Vanessa Ifediora is an Irish actor, photographer, and poet. She is known for her roles in ''

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Early life

Ifediora was born in

. She is of Irish and Nigerian heritage. Ifediora lived in Japan for a several years and speaks conversational Japanese. She suffers from depression and

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, which she treated effectively with the medication

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. She also took up photography to help with her recovery and is now a freelance photographer. Ifediora has spoken about the racism she experienced growing up in Belfast and later when living in Cork. She moved to Dublin in 2017, which she described as "a different world" where she encountered less racism. She now lives in Belfast.

Career

Ifediora studied acting at the Irish Film Academy in Dublin. In 2020, Ifediora featured on the single ''Sowing Acorns'' by

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Filmography

References

External links

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Living people Actresses from Belfast 21st-century photographers from Northern Ireland 21st-century poets from Northern Ireland African diaspora in the United Kingdom Year of birth missing (living people) Irish people of Nigerian descent