Chantel Riley is a

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actress. Riley made her stage debut in 2011 playing the character of Nala in a German production of ''

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'' in Hamburg. The following year she played the same character on

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. A move into film followed and she made her debut in the

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biopic ''

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''. TV work includes the role of Kate in ''

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'' and the co-leading role of Trudy Clarke in ''

Frankie Drake Mysteries ''Frankie Drake Mysteries'' is a Canadian drama that ran on CBC from November 6, 2017 to March 8, 2021. The series starred Lauren Lee Smith and Chantel Riley as Frankie Drake and her partner Trudy who ran an all female private detective service ...

''. In 2019, she starred in the USA Network drama series ''

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''. She has also voice acted in the '' Assassins Creed'' games, voicing Layla Hassan in '' Assassins Creed Origins'', '' Assassins Creed Odyssey'' and '' Assassin's Creed: Valhalla''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

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* Living people 21st-century Canadian actresses Canadian television actresses 1986 births {{Canada-actor-stub