Period, aiming to provide affordable sanitary protection to Zimbabwean women. Rakie explains: The writer, Pete McTighe, and I were in the early stages of another project. I just want fairness. BBC / Little Door (The Pact) / Warren Orchard, was diagnosed with incurable neurofibromatosis type one. Rakie Ayola is a voice actor known for voicing Zalika. Rakie Ayola's character Christine lives in a house at Llantwit Major on the Bristol Channel coast.. The actress stars in The Pact series 2 as the matriarch of the Rees family. Ayola believes that black actors receive less recognition than their white counterparts, explaining; If you get a show with six stars and one is black you are more likely to see interviews with the five white actors. You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. In 1996, Ayola appeared at the National Theatre in Helen Edmundsons adaptation of Leo Tolstoys War and Peace. In the summer of 1992, having moved to Elephant and Castle, she remembers auditioning for Beeban Kidrons drama Great Moments in Aviation, which she starred in alongside John Hurt, Jonathan Pryce and Vanessa Redgrave. She was made a Fellow of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in 2003. She has loved Streisand ever since, even writing to Jimll Fix It asking Jimmy Savile to arrange a meeting. But who is Rakie and who did she play in Holby City? Series 1: Meet the Cast Menu. Ive loved that one month its Sahara in Morocco and the next Im doing a stage play, then its a six-part telly thing. She previously explained: I made the decision purely because I was pregnant, but I wasnt really ready to put down the character of Kyla. We have estimated Rakie Ayolas net worth, money, salary, income, and assets. Rakie Olufunmilayo Ayola (born May 1968) is a Welsh actress, best known for her role as Kyla Tyson in the BBC medical drama Holby City. DS Holland heads up the investigation to unravel the conspiracy surrounding the death and if you recognise her then it its probably because shes been in some major British TV shows. Louie. Between 2003 and 2008 she starred in Holby City and played Olivia Lennox in season five of Shetland. Ayola is an advocate of increased ethnic representation in the entertainment industry, and in 2001 founded her own production company, producing the short film Persephones Playground for the Cannes film festival in order to further her campaign. Ayola describes herself as optimistic, cynical, lazy, naive [and] honest. Born in Wales of Nigerian descent, actress Rakie Ayola is a familiar presence on British television. [11] The pair married in May 2004, and Ayola gave birth to their first daughter, Tansy, in July that year. That was a six-week shoot and was gonna change my life, but it didnt, she explains. But she is bearing. [] The one time I was asked to play a Welsh character on screen was in Tiger Bay for BBC Wales, but I know if that series had been called Radyr Park or Cyncoed Close I wouldn't have been in it". It felt wrong to try to play that well when the woman who lived it was in the room.. The BBC drama sees Ayola, who has lived in London since the 1990s, return to Wales, where she was brought up on a council estate in Cardiff by her Sierra Leonean birth mothers cousin and his Welsh wife. [27], From 7 February 2006 to 9 December 2008, Ayola starred in BBC medical drama Holby City as nurse Kyla Tyson. Normally when youre nominated at 52, you were nominated also at 22 and 32. I was so bad with the budget that I just said yes to everything and then had to worry about how to pay for things at the end. In 2008, Ayola offered her support to the Action for Southern Africa campaign Dignity! On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. All those professionals whose work has just been thrown out - I hate that. [15] In 1996, Ayola appeared at the National Theatre in Helen Edmundson's adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace. Ayola is an advocate of increased ethnic representation in the entertainment industry, and in 2001 founded her own production company, producing the short film Persephone's Playground for the Cannes Film Festival in order to further her campaign. The Bafta-winning actor is returning to The Pact as a different character. Click to reveal Plays Kyla Tyson. She explains: "The role of Viola didn't sit that well with me for some reason but Olivia makes more sense. Shooting took place in the area between Cardiff and Port Talbot (Youre going west along beautiful coastline that rarely gets filmed. Her new character, Christine, has no connection at all to DS Holland. Describing her motivation, she states: I am not an overtly political person. Ayola has also performed in Twelfth Night in the lead roles of both Olivia and Viola. I was very proud of it. Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. Performance & security by Cloudflare. The charity works to connect children and families living with neurofibromatosis type one. In 2006, Ayola was shortlisted for the Female Performance in TV award in the Screen Nation Awards, receiving Honourable Mention in the same category in 2007, and a further shortlisted nomination in 2008. 2023 BDG Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Rakie Ayola was born on 11 May 1968 in Cardiff, Wales, UK. 