History Creator / FreemaAgyeman

One of the high points of any British actor's career, of course, is landing a role on ''Series/DoctorWho''. Freema originally played the Cyber-controlled Adeola Odoshi in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E12ArmyOfGhosts "Army of Ghosts"]], where she ended up [[ShootTheDog put out of her misery]] by the Doctor. The next season, however, in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E1SmithAndJones "Smith and Jones"]], she made her first appearance as Martha Jones, [[RecastAsARegular the Doctor's companion]].[[note]]Martha was described inaccurately as "the first black companion", a title that actually goes to Rose Tyler's boyfriend Mickey Smith. Martha is the first to get billing in the opening credits as a first to be a regular companion, because Mickey only joined as a companion in a few).[[/note]] The two characters being played by the same actress was explained away by establishing that Adeola was Martha's cousin. She has reprised the role of Martha Jones several times in the franchise, such as on the spin-off show ''{{Series/Torchwood}}''.

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Freema Agyeman (born Frema Agyeman, 20 March 1979) is an English actress, born in London to a Ghanaian father and Iranian mother. When she was young, she was a ''Franchise/StarTrek'' {{nerd}}, thus making her JustForFun/OneOfUs.

Freema Agyeman (born Frema Agyeman, 20 March 1979 in London, England) is an English actress, born in London to a Ghanaian father and Iranian mother. She made an appearance in the ''Crossroads'' [[Main/{{Revival}} Revival]] in 2003 (as one of the hotel staff) and like many a British actor, has been in ''Series/TheBill'' (in her case, three times as two different characters).

However, her most famous role at the moment is as Martha Jones in ''Series/DoctorWho'' and later in spin-off show ''Series/{{Torchwood}}''. Performing a YouLookFamiliar, she had previously played a Cyber-controlled Adeola Odoshi in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E12ArmyOfGhosts "Army of Ghosts"]], where she ended up [[ShootTheDog put out of her misery]] by the Doctor. Three episodes later, in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E1SmithAndJones "Smith and Jones"]], she made her first appearance as Martha.[[note]]Martha was described inaccurately as "the first black companion", a title that actually goes to Rose Tyler's boyfriend Mickey Smith. Martha was just the first to get billing in the opening credits and the first to be a regular companion, as Mickey only appeared in four straight episodes as a companion).[[/note]] The two characters being played by the same actress was explained away by establishing that Adeola was Martha's cousin.

When she was young, she was a ''Franchise/StarTrek'' {{nerd}}, thus making her JustForFun/OneOfUs.

Also a star of ''Series/LawAndOrderUK'', alongside co-SciFi Actor [[Series/BattlestarGalactica2003 Jamie Bamber]]. ''And'' former Doctor Creator/PeterDavison. She plays Larissa, mentor to the young Carrie Bradshaw (Creator/AnnaSophiaRobb), in the ''Series/SexAndTheCity'' prequel ''The Carrie Diaries''. She went on to appear in the role of Amanita with the online series ''Series/{{Sense8}}''. After its finale, she begun to play Dr. Helen Sharpe on the American medical drama ''Series/NewAmsterdam2018''.

* YouLookFamiliar: As mentioned above, appeared twice on Series/DoctorWho as two different characters. The resemblance was explained away as the two characters being cousins.

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Freema Agyeman (born Frema Agyeman, 20 March 1979) is an English actress, born in London to a Ghanaian father and Iranian mother. She made an appearance in the ''Crossroads'' [[Main/{{Revival}} Revival]] in 2003 (as one of the hotel staff) and like many a British actor, has been in ''Series/TheBill'' (in her case, three times as two different characters).

However, her most famous role at the moment is as Martha Jones in ''Series/DoctorWho'' and later in spin-off show ''Series/{{Torchwood}}''. Performing a YouLookFamiliar, she had previously played a Cyber-controlled Adeola Odoshi in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E12ArmyOfGhosts "Army of Ghosts"]], where she ended up [[ShootTheDog put out of her misery]] by the Doctor. Three episodes later, in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E1SmithAndJones "Smith and Jones"]], she made her first appearance as Martha.[[note]]Martha described inaccurately as "the first black companion", a title that actually goes to Rose Tyler's boyfriend Mickey Smith. Martha was just the first to get billing in the opening credits and the first to be a regular companion, as Mickey only appeared in four straight episodes as a companion).[[/note]] The two characters being played by the same actress was explained away by establishing that Adeola was Martha's cousin.

