- Adjoa Andoh
Adjoa Andoh (born 1969) is a British actress and
audio book narrator. She studied law atBristol Polytechnic .Andoh's television credits include "Casualty" (played
Colette Griffiths from 2000 until 2002), "Jonathan Creek ", "EastEnders " (where she played jazz singer Karen, the lodger ofRachel Kominski in 1991), and "The Tomorrow People " (where she played Amanda James in the story "The Rameses Connection" in 1995).She has appeared in "
Doctor Who " a number of times: in 2006 as Sister Jatt in the episode "New Earth " of the 2nd series and as Nurse Albertine in the audio drama "Year of the Pig ". In 2007, she appeared in several episodes of the 3rd series ("Smith and Jones", "The Lazarus Experiment ", "42", "The Sound of Drums ", and "The Last of the Time Lords ") asFrancine Jones , the mother ofMartha Jones . She reprised her role in the finale of series 4 (The Stolen Earth andJourney's End (Doctor Who) ).She played the head of M.I.9 in one episode of M.I.High.
She is also known for narrating the audio book versions of
Alexander McCall Smith 's "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency " series of detective novels, as well asJulia Jarman 's children's books, "The Jessame Stories" and "More Jessame Stories". In 2004, she was cast in the popular video game "Fable".She also stared in Adulthood as Sam Peel's (Noel Clarke) mother.
Theatrical work
Andoh has worked extensively in the theatre. Her credits include "
His Dark Materials ", "Stuff Happens " and "The Revenger's Tragedy " at the National Theatre; "A Streetcar Named Desire" (National Theatre Studio); "Tamburlaine " and "The Odyssey " (RSC); "Sugar Mummies " and "Breath Boom " (Royal Court); "Blood Wedding " (Almeida); "Nights at the Circus ", "The Dispute " and "Pericles " (Lyric Hammersmith ); "Purgatorio " (Arcola); "The Vagina Monologues " (Criterion); "Starstruck " (Tricycle); etc.External links
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* [http://freemaagyeman.com/news/2006/09/01/meet-marthas-mum/ article about Adjoa Andoh's background]
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