That was a six-week shoot and was gonna change my life, but it didnt, she explains. "Rakie Ayola's response to the 'some . She received Honourable Mention for the same role the following year, and was shortlisted again in 2008. 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. In an interview with the publication she explained the kinds of events the charity puts on for children. Are you watching The Pact series 2? Trending: 17,487th This Week. Played by Aneurin Barnard. She states of this: Shakespeare keeps coming my way. 22 48 1,389 Show this thread Rakie Ayola Still Menopausal @RakieAyola Sharp-eyed viewers will remember that Rakie also appeared in The Pact season 1. She acted alongside Pauline Quirke in both Maisie Raine and Being April, deeming Quirke to be a fantastic actress, and one she would work alongside again like a shot. [9] Ayola's first job was selling jeans on Bessemer Road Market in Cardiff. In 2008, she starred in the Doctor Who episode Midnight, playing an intergalactic Hostess alongside David Tennants Tenth Doctor. But I had this dramatic vein, so leaned into that.. 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. 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. Rakie Ayola was born on 11 May 1968 in Cardiff, Wales, UK. [15] In 1996, Ayola appeared at the National Theatre in Helen Edmundson's adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace. 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. But last summer I started thinking it would be really nice not to have to look for a job every couple of weeks. I liked that. The actress stars in The Pact series 2 as the matriarch of the Rees family. Movies. [] 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". All those professionals whose work has just been thrown out - I hate that. [29] 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",[21] stating: "I've been someone who's loved the uncertainty of acting. [32] She said of the show: In October 2008, Ayola announced that she would be departing from Holby City in order to have a second child, stating: "I've had a great time and I'll miss it. That was when, as confirmed by the BBC listings archive, Hello Dolly!, starring Barbra Streisand, was first broadcast in the UK, watched by a viewing audience that included an eight-year-old Ayola. This industry has never been easy for Ayola; her transition from Cardiff to London had in some ways mired her career. By subscribing to this BDG newsletter, you agree to our. HEIGHT : 5ft 5. The 39-year-old, who has played the role of Kyla Tyson since February 2006, is to be. Normally when youre nominated at 52, you were nominated also at 22 and 32. You suddenly realise youre doing exactly the thing they asked of you even though you didnt plan to. CHILDREN : Two daughters, Tansy (b.2004) and Shani (b.2009) FAMILY : Her mother, from Sierra Leone, was the second wife of a wealthy Nigerian. [] 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. In 2001, Ayola founded a production company and directed a short film entitled Persephones Playground. Rakie Ayola stars in The Pact series 2 as new character Christine and, yes, if youre wondering, she was in series one as someone else! [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). Your IP: [11] In 1991 she played Hazel in John Godber's Up 'n' Under at the Sherman Theatre in Cardiff. Rakie says of her character: When we meet her thats the weight shes carrying the weight of having lost a child. Rakie Ayola Wiki Biography, Age, Height, Husband, Net Worth, Family. [] I also like the fact that there were a lot of politically-correct boxes being ticked, but the writers and producer haven't been restrained by that. [8] She went on to appear in Gone With the Wind sequel Scarlett,[7] and star in Welsh soap opera Tiger Bay. She is working and taking care of the others.. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. Louie. What actor wouldnt want to do this? Some people will feel for Christine, some people will loathe her.. I was very proud of it. Ayola has an interest in travel, and has visited Peru and Kenya among other destinations. That was when, as confirmed by the BBC listings. Bill Alexander was director. I've loved that one month it's Sahara in Morocco and the next I'm doing a stage play, then it's a six-part telly thing. [46] Following youth theatre and amateur dramatics, she studied at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. It would be nice just to stay put for a while. Then The Pact was recommissioned (for another series) so I thought I wouldnt hear from him for a year! But the way the BBC axed it mid-series was unforgivable. In 2021, she won a BAFTA for her role in the BBC One drama Anthony.