Victoria Ekanoye

Adebisi Victoria M Ekanoye[2] (born 11 December 1981),[3] known professionally as Victoria Ekanoye is an English actress. Her credits include Coronation Street (2017-2019), The Royals (2015-2018), Almost Never (2019), Doctors (2020), The Worst Witch (2020), Christmas in Paradise (2020), and Death in Paradise (2022).

Victoria Ekanoye
Ekanoye in Elle Fatale 2013
Born
Adebisi Victoria M Ekanoye

(1981-12-11) 11 December 1981
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present
TelevisionThe Royals
Coronation Street
The X Factor: Celebrity
Children1

Career

In 2017, Ekanoye played Angie Appleton in the ITV soap opera, Coronation Street, for 94 episodes over three years.[4]

She has also played Rachel in The Royals,[5] and has appeared in The Chase: Celebrity Special,[6] The Big Quiz[7] and The X Factor: Celebrity.[8]

She also appeared in series two of Almost Never[9] and two episodes of Doctors as Kate Bennett.[10]

In 2022, she appeared in the fourth episode of Series 11 of the BBC crime drama series Death in Paradise, as Miranda Priestley.[11] The same year, she starred as Megan in Lionsgate Films' Christmas in Paradise, with a cast that included Kelsey Grammer, Elizabeth Hurley and Billy Ray Cyrus.[12]

Personal life

Ekanoye has sickle cell anaemia.[13] On 8 November 2021, Ekanoye announced that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer.[13] After undergoing a double mastectomy, and a year out, she was able to resume acting, returning to television in 2022, as Miranda Priestley in Death in Paradise.[11]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Dormant Girl Short film
2013 Elle Fatale Elle Short film
2013 Adots Apprentice Brenda TV Mini Series
2015 Mop, Bucket and Cape Ms. Magnificient Short film
2017 Last Laugh Tilly Lewis Film
2015-2018 The Royals Rachel 23 episodes
2017–2019 Coronation Street Angie Appleton 94 episodes
2019 Almost Never Ashley 1 episode
2020 Doctors Kate Bennett 2 episodes
2020 The Worst Witch Narcissus Nightshade 2 episodes
2022 Death in Paradise Miranda Priestley 1 episode [11]
2022 Christmas in Paradise Megan Film [12]
2023 Vera Liv Masters 1 episode

References


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