian Lutulu | 2 episodes | |
2013 | Jo | Laure | 1 episode: "Invalides" | |
2014 | Crossbones | Nenna Ajanlekoko | Series regular, 9 episodes | |
2014 | Hawaii Five-0 | Eris | Episode: " Ina Paha "
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2015–2016 | The Originals
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Aya Al-Rashid | Recurring role, 9 episodes | |
2016–2017 | Quantico
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Lydia Hall | Recurring role | |
2017–2018 | Legends of Tomorrow | Kuasa Jiwe | Recurring role; 7 episodes | |
2019 | Treadstone | Tara Coleman | Main role | |
2021 | Showtrial | Cleo Roberts | Main role | |
2022 | Mayflies | Iona | [8] | |
Treason | Dede Alexander | 5 episodes | [9] |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2023 | Star Wars Jedi: Survivor | Santari Khri | [10] |
References
- ^ "Tracy Ifeachor shines in BBC One's Showtrial and her US TV roles". 31 October 2021.
- ^ "Tracy Ifeachor | BBA Shakespeare". bbashakespeare.warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ "Who's that girl?". 23 December 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2019 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ a b "Tracy Ifeachor, actress- Doctor Who – David Tennant – Western Morning News". Archived from the original on 26 December 2009. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "therichardstonepartnership.co.uk". www.therichardstonepartnership.co.uk. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "Official London Theatre". Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ Stanhope, Kate (19 July 2016). "'Quantico' Taps 'The Originals,' 'Criminal Minds' Alums for Recurring Roles (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ "Mayflies - Meet the cast and creatives behind the drama that 'discovers the joy and the costs of love'". bbc.co.uk/mediacentre. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ Robinson, Andy (25 December 2022). "Meet the cast of Treason on Netflix". RadioTimes. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ Saunders, Toby (29 April 2023). "Star Wars Jedi: Survivor cast – Confirmed voice actors & how you know them". Radio Times. Retrieved 5 May 2023.