[2]. She is getting on with life the way people do. #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. Rakie explains: The writer, Pete McTighe, and I were in the early stages of another project. I just want fairness. Grace is based on Peter James first two books, Dead Simple and Looking Good Dead and follows Detective Superintendent Roy Grace. It was so unexpected. Simon Beale Ayola's first major television role was in the ITV drama Soldier Soldier, in which she starred throughout its third series in 1993 as soldier's wife Bernie Roberts. [33] She was made a Fellow of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in 2003. [26], 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. [38] In 2001, Ayola founded a production company and directed a short film entitled Persephone's Playground. The Pact airs later this month on BBC One. [8] Ayola has stated that it was Barbra Streisand's performance in Hello, Dolly! And then Holby came along, so Im very grateful. I really got on with the writer of The Pact, Pete McTighe: wed been doing video calls, talking about working together. 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. Dark family secrets, a mysterious death, and friends sworn to silence, new BBC thriller The Pact has all this and more. She spends her free time watching television, the theatre, cinema, concerts, indoor wall climbing [and] keeping fit [with] yoga [and] aerobics. Rakie Ayola stars as Christine in the cast of The Pact series 2. 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. Indeed she is! The actress first rose to fame when she bagged the lead of the 1993 Jeanette Winterson screenplay Great Moments in. [41] She received Honourable Mention for the same role the following year,[42] and was shortlisted again in 2008. It felt wrong to try to play that well when the woman who lived it was in the room.. Heres what we know. Ayola was born in Cardiff, Wales in May 1968, to a Sierra Leonean mother and a Nigerian father. She could potentially return to the seaside town, so its not clear yet if Rakie Ayola will appear in the next series of Grace. 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. 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. But she is bearing. [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. The Pact series 2 episode 5 review five things we want to know [Spoilers], The Pact series 2 episode 4 review: five burning questions we need answered, The Pact series 2 episode 3 review: five burning questions after that wedding, The Pact star Rakie Ayola praised over reaction to loaded question on BBC Breakfast, The Pact series 2 episode 2 review: five things we need to know, The Pact series 2 episode 1 review: Five burning questions we want answering. She was the lead copper investigating his death. It wasn't some sort of reverential hands-off approach to what we're presenting. Describing her motivation, she states: I am not an overtly political person. Rakie Ayola was born on 11 May 1968 in Cardiff, Wales, UK. She has identified her dream role to be that of Isabella in Measure for Measure, as she once lost out on the part and would like to prove herself capable of playing it. BBC / Little Door (The Pact) / Warren Orchard, was diagnosed with incurable neurofibromatosis type one. [25] In 2016 she played Amber Haleford in "Tuesday's Child", S6:E2 of Vera. Rakie is a Trustee of ACT, the Actors Childrens Trust, and an Ambassador of PIPA, Parents in Performing Arts. Rakie Ayola in The Pact series 2 was in series 1 as different character! Click to reveal This time she is taking the lead role of Christine, a social worker who has recently lost a child. I got no response, which is probably a good thing., After her secondary school drama teacher told Ayolas adoptive mother one hour a week of drama is not enough for this child, mother and daughter would drive to Orbit youth theatre in Cardiff every Saturday. "[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". "[36] She believes that her career would have taken her in a different direction were she not Black, 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 it's still very low and expectations are still very low". 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. She is married to fellow actor Adam Smethurst, with whom she has two daughters. When he ends up dead they all have serious questions to answer. [5] 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. She says it occurred within two years of the events shown, so were still very raw, and that Christine is dealing with her adult children one of whom is due to be married and so theres anticipation of festivities. So, how much is Rakie Ayola worth at the age of 53 years old? We have a mix of boys and girls, one character who's mixed-raced and deaf but we're not going to be restrained by any of that. She first rose to prominence in the lead role of the 1993 Jeanette Winterson screenplay Great Moments in Aviation. 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. Unforced and appealing, she often succeeds in pulling the fanciful fireworks momentarily back down to Earth. Ayola recalls having been daunted at the prospect of working alongside so many established names, but has said it was a wonderful experience. But it was 2021 which really propelled Rakie to fame. Christines an experienced social worker who is devoted to her family. [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]. [12], Ayola's 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. 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