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Early life

Brixton

She is the eldest of four children. In 2006, her family moved to

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Acting career

Mojekwu began acting at school with a small role in '' The Wizard of Oz''. She joined Identity Drama School in Kent in 2006 and won the school's Actress of the Year award in her first year. Mojekwu went on to play Paris in

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's award-winning play ''

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''. In 2008, she starred as Ronnie in

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's ''

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'' and in 2009 she got the part of

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'' EastEnders: E20'', a spin-off from the long-running

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soap opera '' EastEnders'', which was broadcast in January 2010. Following this, she was contracted for six months to appear in ''East Enders'' as Mercy Olubunmi. She left ''East Enders'' on-screen on 12 July 2011.

Filmography

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* * English television actresses British soap opera actresses English stage actresses English people of Nigerian descent Black British actresses People from Brixton Actresses from London Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{England-actor-stub