Ashley Madekwe

Ashley Madekwe (/məˈdɛkweɪ/;[1] born 6 December 1983) is a British actress. She is well known for her roles as call girl Bambi in the ITV2 series Secret Diary of a Call Girl, social climber Ashley Davenport on the ABC drama series Revenge and the witch Tituba in the WGN America series Salem. In 2021, Madekwe was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her role in County Lines

Madekwe was born in South London, England into an interracial family.[3] Her father is Nigerian and her mother is English. She grew up on a south London council estate and attended The Brit School at age 14. She attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London where she gained a BA in acting. While attending the school, she appeared in numerous stage productions including King Henry V as Princess Katherine and Wuthering Heights as Catherine Earnshaw.