Ayesha Antoine | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1995–present |
Ayesha Antoine is an English actress. She is known for portraying Rachel Baptiste in Holby City , and Poppy Silver in Grange Hill .
Antoine was born in Essex, England. She is of English, Dominican, and Welsh descent. [1] In 1998 Antoine studied Psychology and English at the University of Manchester. [2] After graduating, she returned to London to restart her career.
She said:
A hyperactive child (learning the violin and piano as well as attending acting and dance classes), at the age of eight she entered a National Talent Contest which was televised on the Saturday morning BBC children's show, Going Live! . Dancing, singing and rapping to Salt'n'Pepa's 'Express Yourself' was Antoine's first television appearance.[ citation needed ]
Antoine began her television career in the 1990s playing Poppy Silver in Grange Hill . At this time she also made her first appearance in Holby City . Other television credits include the role of Kelly Grogan in sitcom pilot Placebo and a husband-beating shoplifter in The Bill .
In 2008, Antoine guest starred as Dee Dee Blasco in the Doctor Who episode "Midnight", an experience she described as: "so much fun…it’s a brilliant show and I loved every minute." [3] She joined the regular cast of Holby City in 2008, playing staff nurse Rachel Baptiste. [3]
In 2009, Antoine appeared in BAFTA winner Paul Whitehouse's new series Down The Line.
In 2005, Antoine won the Norman Beaton Fellowship. [4] She was a member of the BBC Radio Drama Company for six months and lent her voice to over twenty five radio dramas including The Lysistrata Project , Hold My Breath, Westway, TheNo.1 Ladies Detective Agency, The Fountain Overflows and Father & Son.
In 2011, she joined the cast of Big Finish Productions' Bernice Summerfield audio plays as Ruth. [5]
In 2013, she was the featured presenter for Dr. Forever!, a five-part documentary series featured in the Classic Doctor Who DVD range. [6]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995–1998 | Grange Hill | Poppy Silver | 33 episodes |
1996 | Gadgetman | Frankie Scouler | TV film |
1996, 2005 | The Bill | Trixie Burroughs/Jasmine Bedford | 2 episodes |
2004, 2008–2009 | Holby City | Mel Allen/Rachel Babtiste | 22 episodes |
2008 | Placebo | Nurse Kelly Grogan [7] | Pilot |
2008 | Doctor Who | Dee Dee Blasco | Episode: "Midnight" |
2008 | Parents of the Band | Camilla | 2 episodes |
2009 | Mouth to Mouth | Devine Bello | 6 episodes |
2010 | Skins | Police Officer | 1 episode |
2011 | Mongrels | Co-worker | 1 episode |
2015 | Pompidou | Nurse | 1 episode |
2015, 2020 | Doctors | Kayley Rose/Janet Poulson | 2 episodes |
2017 | Chewing Gum | Judith | 1 episode |
2020 | Cursed | Polly the Healer | 2 episodes |
Daleks! | Mechanoid 2150 | Voices | |
Chief Archivist | |||
2021–present | Fireman Sam | Helen Flood, Mandy Flood, Jodie Phillips | Series regular |
2022 | The House | Police Officer #2 | |
2024 | Father Brown | Rachel Waterson | 1 episode |