Vanessa Ifediora

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Vanessa Ifediora
Born
Belfast
OccupationActor
Years active2018–present

Vanessa Ifediora is an Irish actor, photographer, and poet. She is known for her roles in Belfast and Derry Girls . [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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Early life

Ifediora was born in Belfast. [8] She is of Irish and Nigerian heritage. [9] Ifediora lived in Japan for a several years and speaks conversational Japanese. [10] [9] She suffers from depression and maladaptive daydreaming, which she treated effectively with the medication escitalopram. She also took up photography to help with her recovery and is now a freelance photographer. [8] [11] Ifediora has spoken about the racism she experienced growing up in Belfast and later when living in Cork. She moved to Dublin in 2017, which she described as "a different world" where she encountered less racism. She now lives in Belfast. [12]

Career

Ifediora studied acting at the Irish Film Academy in Dublin. [10] In 2020, Ifediora featured on the single Sowing Acorns by Emma Langford. [3] [13]

Filmography

YearTitleRole
2023 A Haunting in Venice Sister Maria Felicitas [14] [15]
2023Royal RendezvousDee
2022 Bloodlands Judith Kenny
2022 Derry Girls Laurie
2022 Conversations with Friends Nurse
2021 Foundation Imperial Herald
2021 Belfast Miss Lewis
2020The DeceivedSonographer
2020Miss & MissusAine
2019Colour BlindAnnarose
2018FeelInterviewer

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