Jade Anouka

Early life and education Anouka was born in London, the second of three children born to a maths teacher mother from Trinidad and a mortgage advisor father from Jamaica. She has a brother and a sister who pursued careers in science. She grew up in Slade Green and attended school in Bexley, London, but transferred to a school in Lewisham for sixth form. While at sixth form, Anouka received a scholarship to the National Youth Theatre

Career Anouka made her stage debut in 2007 with a role in Margaret Atwood's The Penelopiad.

Anouka had small television roles in Doctor Who (2013), Chewing Gum (2015), and Stan Lee's Lucky Man before getting a supporting role in the 2018 miniseries Trauma. In 2015, she brought the show to London for a week of special performances. In 2017, she appeared in the short film Baby Gravy, for which she won the Best Actress award at the New Renaissance Film Festival.

Anouka took part in Phyllida Lloyd's all-female Shakespeare trilogy, starring as Mark Antony in Julius Caesar at the Donmar Warehouse, Hotspur in Henry IV at the Donmar Theatre, and Ariel in The Tempest at the King's Cross Theatre, and at Off-Broadway's St. Ann's Warehouse. She earned rave reviews for her roles in the three plays, which were broadcast on the BBC in 2018. In 2018, she also played Margaret of Anjou in Jeanie O'Hare's Queen Margaret, at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. and the Netflix series Turn Up Charlie.

Anouka performs her poetry on stage, and in 2016, she published a volume of her poetry called Eggs on Toast.

Personal life Anouka is queer and bisexual. On 14 December 2021, Anouka announced that she had given birth to a daughter. In May 2022, Anouka married musician Grace Savage. On 25 February 2024, Anouka announced she and her wife had had another baby.

Filmography +Key Denotes productions that have not yet been released Film

Television Year Title Role Notes 2007 USS Constellation: Battling for Freedom Conjo's Mother TV special 2010 Law & Order: UK Carla Episode: "Skeletons" 2012 Secrets and Words Ashley Episode: "Mightier Than the Sword" 2013 Doctor Who Waitress Episode: "The Bells of Saint John" 2016 Stan Lee's Lucky Man Ekua Nkomo Episode: "A Twist of Fate" 2017 Chewing Gum Danny Episode: "WTF Happened?" 2017–2018 The Donmar Warehouse's All-Female Shakespeare Trilogy Mark Antony/Hotspur/Ariel Mini-series, 3 episodes 2018 Trauma Alana Allerton Mini-series, 3 episodes2019 Cleaning Up Jess Series regular, 6 episodes Turn Up Charlie Tommi Series regular, 6 episodes Great Performances Marcus Antonius Episode: "Julius Caesar"2020 Death in Paradise Inez Farah Episode: "Tour De Murder" Small Axe Mrs. Morrison Episode: "Education" 2020–2022 His Dark Materials Ruta Skadi Series regular, 5 episodes2021 The Drowning Yasmin Mini-series, 4 episodes Angela Black Dr. Cath Bradford Episode: "Series 1, Episode 3" Beforeigners Adepero Recurring role, 3 episodes 2024 Dune: Prophecy Sister Theodosia Main role

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