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Ayola told Radio Times: She probably wasnt a brilliant bobby on the beat; she would have done what she needed to do, but thats not where her strengths are, she said on the Radio Times, Her strengths are in detecting understanding the kind of person that would commit a crime and why they would do it, then looking into that.. The Pact actress Rakie Ayola has opened up about the possibility of a second season. [43] In 2005, WalesOnline voted Ayola the 29th sexiest woman in Wales, saying of her: "One of our favourite thesps, she's black, beautiful and the term "yummy mummy" should have been made for her. 22 48 1,389 Show this thread Rakie Ayola Still Menopausal @RakieAyola When I saw this woman singing and dancing in a big hat, I thought: I want to do what she is doing sing and dance in the street and for it to be OK, Ayola says. The Pact series 2: Whos in the cast of the returning drama opposite Rakie Ayola? Im very sorry to have to let her go.. The 39-year-old, who has played the role of Kyla Tyson since February 2006, is to be. [35] The project, however, was largely unsuccessful, with Ayola stating: "it just made me decide that if there's anything I don't want to do, it's produce films, because I'm rubbish at it. In 2017, Ayola took over the role of Hermione Granger in the West End production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. [] The one time I was asked to play a Welsh character on screen was in Tiger Bay for BBC Wales, but I know if that series had been called Radyr Park or Cyncoed Close I wouldnt have been in it. Rakie Olufunmilayo Ayola (born May 1968) is a Welsh actress, best known for her role as Kyla Tyson in the BBC medical drama Holby City. It was something innovative from BBC Wales for a change. She went on to play troubled nurse Kyla Tyson in Holby City from 2006-8, who endured domestic violence and alcoholism. In July last year, Ayola played Gee Walker in BBC Ones TV movie Anthony. Ayola studied at Windsor Clive Primary and Glan Ely High School, and was a member of the Orbit Youth Theatre, South Glamorgan Youth Theatre, South Glamorgan Youth Choir and the National Youth Theatre of Wales. Ayolas first film appearance was in the 1993 film Great Moments in Aviation, written by Jeanette Winterson, in which she starred alongside Jonathan Pryce and John Hurt. And fans of ITV1s Grace series, which began in 2021 and stars John Simm as DS Roy Grace, will recognise her as no-nonsense copper ACC Alison Vosper. Ayola made her screen debut in 1993 and has since worked in many movies and TV series such as The I Inside, Sahara, Been So Long, Nightshift, Doctor Who, Black Mirror, Grace, to name a few. Ayola credits her chemistry with co-star Akim Mogaji, who played her on-screen husband Luke Roberts, for winning her her audition. [28] She was approached about returning to the show in a more permanent role by BBC casting director Julie Harkin. It would be nice just to stay put for a while. Leave us a comment on our Facebook page @EntertainmentDailyFix. She could potentially return to the seaside town, so its not clear yet if Rakie Ayola will appear in the next series of Grace. Shes one of those women. I decided at 16 I wanted to make my living acting, but even if I couldnt, Id be in an amateur theatre company. She then went on to attend the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, studying for a three-year acting diploma. View Jack. Helen and Christine have nothing in common, but what the two series have in common is a pact at the heart of them., Ayola is tight-lipped on the plot of the second series, not even revealing the manner of Christines sons death. [1] In 2020, she won the Best Female Actor in a Play award at the Black British Theatre Awards for her performance in On Bear Ridge for National Theatre Wales and the Royal Court. Between 2003 and 2008 she starred in Holby City and played Olivia Lennox in season five of Shetland. When she took the award and went offstage, she crouched on the floor and sobbed, thinking about her mother, who had died at the age she now was. Speaking about the obligation that came with the role to the Evening Standard, Ayola said I was so nervous because [Gee] was there and I got quieter and quieter as we went on and got closer to the event [the killing]. Rakie Ayola stars as Christine in the cast of The Pact series 2. Sharp-eyed viewers will remember that Rakie also appeared in The Pact season 1. That introduced me to the very vibrant amateur scene in Cardiff; I auditioned for anything I was eligible for.. While her character is good at her job, shes not the stereotypical police officer. [] Also, I have to say that Double Yellow was nominated for a Bafta Cymru award. I decided at 16 I wanted to make my living acting, but even if I couldn't, Id be in an amateur theatre company. I'm very sorry to have to let her go.". In 2004, Rakie married fellow actor Adam Smethurst who has starred in TV dramas including Casualty and Marple and Lewis. [10] She spends her free time "watching television, the theatre, cinema, concerts, indoor wall climbing [and] keeping fit [with] yoga [and] aerobics". DS Holland - Rakie Ayola (Image: BBC / Little Door (The Pact) / Warren Orchard) Rakie is another Welsh actor with a great CV and has played a wealth of great characters. She explains: The role of Viola didnt sit that well with me for some reason but Olivia makes more sense. She has also appeared in modern performances, assuming the title role of Dido, Queen of Carthage at the Globe Theatre in London in 2003, which she described as a dream of a part. [18], Ayola's other notable television appearances include the BBC psychological thriller Green-Eyed Monster (2001),[19] soap opera