Abby Ajayi is a British television screenwriter.
Ajayi was born in London to Nigerian parents. [1] [2] She studied law at Wadham College, Oxford and was the recipient of a Fulbright scholarship to study screenwriting in New York. [3] [4]
Ajayi began her career in the UK writing on television shows including EastEnders , Hollyoaks , and Casualty . [5] In the US, Ajayi has worked as a writer-producer on Four Weddings and a Funeral , The First Lady, [6] Inventing Anna , and How to Get Away With Murder . [7] She was nominated for an Emmy Award for her work on Inventing Anna. [8]
In 2020, she was selected by Drama Quarterly as one of its "Writers to Watch". [9] In March 2023, Ajayi was featured in Variety 's "International Women of Impact Report". [10]
Ajayi also writes fiction and she has been published in the literary magazine Callaloo . [11]
In 2021, Ajayi wrote and directed the drama series Riches for ITV and Amazon which began filming in 2021. The series was broadcast in late 2022. [12] [13]
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