Rakie Ayola

    Rakie Ayola

    January 1, 1968 (57 years old) in Cardiff, Wales, UK

    Rakie Olufunmilayo Ayola is a Welsh actress. She was born in Cardiff in May 1968, to a Sierra Leonean mother and a Nigerian father, and was raised by her mother's cousin and his wife in the Ely district of the city. She studied at Glan Ely High School, and was a member of the Orbit Youth Theatre, South Glamorgan Youth Theatre, South Glamorgan Youth Choir and the National Youth Theatre of Wales. She went on to attend the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, studying for a three-year acting diploma.

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    Midsomer MurdersMidsomer Murders
    Doctor WhoDoctor Who
    Black MirrorBlack Mirror
    VeraVera
    Waking the DeadWaking the Dead

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