Age: 58
female
Rakie Olufunmilayo Ayola is a Welsh actress. She was born in Cardiff in May 1968, to a Sierra Leonean mother and a Nigerian father, and was raised by her mother's cousin and his wife in the Ely district of the city. She studied at Glan Ely High School, and was a member of the Orbit Youth Theatre, South Glamorgan Youth Theatre, South Glamorgan Youth Choir and the National Youth Theatre of Wales. She went on to attend the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, studying for a three-year acting diploma. In 2023 Rakie Ayola was the 18th recipient of the prestigious BAFTA Cymru Siân Phillips Award. At the same ceremony she also won the Bafta Cymru Best Actress Award for her performance in BBC1 series The Pact Season 2 on which she was an Executive Producer. In 2021 Rakie Ayola won BAFTA Best Supporting Actress for BBC1 film Anthony by Jimmy McGovern. Ayola has appeared in television shows including Kaos, The Pact Season 1, Grace, Shetland, No Offence, Midsomer Murders, Black Mirror, Noughts + Crosses, Doctor Who, Silent Witness and EastEnders, a number of Shakespearean theatrical performances and feature films such as Been So Long, Now Is Good, Great Moments in Aviation, The i Inside, Dredd, and Sahara. She appeared as Kyla Tyson in the BBC medical drama Holby City from its eighth to eleventh series.
Rakie Ayola
Trolley Witch
for Trolley Witch in Cursed Child (Harry Potter and the)
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"The Cursed Child" set in the wizarding world of Harry Potter and takes place nineteen years after the events of the seventh and final book, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows." The story follows Harry Potter, now a Ministry of Magic employee, and his younger son, Albus Severus Potter, as they navigate the challenges of the past and present. Albus forms an unexpected friendship with Scorpius Malfoy, and together, they unravel dark mysteries that have lingering effects on the wizarding world. The play explores themes of friendship, family, and the consequences of choices.
