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Chizzy Akudolu

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Chizzy Akudolu

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

Oct 7, 1973 (53 years old)

Place of Birth

England, UK

Biography

Chizzy Akudolu (7 October 1973) is a British actress. In 2002, she was one of eight, new, comedy performers who won the BBC Talent Initiative, The Urban Sketch Showcase. All eight performed a comedy sketch show in front of BBC casting directors and producers at the Tabernacle Theatre, Notting Hill. Her first television appearance was in the BBC sitcom, 15 Storeys High. This was followed by a small role in Eastenders. She continued to work for the BBC in her first children's series called Stupid! and Roman's Empire. Credits also include Green Wing, International Emmy award winning children's drama, Dustbin Baby for Kindle Entertainment and as a charicature of herself in the mockumentary, The Most Unromantic Man in the World. Chizzy also played series regular, Miss Kanouti in The Complete Guide to Parenting. She has continued to work for CBBC in programs such as Nuzzle and Scratch, Scoop and Gigglebiz. In 2007, she toured with The Vagina Monologues for 3 months. In 2008, Chizzy played the housemate, Angel in Dead Set, a satirical cross between Big Brother and zombies. The same year, she played a UN cleaner in BBC Films, In the Loop directed by Armando Iannucci, but was uncredited. In 2009, she had a guest role in Hollyoaks Later and starred in the CBBC show Jinx in the lead role as the unconventional, Fairy Godmother, Cookie. 2010 has so far seen roles in The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret, London 2012 (BBC), Scoop Series 3(CBBC), The Inbetweeners (Ch4), and as semi regular in the upcoming Channel 4 comedy, Campus. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chizzy Akudolu licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting
2025The Celebrity Inner CircleSelf - Participant
2025Little DisastersLucy Harding
2024A Game of Two HalvesDr. Bygraves
2024Criminal RecordJasmine Peters
2023Dope Fiend
2023The Woman in the WallLola
2023Best InterestsMercy
2022The Ultimate Adventure Movies
2022Man vs BeeJudge
2022SupertatoPumpkin (voice)
2021Creating a Scene: BBC Introducing ArtsSelf - Presenter
2021Cats Do the Naughtiest ThingsSelf
2021Drama Shorts: BBC Introducing ArtsSelf - Presenter
2021Paul Sinha's TV ShowdownSelf
2021Too CloseAddy Smith
2021Blankety BlankSelf - Panellist
2021The Weakest LinkSelf - Participant
2020County LinesSophie
2020HitmenTina Bartrum
2020Sorry, I Didn't KnowSelf - Team Leader
2018Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private InvestigatorsSandra Kingly
2017Harry Hill's Alien Fun CapsuleSelf
2017Richard Osman's House of GamesSelf - Contestant
2017Celebrity HuntedSelf - Fugitive
2016Rwd/FwdKim
2011Twenty TwelveJane Owen
2011Death in ParadiseButterfly Brown
2011Pointless CelebritiesSelf
2011CampusGrace 2
2009JinxCookie
2008The InbetweenersMaggie
2008Dead SetAngel
2007Would I Lie to You?Self
2006The Most Unromantic Man in the WorldChizzy
2006The Apprentice: You're Fired!Self
2004Green WingCar Park Attendant
200215 Storeys HighMelinda
1999Holby CityMo Effanga
1988This MorningSelf
Production
2013Life’s a BitchExecutive Producer
Writing
2021Drama Shorts: BBC Introducing ArtsWriter
2013Life’s a BitchWriter