EastEnders (2001),[20] Waking the Dead (2001), London's Burning (2001),[21] Offenders (2002),[22] Murder in Mind (2003), The Canterbury Tales (2003) and Sea of Souls (2004). [21] In 2008, she starred in the Doctor Who episode "Midnight", playing an intergalactic Hostess alongside David Tennant's Tenth Doctor. She went on to appear in Gone With the Wind sequel Scarlett, and star in Welsh soap opera Tiger Bay. [21] She has a collection of Troll dolls which she keeps under her bath. In her latest role, Ayola plays DS Holland, the senior detective investigating the death of Jack Holland. In October 2008, Ayola announced that she would be departing from Holby City in order to have a second child, stating: Ive had a great time and Ill miss it. She has since concluded that the kind of audience they would like to bring in with shows like Double Yellow arent really into watching TV, but at the time was outspoken against the shows cancellation, stating: Ayola has undertaken the following roles from her screen and televisual debut in 1993, to the present day. So why is she back in the new role? [] They are not being sold as a reason to watch. She believes that her career would have taken her in a different direction were she not of ethnic origin, stating: I could not have played any of the roles I have played on TV if I was white [] I am very aware of where the glass ceiling is and its still very low and expectations are still very low. She found Christine to be a complicated character who subverts representations of harsh matriarchal figures, praising McTighes restrained writing, Shes manipulative and controlling, but its so quiet. [] I also like the fact that there were a lot of politically-correct boxes being ticked, but the writers and producer havent been restrained by that. Ayola has appeared in television shows including Black Mirror, Noughts + Crosses, Doctor Who, Silent Witness and EastEnders, a number of Shakespearean theatrical performances and feature films such as Great Moments in Aviation, The i Inside and Sahara. After a series of three meetings, a year after the birth of her first child, she agreed to assume the role of Kyla, despite being nervous about signing such a long contract, stating: Ive been someone whos loved the uncertainty of acting. She worked as a chambermaid whilst attending drama school, and, six weeks prior to graduation, was offered a job with the Made in Wales theatre company which enabled her to obtain her union card. Having formed a support group of Black female actors over the years, she now feels able to imagine more. She appeared as Kyla Tyson in the BBC medical drama Holby City from its eighth to eleventh series. She is working and taking care of the others.. On a trip to New York, she found the DVD in a shop. The only way to get a look behind the scenes of our brand new magazine, Saturday. We're not going to tiptoe around Martha's disability or anything.' That was when, as confirmed by the BBC listings. I liked that. Rakie Ayola talks about attending her first BAFTA Awards and what it was like playing Gee Walker in Anthony. At 53 years old, Rakie Ayola height is 1.65m . She joined the cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at the Palace Theatre, London from 24 May 2017, playing the role of Hermione Granger. Movies. [1] In 2020, she won the Best Female Actor in a Play award at the Black British Theatre Awards for her performance in On Bear Ridge for National Theatre Wales and the Royal Court. So, instead of bowing to this altar, theyve said, Okay, we have this family thats half-black, half-white, half-American, half-British. She first rose to prominence in the lead role of the 1993 Jeanette Winterson screenplay Great Moments in Aviation. You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. [23] In 2009, Ayola starred in the CBBC musical comedy My Almost Famous Family. It would be nice just to stay put for a while. #Rakie #Ayola #Wiki Biography #Age #Height #Husband #Net #Worth #Family, 20162022 Characters Wiki Copyright all rights reserved, Brid Brennan Wiki Biography, Age, Height, Husband, Net Worth, Family, Sarah-Jane Dias Wiki Biography, Age, Height, Husband, Net Worth, Family, Stella Morandy Wiki Biography, Age, Height, Husband, Net Worth, Family, Minnie Pearl Wiki Biography, Age, Height, Husband, Net Worth, Family, Rakie Ayola Height, Weight & Measurements. The Pact airs later this month on BBC One. Just three weeks after giving birth to Rakie she left her in the care of her cousin in Cardiff and his wife. She posed nude but for a pair of yellow rubber gloves to promote the shows launch, and was highly critical of the BBC when the show was cancelled midway through its second series. We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 1968-05-. [16] Ayola says of her film career: "I really like doing film [but] I've not done enough big films though to really know the difference between film and television."