Zawe Ashton
Sign in to saveZawedde Emma Muwanga-Ashton is a British actress and playwright. She gained recognition for her roles in the comedy dramas Fresh Meat and Not Safe for Work, the Netflix horror thriller film Velvet Buzzsaw, and for her portrayal of Joyce Carol Vincent in Dreams of a Life (2011). She also portrayed Dar-Benn in The Marvels (2023).
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- Skunk (Multiplay Drama)
- For All the Women Who Thought They Were Mad
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London, England, UK
Zawedde Emma Ashton (born 25 July 1984) is a British actress, playwright and narrator. She is best known for her roles in the comedy dramas Fresh Meat and Not Safe for Work, the Netflix horror thriller film Velvet Buzzsaw and for her portrayal of Joyce Carol Vincent in Dreams of a Life (2011). She will join the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Dar-Benn in The Marvels (2023).
Known for
- Broken English — The Media Archivist2026
- All of You — Andrea2025
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels — Self - 'Dar-Benn'2024
- The Battle for Black Music: Paid in Full — Self - Narrator (voice)2024
- Mog's Christmas — Mrs. Gaynor (voice)2023
- The Marvels — Dar-Benn2023
- Maryland — Also Mary2022
- Mr Malcolm's List — Julia Thistlewaite2022
- Spice Girls: How Girl Power Changed Britain — Self - Narrator2021
- Greta — Alexa Hammond2019
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- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Ashton
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- London Borough of Hackney
- Occupation
- film director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- acting
- Image
- Zawe Ashton 2013.jpg
- Number of children
- 1
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- date of birth
- 1984-00-00
- Commons category
- Zawe Ashton
- birth name
- Zawedden Ashton
- start of work period
- 1995-00-00
- social media followers
- 51440
- relative
- Paulo Muwanga
- unmarried partner
- Tom Hiddleston
- name in native language
- Zawe Ashton
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