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People ask me where I'm from. I say Ireland, and they are like 'Really? You don't look Irish.' Then you have to explain... people are intrigued, but sometimes you think, 'Why do I have to tell my whole story every time I open my mouth?

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My family very much adored me, and at school, I was an object of fascination.

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I was moved by the 'Lovings' story because of my own background as a mixed-race person.

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I had a very peripatetic childhood, so I bounced around. Lived in Ethiopia until I was, like, three or four and then lived between Ireland and London.

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Often, it's easier to play someone further away from you because it's clearer who they are. I think if you want to make a performance authentic, there are a certain amount of leaps of faith into the unknown that you have to take. Otherwise, you're not really risking anything.

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I trained, went to college, trained, and got a job. Then got another job. When I wasn't working I worked at a bar, then got another job.

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I think if you don't risk something in art, it's not really important.

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I don't like the term 'colour-blind' - because I don't want people to be blind to my colour.

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I've met loads of black and brown and various people who are well into comics.

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What I have wanted to do is take roles that are unexpected for people who look like me. Roles that the establishment would say, 'Oh, she couldn't possibly be that.'

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Biography

Nationality: Ethiopian

Type: Actress

Born: Unknown

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