Ameerah Falzon-Ojo

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Ameerah Falzon-Ojo
Born (2002-02-04) 4 February 2002 (age 22)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Model
Years active2007–present

Ameerah Renata Falzon-Ojo [1] (born February 4, 2002) is a British actress and model [2] [3] best known for her role as Jasmine 'Jas' Salford in the CBBC sitcom, So Awkward and her voice role as Frida on the Netflix animated series, Hilda. [4] [5]

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Biography

Early life

Ameerah Falzon-Ojo was born on 4 February 2002 in London, England. [6] She is the daughter of Serena Maria Falzon. [7] [1]

She began her career as a child and began attending drama school when she was five. Ameerah trained in dance and drama at the Forecast Academy [8] in London.

Career

Theatre

Falzon-Ojo performed in local productions as a young child and in 2011, she was cast in a leading role in the Lincoln Center production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical South Pacific at the Barbican Theatre in London. [9] [10] At the age of nine, she was selected for Ambassador Theatre Group's 'Lion King Cub School'. [11] In April 2012, she performed in The King & I as a royal child and in March 2013 she played as the orphan, July in a production of Annie Jr. . [10]

Television

In 2007, she appeared as Red Child - Mini Maker in an episode of Mister Maker , which aired on the CBeebies channel. [3] In 2011, she had a child role in the CBBC series Fit . [3]

From 2015 to 2019, she starred alongside Cleo Demetriou and Sophia Dall’Aglio in the CBBC sitcom So Awkward where she portrayed Jas Salford. [12] [13] [3] When she left the show, actress Emily Burnett, who previously worked on The Dumping Ground as Charlie Morris took over the part of Jas, causing confusion amongst fans. [14] It was even joked about in the trailer for Series 6. Neither Falzon-Ojo herself or the BBC have published a reason why she left Jas, and the question is still left unanswered.

From 2018 to 2023, Falzon-Ojo has been the voice of Frida on the animated Netflix series, Hilda where she stars alongside Bella Ramsey and Daisy Haggard. [4] [3] Falzon-Ojo is friends with Ramsey on Instagram since 2020. She also appeared in the 2021 animated film based on the series, entitled Hilda and the Mountain King , making it her first major role in a feature length film. [4]

Modeling

She has also done modelling for clients such as Sky, Oxford University Press, McDonalds, Speedo, and Sony, in 2015 she signed to BMA models. [2] [10]

Personal life

Falzon-Ojo says that she is skilled in many accents, hip-hop dance, street dance, choreography, and fashion design. [3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2021 Hilda and the Mountain King Frida

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015–2019 So Awkward Jasmine 'Jas' Salford64 Episodes
2018 Saturday Mash-Up! Celebrity Guest1 Episode
2018–2023 Hilda Frida26 Episodes

Theatre

YearProductionRoleNotes
2011 South Pacific Bloody Mary's Assistant The Barbican
2012 South Pacific Bloody Mary's Assistant ATG Tour

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