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Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1973-10-07

Place of Birth

England, UK

Chizzy Akudolu

Biography

Chizzy Akudolu (7 October 1973) 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 charicature of herself in the mockumentary, The Most Unromantic Man in the World. Chizzy also played series regular, Miss Kanouti in The Complete Guide to Parenting. She has continued to work for CBBC in programs such as Nuzzle and Scratch, Scoop and Gigglebiz. In 2007, she toured with The Vagina Monologues for 3 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 semi regular in the upcoming Channel 4 comedy, Campus. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chizzy Akudolu licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Holby City

Holby City

Drama series about life on the wards of Holby City Hospital, following the highs and lows of the staff and patients.

Death in Paradise

Death in Paradise

A brilliant but idiosyncratic British detective and his resourceful local team solve baffling murder mysteries on the fictional Caribbean island of Saint Marie.

Would I Lie to You?

Would I Lie to You?

A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per side, hosted by Rob Brydon (formerly Angus Deayton). Each person must reveal embarrassing facts and outrageous lies during a series of different rounds including "Home Truths", "This Is My..." and "Quickfire Lies". It is up to the opposing team to tell tall tales from fantastic facts.

House of Games

House of Games

Each week a group of four famous faces go toe to toe in testing their general knowledge skills in a variety of entertaining games.

House of Games

House of Games

Each week a group of four famous faces go toe to toe in testing their general knowledge skills in a variety of entertaining games.

Grace

Grace

Brighton based Detective Superintendent Roy Grace is a hard-working police officer who has given his life to the job, but his career is currently at rock bottom. He’s fixated by the disappearance of his beloved wife, Sandy, and running enquiries into long forgotten cold cases with little prospect of success. Following another reprimand for his unorthodox police methods, Grace is walking a career tightrope and risks being moved from the job he loves most.

Beyond Paradise

Beyond Paradise

After leaving paradise and seeking a quieter life, Humphrey has taken a job as Detective Inspector in his fiancée Martha's hometown. But with the high crime rate, maybe things will be louder than expected.

Criminal Record

Criminal Record

In the heart of London, an anonymous phone call draws two brilliant detectives—a young woman in the early stages of her career and a well-connected man determined to protect his legacy—into a fight to correct an old miscarriage of justice.

Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators

Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators

Frank Hathaway, a hardboiled private investigator, and his rookie sidekick Lu Shakespeare form the unlikeliest of partnerships as they investigate the secrets of rural Warwickshire's residents.

Pointless Celebrities

Pointless Celebrities

Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman present a celebrity version of the general knowledge quiz in which contestants try to come up with the answers that nobody else could think of.

The Inbetweeners

The Inbetweeners

Suburban teenage friends Will, Simon, Jay and Neil, students at Rudge Park Comprehensive, attempt to navigate the social scene, attract members of the gentler sex, and saunter amongst the cool crowd. However, despite their best efforts, the four hapless lads usually end up on the side of the nerds.

The Weakest Link

The Weakest Link

Romesh Ranganathan takes charge of the back-stabbing big money game show. Can the contestants create a chain of answers and avoid the boot?

Supertato

Supertato

Follow the adventures of Supertato, the world’s first potato superhero, as he tackles the mischievous Evil Pea in the supermarket aisles.

The Apprentice: You're Fired!

The Apprentice: You're Fired!

The Apprentice: You're Fired!, sometimes named You're Fired!, The Apprentice: You're Hired! or You're Hired!, is a British television show made by the BBC and filmed at Riverside Studios as a spin-off from the reality TV hit The Apprentice. It was hosted by Adrian Chiles from 2006 to 2009, and Dara Ó Briain took over as host in 2010 after Chiles' move to ITV. The programme airs in a 30 minute slot after each episode of The Apprentice finishes. It was originally shown on BBC Three, but moved to BBC Two in 2007. Its format is similar to that of Big Brother's Little Brother and Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two. The final episode of each series is renamed "The Apprentice: You're Hired!" and involves interviews with the winner, the runner-up and Lord Sugar himself, and a reunion with all of the former candidates.

Celebrity Hunted

Celebrity Hunted

Twelve famous faces go fugitive in this real-life thriller in aid of Stand Up To Cancer. Can they survive 14 days on the run from an elite team of hunters?