Zawe Ashton

Zawe Ashton (born ) is an English actress and playwright, known for portraying Imani in Gone Too Far! and Bianca in The Legend of Fritton's Gold, and recently in 2011 for playing Elizabeth Falls in Blitz .

Background

Ashton attended the Anna Scher Theatre School and National Youth Theatre, and is a graduate of the Manchester Metropolitan University School of Theatre.

Career

Acting

Ashton started acting at the age of six. Her television work includes Holby City, EastEnders, The Bill, Manhunt, Casualty and The Crust. Her theatre credits include Rhinoceros, The Arsonists, Gone Too Far! (Royal Court), Othello (Globe Theatre), and The Cage (Nuffield Theatre Company, Southampton).

In 2009 she worked on the films Blitz and The Legend of Fritton's Gold.

Writing

Ashton began entering poetry slams at the age of seventeen, The Rod Hall Agency Limited. Retrieved on 2009-08-17. In 2006 she was Young Writer in Residence at the Contact Theatre in Manchester. Her first play, Harm's Way, was shortlisted for the Verity Bargate Award in 2007, and premiered at The Lowry in 2008 as part of National Youth...
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