[11]. Heres what we know. Yes, eagle-eyed viewers, Rakie Ayola was also in The Pact series 1 playing a different character! [7], Ayola began her career in the theatre, performing in a number of Shakespearean plays including Twelfth Night, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Tempest, The Merchant of Venice and Macbeth. Rakie Ayola: I seem to be able to breathe life into all this grief and loss, hanks to the internet, Rakie Ayola can pinpoint the exact moment that she knew she wanted a career in showbusiness: 8.15pm on 19 December 1976. She appeared as Kyla Tyson in the BBC medical drama Holby City from its eighth to eleventh series. If youre like Sharon, front and centre of a film like Dune, its not [usually] the first time in your 50s, as a Black British woman., Winning her own Bafta is a moment Ayola still hasnt quite comprehended. It was at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama that Ayola would find what she calls her dramatic bone. Rakie Ayola also starred in one of 2020s most heart-rending TV shows. Rakie Ayola, a Welsh actress best known for her roles in Grace, Black Mirror, Noughts + Crosses and Doctor Who. [6] She left high school before sitting her A Levels in order to pursue her ambition of becoming an actress. Holby star Rakie Ayola. She acted in William Shakespeare's play, "The Tempest," at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre in Birmingham, England with Jeffery Kissoon, Richard McCabe, Ginny Holder, Daniel Isaacs, Tony Armatrading, and Geoffrey Freshwater in the cast. She received Honourable Mention for the same role the following year, and was shortlisted again in 2008. She is getting on with life the way people do. Cloudflare Ray ID: 7a1897491aba2042 Read on to find out why and to learn about her two characters past and present in The Pact. [8] She went on to appear in Gone With the Wind sequel Scarlett,[7] and star in Welsh soap opera Tiger Bay. As far as I'm aware, the BBC only allowed it to be nominated for that one award, for the graphics. Rakie Ayola Wiki Biography, Age, Height, Husband, Net Worth, Family. It was so unexpected. Home . They have two daughters, Tansy and Shani, born in 2004 and 2009. Rakie Ayola held a dream of winning a Bafta for 43 years and won the 2021 best supporting actress prize for her role as Gee Walker in BBC's Anthony (Picture: Backgrid) From 7 February 2006 to 9 December 2008, Ayola starred in BBC medical drama Holby City as nurse Kyla Tyson. Ayola signed a three-year contract to play Kyla,[30] and described herself as "very similar" to her character,[31] speaking positively about her working relationship with co-stars Jaye Jacobs and Sharon D. Clarke,[32] as well as the "dream" storylines her character was given. Download 'Don't Speak' on iTunes. She remembers attending those awards, the room sparse due to Covid restrictions, and looking around to see her competitors including Helena Bonham Carter and Sophie Okonedo, expecting that they would win, being shocked when her name was called and taking a while to move from her seat. Read More: Line of Duty season 6: When will the new series air, who is in the cast and is there a trailer? "Rakie Ayola's response to the 'some . Rakie Ayola. But behind her smile and no-nonsense manner is a web of secrets. But the way the BBC axed it mid-series was unforgivable. She has noted having casting directors accept the notion of characters being both black and Welsh to be a particular problem, explaining that: I get offered a lot of very different roles, but theyre never Welsh. She had previously appeared in Holby Citys sister show Casualty, and had made an appearance in Holby Citys fifth series as patient Marianne Lawson. "[44] She placed 40th in 2008, with the Western Mail noting: "the last 15 years have only seen Rakie become more beautiful and more successful". Its an unusual move, but, she says, having connected with a group of performers of colour who have her back, shes learned to dream bigger. Grace is based on Peter James first two books, Dead Simple and Looking Good Dead and follows Detective Superintendent Roy Grace. She appeared from 7 February 2006 to 9 December 2008, from the series eight episode "I'll Be Back" to the series eleven episode "Sweet Bitter Love". 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[50] Their second daughter, Shani, was born in January 2009. Toby Stephens, Rakie Ayola and newcomer Charithra Chandran join "Alex Rider" season 2 on Amazon Prime Video U.K. and IMDb TV in the U.S. She has also worked in theatre, film and television, appearing in a number of Shakespearean theatrical performances. Your IP: I love the fact that I get to play people who are much more articulate than Ill ever be. In 2001, she also played Miss French in EastEnders, while other credits include Doctor Who, Sea of Souls and CBBC musical comedy My Almost Famous Family. "[7] She then went on to attend the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, studying for a three-year acting diploma. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. In 2005, WalesOnline voted Ayola the 29th sexiest woman in Wales, saying of her: One of our favourite thesps, shes black, beautiful and the term yummy mummy should have been made for her. She placed 40th in 2008, with the Western Mail noting: the last 15 years have only seen Rakie become more beautiful and more successful. She appeared as Kyla Tyson in the BBC medical . "EastEnders" Episode dated 2 August 2001 (TV Episode 2001) Rakie Ayola as Ms. French. See also Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs Rakie is a Trustee of ACT, the Actors' Children's Trust, and an Ambassador of PIPA, Parents in Performing Arts. The Pact series 2 ending explained after that almighty twist! During a 1998 production of Hamlet, Ayola met her future husband, fellow actor Adam Smethurst son of Love Thy Neighbour star Jack Smethurst. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. Rakie Olufunmilayo AyolaListen is a Welsh actress known for her work in theatre and television. 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