Vanessa Ifediora

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]

Vanessa Ifediora
Born
Vanessa Ifediora

Belfast
OccupationActor
Years active2018–present

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
Year Title Role
2023 Royal Rendezvous Dee
2022 Bloodlands Judith Kenny
2022 Derry Girls Laurie
2022 Conversations with Friends Nurse
2021 Foundation Imperial Herald
2021 Belfast Miss Lewis
2020 The Deceived Sonographer
2020 Miss & Missus Aine
2019 Colour Blind Annarose
2018 Feel Interviewer

References
  1. "Vanessa Ifediora". IMDb.
  2. McGoran, Peter (17 January 2022). "The cast of Belfast and where you've seen them before". BelfastLive.
  3. "Emma Langford Collaborates with Belfast Poet On New Single "Sowing Acorns"". 4 March 2020.
  4. Glennon, Nicole (17 May 2022). "Derry Girls review: A fitting finale with tears, laughter, and Fatboy Slim". Irish Examiner.
  5. "The Complex History Behind 'Belfast'—and Its Echoes in Present-Day Northern Ireland". Time.
  6. "Meet the cast of Belfast". Radio Times.
  7. Heskin, Lauren (17 July 2020). "9 Black-owned Irish businesses to support now". IMAGE.ie.
  8. "Vanessa Ifediora On How Photography Helps Her Mental Health". irishtatler.com.
  9. Oct 17 2018, Adam Lawler. "Vanessa Ifediora is a woman zoned in". University Observer.
  10. "female actors". novaartists.co.uk.
  11. "Irish photographer releases book about coping with the condition Maladaptive Daydreaming". Her.ie.
  12. "Racism in Ireland: "I grew up feeling like I was born with some awful condition"". Her.ie.
  13. "There's Strength in Song". The Journal of Music.
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