Also a star of ''Series/LawAndOrderUK'', alongside co-SciFi Actor [[Series/BattlestarGalactica2003 Jamie Bamber]]. ''And'' former Doctor Creator/PeterDavison. She plays Larissa, mentor to the young Carrie Bradshaw (Creator/AnnaSophiaRobb), in the ''Series/SexAndTheCity'' prequel ''The Carrie Diaries''. She's currently appearing in the online series ''Series/{{Sense8}}''.

Freema Agyeman was born in 1979 in London to a Ghanaian father and Iranian mother. She made an appearance in the ''Crossroads'' [[Main/{{Revival}} Revival]] in 2003 (as one of the hotel staff) and like many a British actor, has been in ''Series/TheBill'' (in her case, three times as two different characters).

However, her most famous role at the moment is in ''Series/DoctorWho'' and later in spin-off show ''Series/{{Torchwood}}''. Performing a YouLookFamiliar, she played Adeola Odoshi in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E12ArmyOfGhosts "Army of Ghosts"]], where she ended up [[ShootTheDog put out of her misery]] by the Doctor. Three episodes later, in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E1SmithAndJones "Smith and Jones"]], she made her first appearance as med student Martha Jones.[[note]]A character described inaccurately as "the first black companion", a title that actually goes to Mickey Smith in the TV show -- she was just the first to get billing in the opening credits and the first to be a regular companion, as Mickey only appeared in four straight episodes as a companion).[[/note]] The character's similarity to Adeola was {{Hand Waved}} in her first episode by saying that Adeola was Martha's cousin.

When she was young, she was a ''Franchise/StarTrek'' {{nerd}}, thus making her {{one of us}}.

When she was young, she was a ''Franchise/StarTrek'' {{nerd}} thus making her {{one of us}}.

Also a star of ''Series/LawAndOrderUK'', alongside co-SciFi Actor [[Series/BattlestarGalactica2003 Jamie Bamber]]. ''And'' former Doctor Creator/PeterDavison. She plays Larissa, mentor to the young Carrie Bradshaw (Creator/AnnaSophiaRobb), in the ''Series/SexAndTheCity'' prequel ''The Carrie Diaries''. She's currently appearing in the online series ''Series/{{Sense8}}''. She also made a short cameo appearance in [[Film/TheForceAwakens Star Wars: The Force Awakens]].

Also a star of ''Series/LawAndOrderUK'', alongside co-SciFi Actor [[Series/BattlestarGalactica2003 Jamie Bamber]]. ''And'' former Doctor Creator/PeterDavison. She plays Larissa, mentor to the young Carrie Bradshaw (Creator/AnnaSophiaRobb), in the ''Series/SexAndTheCity'' prequel ''The Carrie Diaries''. She's currently appearing in the online series ''Series/{{Sense8}}''.

However, her most famous role at the moment is in ''Series/DoctorWho'' and later in spin-off show ''Series/{{Torchwood}}''. Performing a YouLookFamiliar, she played Adeola Odoshi in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E12ArmyOfGhosts "Army of Ghosts"]], where she ended up [[ShootTheDog put out of her misery]] by the Doctor. Three episodes later, in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E1SmithAndJones "Smith and Jones"]], she made her first appearance as med student Martha Jones (a character described inaccurately as "the first black companion", a title that actually goes to Mickey Smith in the TV show -- she was just the first to get billing in the opening credits and the first to be a regular companion, as Mickey only appeared in four straight episodes as a companion). The character's similarity to Adeola was {{Hand Waved}} in her first episode by saying that Adeola was Martha's cousin.

However, her most famous role at the moment is in ''Series/DoctorWho'' and later in spin-off show ''Series/{{Torchwood}}''. Performing a YouLookFamiliar, she played Adeola Odoshi in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E12ArmyOfGhosts "Army of Ghosts"]], where she ended up [[ShootTheDog put out of her misery]] by the Doctor. Three episodes later, in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E1SmithAndJones "Smith and Jones"]], she made her first appearance as med student Martha Jones (a character described inaccurately as "the first black companion", a title that actually goes to Mickey Smith in the TV show -- she was just the first to get billing in the opening credits). The character's similarity to Adeola was {{Hand Waved}} in her first episode by saying that Adeola was Martha's cousin.

