Freema Agyeman (born 1 January 1979 in Finsbury Park, London^[2] ) is an English actress of Ghanaian and Iranian descent whose first notable appearance was in the ITV soap opera Crossroads in 2001^[1]. She is best known for playing medical student Martha Jones, companion of the Tenth Doctor in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who and Torchwood. is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... See also: Finsbury Park for a separate entry on the park Finsbury Park is an area in London, England which grew up around an important North London railway interchange at the junction of the London Boroughs of Islington, Haringey and Hackney. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... The Republic of Ghana is a nation in West Africa. ... For other uses, see ITV (disambiguation). ... The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television... Crossroads is a British television soap opera set in a motel near Birmingham, England. ... Martha Jones is a fictional character played by Freema Agyeman in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who, and will appear in its spin-off series, Torchwood. ... Companion, in the long-running BBC television science fiction programme Doctor Who and related works, is a term used to describe a character who travels with and shares the adventures of the Doctor. ... The Tenth Doctor is the name given to the tenth and current incarnation of the fictional character known as the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... This article is about the television series. ... For plants known as torchwood, see Burseraceae. ...

Background

Freema Agyeman grew up on the Woodberry Down council estate in the London Borough of Hackney.^[3] Her mother, Azar, is Iranian and her father, Osei, is Ghanaian. They divorced when she was a child. She has a younger brother, Domenic, and an older sister, Leila.^[3] She attended Our Lady's Convent, a Catholic school in Stamford Hill and the Anna Scher Theatre School in Islington. She studied performing arts and drama at Middlesex University, graduating in 2000.^[3] Public housing describes a form of housing tenure in which the property is owned by a government authority, which may be central or local. ... The London Borough of Hackney is a London Borough in the east end of London and part of inner London. ... The Republic of Ghana is a nation in West Africa. ... Catholic schools are education ministries of the Roman Catholic Church. ... Stamford Hill is a place in the north of the London Borough of Hackney, near the border with Haringey. ... The Anna Scher Theatre was a community theatre in Islington, north London which is now at the centre of a heated debate. ... For other uses, see Islington (disambiguation). ... Middlesex University is a university in north London, England, located in the historic county boundaries of Middlesex (from which it takes its name). ...

Career

Freema Agyeman secured the part of Martha Jones after an audition which she had been told was for a guest role in Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood. Agyeman had previously portrayed Martha Jones's cousin Adeola Oshodi, who was killed by the Cybermen in the Doctor Who episode "Army of Ghosts". During her first series in the role of Martha, there was a tabloid article that reported she had been axed from the show, but despite her character's departure from the TARDIS in season finale "Last of the Time Lords", the BBC have confirmed that actress and character will return in Series Four for five episodes, which include "The Sontaran Stratagem", "The Poison Sky", "The Doctor's Daughter" and "Journey's End". Martha Jones is a fictional character played by Freema Agyeman in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who, and will appear in its spin-off series, Torchwood. ... For plants known as torchwood, see Burseraceae. ... This is a list of henchmen, fictional characters serving villains and/or monsters and aliens in the long-running British science fiction television series, Doctor Who. ... The Cybermen - 1966 vintage (from The Moonbase). ... Army of Ghosts is an episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who which was first broadcast on 1 July 2006. ... The current TARDIS prop. ... Last of the Time Lords is an episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ...

In the meantime, she has appeared in three episodes of Torchwood.^[4], appearing in "Reset", "Dead Man Walking" and "A Day in the Death", before her character departed to return to her job as a Medical Officer with UNIT. For plants known as torchwood, see Burseraceae. ... Look up unit in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Agyeman can often be seen on The Bedtime Hour on CBeebies reading the story shortly before 7pm. CBeebies is a British television channel produced by the BBC and aimed at children six years and under. ...

Freema is also narrating BBC Three's Bizarre ER. She will also host a Doctor Who-themed portion of the BBC Proms on 27th July. For the BBC radio station, see BBC Radio 3. ... A Promenade concert in the Royal Albert Hall, 2004. ... (Redirected from 27th July) July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ...

On the 25th April 2008, Freema appeared on The Paul O'Grady Show. She confirmed that she will be starring as Tattycoram in the upcoming BBC adaptation of Charles Dickens' Little Dorrit. (Redirected from 25th April) April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). ... The New Paul OGrady Show (formerly The Paul OGrady Show) is a British comedy chat show on Channel 4, formerly aired on ITV. The Channel 4 show is filmed at the BBC Television Centre in London. ... Dickens redirects here. ... Little Dorrit is a serial novel by Charles Dickens published originally between 1855 and 1857. ...

Filmography

• Casualty as Kate Hindley
• Mile High (2003, TV series)
• Crossroads (2003, TV series) as Lola Wise
• The Bill (3 episodes, 2004-2006) as Shakira Washington
• Silent Witness (1 episode, 2005) as Mary Ogden
• Doctor Who (2006, episode "Army of Ghosts") as Adeola Oshodi
• Doctor Who (2007-, TV series) as Martha Jones
• Doctor Who animated special The Infinite Quest (2007, TV serial) as Martha Jones (voice)
• The Omid Djalili Show (2007, TV series) as Herself
• Torchwood (2008, TV series) as Martha Jones
• Bizarre ER (2008, TV series) as Narrator
• The Friday Night Project (2008, TV series) as Herself
• Little Dorrit (2008, TV serial) as Tattycoram

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References

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External links

• freemaagyeman.com
• Freema Agyeman at the Internet Movie Database
• Interview on The One Show