Английская Википедия:Amara Okereke

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Amarachi Weruche A. Okereke (born November 27, 1996) is an English actress. She is known for her work in theatre.

Early life and education

Okereke was born in North Tyneside in 1996, the only daughter of two Nigerian medical professionals. She grew up in Adel, Leeds and attended the Grammar School at Leeds. As a teenager, Okereke joined the National Youth Music Theatre. She went on to study at the Arts Educational School (ArtsEd) in West London, graduating in 2018 with a Bachelor of Arts in musical theatre.

Career

In 2012, Okereke made her debut in the West End as a child actress, playing Cassie in 13 at the Apollo Theatre. Upon graduating from ArtsEd in 2018, she returned to the West End and joined the cast of Les Misérables at the Queen's Theatre. For her performance as Cosette, Okereke won Best Actress in a Musical at The Stage Debut Awards.Шаблон:Cn

This was followed by roles as Laurie in Oklahoma! at Chichester Festival Theatre, Polly Browne in The Boy Friend at the Menier Chocolate Factory in 2019, and Wendla in Spring Awakening at the Almeida Theatre in 2021.

In 2022, Okereke became the first black actress to star as Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady in its West End revival at the London Coliseum, alongside Harry Hadden-Paton and Vanessa Redgrave. For her performance, Okereke won the Black British Theatre Award for Outstanding Performance in a Musical. That same year, she made her television debut as Becky Fox in the BBC Three horror series Red Rose and appeared in The Light in the Piazza at Alexandra Palace.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2022	Red Rose	Becky Fox	2 episodes
TBA	The Morning After		Main role
TBA	In the Lost Lands	Melange

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	13	Cassie	Apollo Theatre, London
2018-2019	Les Misérables	Cosette	Queen's Theatre, London
2019	Oklahoma!	Laurie	Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester
	The Boy Friend	Polly Browne	Menier Chocolate Factory, London
2021	Spring Awakening	Wendla	Almeida Theatre, London
2022	My Fair Lady	Eliza Doolittle	London Coliseum
	The Light in the Piazza	Clara Johnson	Alexandra Palace Theatre, London

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2018	The Stage Debut Awards	Best Actress in a Musical	Les Misérables	Шаблон:Won	Шаблон:Cn
2019	Black British Theatre Awards	Recent Graduate		Шаблон:Won
2022		Outstanding Performance in a Musical	My Fair Lady	Шаблон:Won

External links

• Шаблон:IMDb name
• Amara Okereke at Independent Talent