Ashley Madekwe

Ashley Madekwe Introduction

Ashley Madekwe is an English actress best known for portraying 'Bambi' on the ITV/Showtime series "Secret Diary of a Call Girl" and 'Marissa Delfina' on the short lived CW drama series "The Beautiful Life."

Ashley Madekwe Early Years

Madekwe was born in London, England. She has a GCSE in Drama and BTec from BRIT School of Performing Arts as well one year foundation course at LAMDA. Not only is Madekwe a trained actress but a flamenco and period dancer as well. Madekwe also attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Whilst attending the prestigious school, she appeared in numerous stage productions including King Henry V as Princess Katherine and Wuthering Heights as Catherine Earnshaw.

Ashley Madekwe Career

Madekwe started her acting career by appearing on English police show, The Bill. Since then she has made guest appearances on Teachers, Doctors, Casualty, and Drop Dead Gorgeous. Madekwe landed her first motion picture in the Woody Allen film, Cassandra's Dream (2007). Madekwe played Lucy opposite Colin Farrell and Ewan McGregor. Following that success, she played Elisha in the BBC Three drama pilot West 10 LDN, and appeared on six episodes of Trexx and Flipside as Ollie. In 2008, she landed the role of Bambi on popular ITV drama Secret Diary of a Call Girl which eventually was picked up by Showtime in the United States. That same year, Madekwe starred in How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008). She made her official US debut on The CW drama series "The Beautiful Life."