FREEMA AGYEMAN

'Freema Agyeman' (born 1979 in Finsbury Park, London^[1]
) is an English actress whose first notable appearance was in the ITV soap opera ''Crossroads''. She is best known for playing medical student Martha Jones, companion of the Tenth Doctor in the BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''.

Contents

Background

Doctor Who

CBeebies

Filmography & Theatre Work

Awards and Recognition

References

External links

Background

Agyeman's mother (Azar) is Iranian and her father (Osei) is Ghanaian; they divorced when she was young. She has a younger brother (Domenic) and an older sister (Leila). She attended Our Lady's Convent in Stamford Hill and the Anna Scher Theatre School in Islington. She studied at Middlesex University graduating in 2000 with BA (Honours) in Performing Arts and Drama. She also studied at Radford University in Virginia, USA.^[2]

Doctor Who

Prior to getting the role of Martha in ''Doctor Who'', she worked shifts at a Blockbuster Video outlet in North London, which enabled her to schedule auditions for other work. She landed the part of Martha Jones after an audition which she had been told was for a guest role in ''Doctor Who'' spin-off ''Torchwood''. Agyeman had previously portrayed Martha Jones's cousin Adeola Oshodi, who was killed by the Cybermen in ''Doctor Who'' episode "Army of Ghosts". During her first season in the role of Martha, there were newspaper reports that she had been axed from the show, but despite her character's departure from the TARDIS in season finale "Last of the Time Lords", the BBC have confirmed that actress and character will return in series four for five episodes, after appearing in three episodes of ''Torchwood''.^[3]

CBeebies

Freema Agyeman can often be seen on The Bedtime Hour on CBeebies reading the story shortly before 7pm.

Filmography & Theatre Work

★ ''Torchwood'' (2008, TV series) as Martha Jones

★ ''Doctor Who'' (2007-, TV series) as Martha Jones

★ ''Doctor Who'' (episode "Army of Ghosts") (2006) as Adeola

★ ''The Bill'' (episodes #388-389) (2006) as Shakira Washington

★ ''Rulers and Dealers'' (2005) as Nana

★ ''Mile High'' (episode #2.13) (2005)

★ ''Silent Witness'' (episode "Choices - Part 1" (2005) as Mary Ogden

★ ''The Bill'' (episode #232) (2004) as Jenna Carter

★ ''Casualty @ Holby City Part 1'' (2004, TV special) as Kate Hindley

★ ''Crossroads'' (2003, TV series) as Lola Wise

★ ''Lords and Ladies'' (2002, UK tour) as the Elf Queen/Casanunda

★ 'Twisted Roots'' (2001, UK tour) as Anya Starr

★ ''When Snow Falls'' (2001-2, UK tour) as T

★ ''The Antigone of Sophocles'' (1996, stage play) as Antigone

Awards and Recognition

In 2003, Freema's role in ''Crossroads'' earned nominations for Best Newcomer at the British Soap Awards and Sexiest Female at the What's On TV Awards. In 2007 she won Newcomer of the Year at the Glamour Women of the Year awards.

References

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2. Freema Agyeman - Background
3. More Martha!

External links

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★ Interview on ''The One Show''