{{Short description|British-Nigerian actress (born 1974)}} {{more footnotes needed|date=January 2013}} {{Use British English|date=January 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Caroline Chikezie | image = Caroline Chikezie.png | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1974|02|19}} | birth_place = London, England, UK | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = | known_for = | occupation = Actress | education = Brunel University | years_active = 1998–present | spouse = Adrian Holmes | website = }}
'''Caroline Chikezie'''{{IPAc-en||audio=Ig-Caroline Chikezie.ogg}} (born 19 February 1974) is a British Nigerian actress, best known for playing Sasha Williams in ''As If'', and Elaine Hardy in ''Footballers' Wives''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.footballerswives.tv/library/int-s3-cc.html|title=Footballers' Wives – the Official site of the sensational drama|website=footballerswives.tv|access-date=9 July 2012|archive-date=9 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009164041/http://www.footballerswives.tv/library/int-s3-cc.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2016, she gained attention in Nigeria playing the title role in the Nigerian series ''The Governor''.
==Early life and background== Chikezie was born in England to Nigerian parents of Igbo origin.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://woman.ng/2016/10/13-hollywood-actresses-with-nigerian-roots/|title=15 HOLLYWOOD Actresses with NIGERIAN Roots|first=Chidinma|last=Anozie|date=1 October 2016|access-date=19 August 2018|archive-date=16 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116183534/http://woman.ng/2016/10/13-hollywood-actresses-with-nigerian-roots/|url-status=dead}}</ref> At fourteen, Chikezie was sent to boarding school in Nigeria in an attempt to make her abandon her dreams of becoming an actress. Before this, she had attended weekend classes at Italia Conti.
== Education == She enrolled at Brunel University where she studied Medicinal Chemistry (she was expected to take over her father's hospital in Nigeria), but dropped out of school. She later won a scholarship to the UK's Academy of Live and Recorded Arts.<ref>[http://www.nigerialinks.com/Nollywood/chikezie.html HOW FOOTBALLERS' WIVES STAR FOUND FAME]</ref>
==Career== After roles in ''Holby City'', ''Casualty'', and the award-winning British film ''Babymother'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/My+family+was+so+angry+about+me+wanting+to+act+they+tricked+me+into...-a0113624499|title=My family was so angry about me wanting to act they tricked me into leaving Britain; WIVES STAR FOUND FAME AGAINST THE ODDS HOW FOOTBALLERS'. – Free Online Library|website=thefreelibrary.com}}</ref> Chikezie landed her first major role as bitchy Sasha Williams in ''As If''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Caught+in+the+prime+of+life;+As+If+Ch4,+6.00pm.-a071035292|title=Caught in the prime of life; As If Ch4, 6.00pm. – Free Online Library|website=thefreelibrary.com}}</ref> in 2001. In 2004, she landed a regular role as Kyle Pascoe's girlfriend Elaine Hardy in Series Three of ''Footballer's Wives''.
Other television work includes ''40'', ''Judas Kiss'', ''Free Fall'', and ''Brothers and Sisters.''
She appeared as Lisa Hallett, a member of the secret organization of Torchwood who had been transformed into a half-human half-Cyberman in "Cyberwoman", an episode of ''Torchwood'', and as Tamara, a fellow demon hunter, in the 3rd-season premiere of ''Supernatural''. In 2018, she starred as a recurring character, Queen Tamlin of Leah in the 2nd season of ''Shannara Chronicles''.
She also starred as Angela Ochello in the hit EbonyLife Television series, ''The Governor''.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Meet foreign celebrities with Nigerian heritage – Daily Trust |url=https://dailytrust.com/meet-foreign-celebrities-with-nigerian-heritage/ |access-date=2025-06-30 |newspaper=Daily Trust}}</ref>
From 2023 she played Noma in the popular Starz television series, ''Power Book II: Ghost''.
==Film== Chikezie portrayed Nasuada in the 2006 fantasy film ''Eragon''.
==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |1998 |''Brothers and Sisters'' |Belinda Ofori |TV series |- |1998 |''Babymother'' |Sharon |TV film |- |1999 |''Virtual Sexuality'' |Gushy Assistant | |- |1999 |''Casualty'' |Donna |Episode: "Free Fall" |- |2001 |''As If'' |Sasha Williams |7 episodes |- |2002 |''Holby City'' |Jamila James |Episode: "Judas Kiss: Part 1 & 2" |- |2002 |''Babyfather'' |Kandii |Episode: "2.1" |- |2003 |''40'' |Denise |3 episodes |- |2004 |''Footballers' Wives'' |Elaine Hardy |7 episodes |- |2005 |''{{sortname|The|Mistress of Spices}}'' |Myisha | |- |2005 |''Aeon Flux'' |Freya | |- |2006 |''Take 3 Girls'' |Spot | |- |2006 |''Breaking and Entering'' |Erika | |- |2006 |''Eragon'' |Nasuada | |- |2006–07 |''Torchwood'' |Lisa Hallett |2 episodes |- |2007 |''Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office'' |Rachel |TV film |- |2007 |''Supernatural'' |Tamara |Episode: "The Magnificent Seven" |- |2009 |''{{sortname|The|Killing of Wendy|nolink=1}}'' |Zora | |- |2010 |''Paris Connections'' |Nathalie de Barge |Mystery / Romance |- |2010 |''Inale'' |Inale |Musical |- |2012 |''Casualty'' |Teri Layeni |Episode: "All in a Day's Nightmare" |- |2012 |''{{sortname|The|Sweeney|The Sweeney (2012 film)}}'' |Clarke | |- |2012 |''Crime Stories'' |Susie Fisher |Episode: "1.20" |- |2013 |''By Any Means'' |Tanya |TV Mini Series 1 episode |- |2014 |''Everly'' |Zelda |Action / Thriller |- |2016 |''The Governor'' |Angela Ochello (Governor) |Episodes 1 & 2 as Deputy Governor, Episodes 3 to 13 as Governor |- |2017 |''Mayhem'' |Kara 'The Siren' Powell | |- |2017 |''The Shannara Chronicles'' |Queen Tamlin |Episodes: "Wraith", "Graymark", "Dweller" 7 episodes |- |2019 |''The Passage'' |Dr. Major Nichole Sykes |10 episodes |- |2023–24 |''Power Book II: Ghost'' |Noma Asaju |Recurring role (season 3)<br> main role (season 4) |- |2025 |''Bel-Air'' |Dominique Warren |Special Guest Appearance (Season 4) |}
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