Safia Grace Oakley-Green (born June 2001) is an English actress. She won a

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for her performance in the horror film ''

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'' (2022). She was named a 2023 ''

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'' Star of Tomorrow.

Early life

Oakley-Green was born in

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, London before moving to

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. She trained at the Television Workshop in

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. She studies psychology at university.

Career

In 2021, she appeared in the horror short film ''

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'' alongside fellow Television Workshop alumna

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. The short picked up increased attention after Ramsey's performance in the HBO television series ''

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'' raised her profile. Oakley-Green made her feature film debut in the 2021 biopic ''

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'' for

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alongside

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. She made her television debut as Cinderella Jackson in the 2022

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crime drama ''

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''. Also in 2022, she starred in the Scottish caveman horror ''

'', previously entitled '' The Origin'', for which she received the

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in December 2022. In 2023, Oakley-Green had a recurring role as Andy in the

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comedy '' Extraordinary''. She has upcoming roles in the second series of '' The Lazarus Project'' on

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and the

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series '' The Burning Girls''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Oakley-Green, Safia 2001 births Living people 21st-century English actresses Actresses from Nottingham British film actors British television actors Actors from the London Borough of Southwark Actresses from London Actresses from Derbyshire People from Southwark