Chizzy Akudolu
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Chizzy Akudolu is a British
actress. In 2002, she was one of eight new comedy performers who won the BBC Talent Initiative, The Urban Sketch Showcase. All eight performed a comedy sketch show in front of BBC
casting directors and producers at the Tabernacle Theatre, Notting Hill.
Her first television appearance was in the BBC sitcom 15 Storeys High
. This was followed by a small role in Eastenders
. She continued to work for the BBC in her first children's series called Stupid!
and Roman's Empire
. Credits also include Green Wing
, International Emmy award-winning children's drama, Dustbin Baby
for Kindle Entertainment
and as a caricature of herself in the mockumentary The Most Unromantic Man in the World. Akudolu also played series regular Miss Kanouti in The Complete Guide to Parenting
.
She has continued to work for CBBC
in programmes such as Nuzzle and Scratch
, Scoop
and Gigglebiz
.
In 2007, she toured with The Vagina Monologues
for three months.
In 2008, Chizzy played the housemate, Angel, in Dead Set
, a satirical cross between Big Brother
and zombies. The same year, she played a UN cleaner in BBC Films In the Loop
, directed by Armando Iannucci
, but was uncredited.
In 2009, she had a guest role in Hollyoaks Later and starred in the CBBC show Jinx
in the lead role as the unconventional Fairy Godmother, Cookie.
2010 has so far seen roles in The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
, London 2012 (BBC), Scoop
Series 3 (CBBC), The Inbetweeners
(Ch4), and as a semi-regular in the upcoming Channel 4 comedy Campus
.
Has a brown belt in Karate.
United Kingdom
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actress. In 2002, she was one of eight new comedy performers who won the BBC Talent Initiative, The Urban Sketch Showcase. All eight performed a comedy sketch show in front of BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
casting directors and producers at the Tabernacle Theatre, Notting Hill.
Her first television appearance was in the BBC sitcom 15 Storeys High
15 Storeys High
15 Storeys High is a critically acclaimed British sitcom, set in a tower block. The main characters are Vince Clark, a misanthropic, cynical recluse played by Sean Lock, and Errol Spears, Vince's exact opposite and whipping boy, played by Benedict Wong....
. This was followed by a small role in Eastenders
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
. She continued to work for the BBC in her first children's series called Stupid!
Stupid!
Stupid! was a British television comedy sketch show aimed at children of primary and secondary school age, which was first broadcast on CBBC and subsequently BBC One.-Main characters:...
and Roman's Empire
Roman's Empire
Roman's Empire was a British television comedy show starring Mathew Horne, Neil Dudgeon, Chris O'Dowd, Montserrat Lombard and Sarah Solemani...
. Credits also include Green Wing
Green Wing
Green Wing is a British sitcom set in the fictional East Hampton Hospital. It was created by the same team behind the sketch show Smack the Pony, led by Victoria Pile, and stars Tamsin Greig, Stephen Mangan and Julian Rhind-Tutt....
, International Emmy award-winning children's drama, Dustbin Baby
Dustbin Baby
Dustbin Baby is a children's novel by English author Jacqueline Wilson. The story focuses on April, a fourteen year old girl who was abandoned by her mother in a dustbin when she was only a few minutes old. After a blazing row with her foster mother, she goes in search of her past...
for Kindle Entertainment
Kindle Entertainment
Kindle Entertainment is an independent children's television production company based in London, England. Kindle was formed after ITV Kids was closed, and current personnel includes Anne Brogan, the former controller of ITV Kids...
and as a caricature of herself in the mockumentary The Most Unromantic Man in the World. Akudolu also played series regular Miss Kanouti in The Complete Guide to Parenting
The Complete Guide to Parenting
The Complete Guide to Parenting is an ITV comedy drama, starring Peter Davison as George Huntley, Professor of Child Psychology at London University, best-selling author of Hey Mum & Dad, Get Your Act Together and LBC resident parenting guru. He finds his so-called parenting expertise put to the...
.
She has continued to work for CBBC
CBBC
CBBC is one of two brand names used for the BBC's children's television strands. Between 1985 and 2002, CBBC was the name given to all the BBC's programmes on TV for children aged under 14...
in programmes such as Nuzzle and Scratch
Nuzzle and Scratch
Nuzzle and Scratch is a British children's television programme, shown on CBeebies.It stars two eponymous puppet alpacas created and developed by Barry Quinn and Alan Robinson and written by various writers.-Information:...
, Scoop
Scoop
-Related to journalism:* Scoop , a news story, particularly connotating a new or developing story with aspects of importance and excitement, normally an exclusive for the journalist involved...
and Gigglebiz
Gigglebiz
Gigglebiz is a children's television programme made in the UK. There have been two series, first broadcast on CBeebies , the BBC's younger children's channel, in 2009 and 2011....
.
In 2007, she toured with The Vagina Monologues
The Vagina Monologues
The Vagina Monologues is an episodic play written by Eve Ensler which ran at the Off Broadway Westside Theatre after a limited run at AFRICA in 1996. Ensler originally starred in the production which was produced by David Stone, Nina Essman, Dan Markley, The Araca Group, Willa Shalit, Mike Skipper...
for three months.
In 2008, Chizzy played the housemate, Angel, in Dead Set
Dead Set (TV series)
Dead Set is a critically acclaimed BAFTA-nominated horror drama created by English writer Charlie Brooker.The series takes place primarily on the set of a fictional season of the real television show Big Brother...
, a satirical cross between Big Brother
Big Brother (UK)
Big Brother UK is the British version of the Dutch Big Brother television format, which takes its name from the character in George Orwell's 1948 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four...
and zombies. The same year, she played a UN cleaner in BBC Films In the Loop
In the Loop
In the Loop is an idiom meaning "informed" or "up-to-date". It may also refer to:*In The Loop, a radio and internet program produced by Minnesota Public Radio*In the Loop , a 2009 feature film directed by Armando Iannucci...
, directed by Armando Iannucci
Armando Iannucci
Armando Giovanni Iannucci is a Scottish comedian, satirist, writer, director, performer and radio producer. Born in Glasgow, he studied at Oxford University and left graduate work on a PhD about John Milton to pursue a career in comedy....
, but was uncredited.
In 2009, she had a guest role in Hollyoaks Later and starred in the CBBC show Jinx
Jinx (TV series)
Jinx is a British children's comedy television sitcom based on the 'Lulu Baker' trilogy of books, written by Fiona Dunbar. The first series premiered on 31 October 2009 on CBBC and ended its initial run on 23 January 2010. The series follows the life of Lulu Baker, a teenager who is able to cook...
in the lead role as the unconventional Fairy Godmother, Cookie.
2010 has so far seen roles in The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret is an American-British sitcom starring David Cross, Sharon Horgan, Blake Harrison, Will Arnett and Spike Jonze...
, London 2012 (BBC), Scoop
Scoop
-Related to journalism:* Scoop , a news story, particularly connotating a new or developing story with aspects of importance and excitement, normally an exclusive for the journalist involved...
Series 3 (CBBC), The Inbetweeners
The Inbetweeners
The Inbetweeners is a British sitcom which aired for three series from 2008 to 2010 on E4. Created and written by Damon Beesley and Iain Morris, the show follows the life of suburban teenager Will , and three of his friends at the fictional Rudge Park Comprehensive. The Inbetweeners Movie was...
(Ch4), and as a semi-regular in the upcoming Channel 4 comedy Campus
Campus
A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls and park-like settings...
.
Has a brown belt in Karate.