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London, England, UK
Freema Agyeman (born 20 March 1979) is an English actress who is known for playing Martha Jones and Adeola Oshodi in the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who and reprising the role of Jones in its spin-off series Torchwood, Amanita Caplan in the Netflix science fiction drama Sense8, and Dr Helen Sharpe in the NBC medical procedural series New Amsterdam. She held a starring role as Alesha…
Known for
- Doctor Who at the Proms — Martha Jones (archive footage)2024
- Dreamland — Trish2023
- The Matrix Resurrections — Astra2021
- New Amsterdam — Helen Sharpe2018
- Eat Locals — Angel2017
- North v South — Penny2015
- Sense8 — Amanita Caplan2015
- Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion — Self / Martha Jones (archive footage)2014
- Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty — Self2013
- Doctor Who Explained — Self2013
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Key facts
- Born
- Frema Agyeman , ( 1979-03-20 ) 20 March 1979 (age 47) , London, England
- Education
- Middlesex University ( BA )
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 2001–present
- Television
- Doctor Who Law & Order: UK Little Dorrit New Amsterdam Sense8 The Carrie Diaries
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- London
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Torchwood
- Academic degree
- bachelor's degree
- Image
- Freema Agyeman 2007.jpg
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- academic major
- drama
- nominated for
- National Television Awards
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- date of birth
- 1979-03-20
- start of work period
- 2001-00-00
- social media followers
- 225059
- name in native language
- Freema Agyeman
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Encyclopedic overview
Freema Agyeman (/ˈfriːmə ˈædʒɪmən/; born Frema Agyeman; 20 March 1979) is an English actress. She rose to fame with her role as the Doctor's companion Martha Jones in the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who (2007–2010) and its spin-off Torchwood (2008), and received further recognition for playing Crown Prosecutor Alesha Phillips in the ITV crime procedural Law & Order: UK (2009–2012), Amanita Caplan in the Netflix science fiction drama Sense8 (2015–2018) and Dr. Helen Sharpe in the NBC medical drama New Amsterdam (2018–2023).
Following her departure from Doctor Who, Agyeman reprised her role as Martha Jones in the Doctor Who spin-off series Torchwood and had a part as Tattycoram in the BBC period miniseries Little Dorrit (both 2008). In 2013, she made her US television debut in The CW's Sex and the City prequel series, The Carrie Diaries, as magazine editor Larissa Loughlin.
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