Kananu Kirimi (born 1977) is a British actress.
Biography
Kirimi was born in Nairobi,
Kenya
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, of a Kenyan mother and Scottish father. She was educated at
Strathallan School
Strathallan School is an independent boarding and day school in Scotland for boys and girls aged 7–18. The school has a campus at Forgandenny, a few miles south of Perth.
School roll
The school has 73 full-time staff, and 18 part-time staff ...
in
Perthshire
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and then took a three-year course at the
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) is a drama school located in Hammersmith, London. It is the oldest specialist drama school in the British Isles and a founding member of the Federation of Drama Schools.
LAMDA's Principal is ...
.
Kirimi's career developed as a classical actor in the theatre taking roles such as Viola in the
Royal Shakespeare Company
The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. The company employs over 1,000 staff and produces around 20 productions a year. The RSC plays regularly in London, St ...
's ''
Twelfth Night
''Twelfth Night'', or ''What You Will'' is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night's entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres on the twins Vio ...
'' and in
Adrian Noble
Adrian Keith Noble (born 19 July 1950) is a theatre director, and was also the artistic director and chief executive of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1990 to 2003.
Education and career
Noble was born in Chichester, Sussex, England. After l ...
's 2002 ''
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
''Pericles, Prince of Tyre'' is a Jacobean play written at least in part by William Shakespeare and included in modern editions of his collected works despite questions over its authorship, as it was not included in the First Folio. It was pu ...
''. She received a commendation at the 2002
Ian Charleson Awards
The Ian Charleson Awards are theatrical awards that reward the best classical stage performances in Britain by actors under age 30. The awards are named in memory of the renowned British actor Ian Charleson, and are run by the '' Sunday Times'' n ...
for her performance in ''Pericles''.
In 2004, she played Juliet in the Globe Theatre's first original pronunciation production.
Film credits include the 2006 film ''
The Queen
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''. In 2008, she starred as locum Dr. Joan Makori in the
ITV1
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drama series ''
The Royal
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''.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
*
Kananu Kirimi at the British Film Institute
1977 births
Living people
People educated at Strathallan School
Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Scottish television actresses
People from Skye and Lochalsh
Black British actresses
Scottish people of Kenyan descent
Kenyan people of Scottish descent
Scottish stage actresses
21st-century Scottish actresses
British Shakespearean actresses
Royal Shakespeare Company members
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