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Judith Shekoni
Judith Iyabo Shekoni is an English actress, television personality and businesswoman Early life and education Born to a Yoruba Nigerian father and a British mother of English and Spanish descent, Shekoni is from Gorton, Manchester and was brought up by a single parent in council housing. She briefly enrolled in a business programme at the University of Westminster. Career Shekoni began her television career with a breakout role as Marjorie "Precious" Hudson (née Hulton) in the BBC1 soap ''EastEnders''. She then moved into film with roles including ''Garfield 2'' for Fox, ''The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' as Renee and '' Ali G Indahouse''. Shekoni lived and studied in Los Angeles for 10 years and appeared on US television shows including ''NCIS'', '' All of Us'' and '' Damages'', '' Fat Friends'' and '' The King of Queens''. Whilst in Los Angeles she worked with Bill Condon in the film '' The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2''. She joined the cast as a lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manchester
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The two cities and the surrounding towns form one of the United Kingdom's most populous conurbations, the Greater Manchester Built-up Area, which has a population of 2.87 million. The history of Manchester began with the civilian settlement associated with the Roman fort ('' castra'') of ''Mamucium'' or ''Mancunium'', established in about AD 79 on a sandstone bluff near the confluence of the rivers Medlock and Irwell. Historically part of Lancashire, areas of Cheshire south of the River Mersey were incorporated into Manchester in the 20th century, including Wythenshawe in 1931. Throughout the Middle Ages Manchester remained a manorial township, but began to expand "at an astonishing rate" around the turn of the 19th century. Manchest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
