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15 Facts About Jade Anouka

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Jade Anouka was born on 12 June 1989 and is an English actress.

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Jade Anouka is known for her various stage roles and for her appearances in His Dark Materials on BBC One and the ITV dramas Trauma and Cleaning Up.

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Jade Anouka has a brother and a sister who pursued careers in science.

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Jade Anouka grew up in Slade Green and attended school in Bexley, London, but transferred to a school in Lewisham for sixth form.

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Jade Anouka ran track prior to transferring to Lewisham, as she did not want to compete against her old teammates.

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Jade Anouka took her first steps into acting while attending a Saturday morning drama club in Dartford, Kent.

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Jade Anouka was hired immediately after graduation by the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon, where she earned a postgraduate award in teaching Shakespeare.

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Jade Anouka made her stage debut in 2007 with a role in Margaret Atwood's The Penelopiad.

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Jade Anouka had small television roles in Doctor Who, Chewing Gum, and Stan Lee's Lucky Man before getting a supporting role in the 2018 miniseries Trauma.

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Jade Anouka appeared in a 2020 episode of Death in Paradise.

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Jade Anouka earned rave reviews for her roles in the three plays, which were broadcast on the BBC in 2018.

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Jade Anouka was named among the InStyle BAFTA Breakout Stars for 2018.

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In 2019, Jade Anouka appeared in Cleaning Up, a six-part drama on ITV and the Netflix series Turn Up Charlie.

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On 14 December 2021, Jade Anouka announced that she had given birth to a daughter.

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On 25 February 2024, Jade Anouka announced she and her wife had had another baby.