Vivienne Acheampong is a British comedian and actress best known for playing Lucienne in the 2022 television production of ''

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''.

Career

Acheampong was a semi-finalist in the

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Awards in 2013. Acheampong took her one woman comedy show to the

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and the RADAR Festival, as well as the

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. Acheampong appeared from 2018 in three series of the BBC Comedy sketch series ''

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''. Also in 2018, Acheampong provided a voice role for ''World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth''. In 2020, she could be seen in the film adaptation of the

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novel '' The Witches'' directed by

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and starring Anne Hathaway. She also appeared in the UK television series ''The One'', and a couple more UK sketch comedy series ''The Emily Atack Show'' with

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, and ''Ellie & Natasia'' with the actress and comedians Ellie White and Natasia Demetriou. For her role in the television production of ''The Sandman'' she received advice from

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, the author of the ''

'' graphic novel, when he advised that although the character Lucienne was a male character called Lucien in the original text she should trust in herself and that she had been chosen to play the role for a reason. Acheampong was unfamiliar with the story or the original comic book series prior to being cast in the role. Acheampong and ''The Sandman'' co-star

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guested on '' Empire'' magazine's ''The Pilot TV Podcast'' to discuss the production.

Personal life

Vivienne attended the BRIT School. She has Ghanaian heritage and lives in London.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Acheampong, Vivienne Living people Actresses from London British television actresses English people of Ghanaian descent 21st-century English actresses Year of birth missing (living people)