Also a star of ''Series/LawAndOrderUK'', alongside co-SciFi Actor [[Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined Jamie Bamber]]. ''And'' former Doctor Creator/PeterDavison. She plays Larissa, mentor to the young Carrie Bradshaw (Creator/AnnaSophiaRobb), in the ''Series/SexAndTheCity'' prequel ''The Carrie Diaries''. She's currently appearing in the online series ''Series/{{Sense8}}''.

Freema Agyeman was born in 1979 in London of Iranian-Ghanaian parentage. She made an appearance in the ''Crossroads'' [[Main/{{Revival}} Revival]] in 2003 (as one of the hotel staff) and like many a British actor, has been in ''Series/TheBill'' (in her case, three times as two different characters).

Also a star of ''Series/LawAndOrderUK'', alongside co-SciFi Actor [[Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined Jamie Bamber]]. ''And'' former Doctor Creator/PeterDavison. She plays Larissa, mentor to the young Carrie Bradshaw (Creator/AnnaSophiaRobb), in the ''Series/SexAndTheCity'' prequel ''The Carrie Diaries''. She's currently appearing in the online series ''Series/Sense8''.

Also a star of ''Series/LawAndOrderUK'', alongside co-SciFi Actor [[Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined Jamie Bamber]]. ''And'' former Doctor Creator/PeterDavison. She plays Larissa, mentor to the young Carrie Bradshaw (Creator/AnnaSophiaRobb), in the ''Series/SexAndTheCity'' prequel ''The Carrie Diaries''.

However, her most famous role at the moment is in ''Series/DoctorWho'' and later in spin-off show ''Series/{{Torchwood}}''. Performing a YouLookFamiliar, she played Adeola Odoshi in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS2E12ArmyOfGhosts Army of Ghosts]]", where she ended up [[ShootTheDog put out of her misery]] by the Doctor. Three episodes later, in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS3E1SmithAndJones Smith and Jones]]", she made her first appearance as med student Martha Jones (a character described inaccurately as "the first black companion", a title that actually goes to Mickey Smith in the TV show -- she was just the first to get billing in the opening credits). The character's similarity to Adeola was {{Hand Waved}} in her first episode by saying that Adeola was Martha's cousin.

She has played [[Series/DoctorWho Martha Jones]] and [[Series/LawAndOrderUK Alesha Phillips]].

She has played[[Series/DoctorWho Martha Jones]] and [[Series/LawAndOrderUK Alesha Phillips]].

Is ''not'' "African American", nor are any of the characters she's played. She has played black Brits though, namely [[Series/DoctorWho Martha Jones]] and [[Series/LawAndOrderUK Alesha Phillips]].

Also a star of ''Series/LawAndOrderUK'', alongside co-SciFi Actor [[Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined Jamie Bamber]]. ''And'' former Doctor PeterDavison. She plays Larissa, mentor to the young Carrie Bradshaw (Creator/AnnaSophiaRobb), in the ''Series/SexAndTheCity'' prequel ''The Carrie Diaries''.

Freema Agyeman was born in 1979 in London of Iranian-Ghanaian parentage. She made an appearance in the ''Crossroads'' [[Main/{{Revival}} Revival]] in 2003 (as one of the hotel staff) and like many a British actor, has been in ''TheBill'' (in her case, three times as two different characters).

Also a star of ''LawAndOrderUK'', alongside co-SciFi Actor [[Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined Jamie Bamber]]. ''And'' former Doctor PeterDavison. She plays Larissa, mentor to the young Carrie Bradshaw (Creator/AnnaSophiaRobb), in the ''Series/SexAndTheCity'' prequel ''The Carrie Diaries''.

Is ''not'' "African American", nor are any of the characters she's played. She has played black Brits though, namely [[Series/DoctorWho Martha Jones]] and [[LawAndOrderUK Alesha Phillips]].

However, her most famous role at the moment is in ''Series/DoctorWho'' and later in spin-off show ''Series/{{Torchwood}}''. Performing a YouLookFamiliar, she played Adeola Odoshi in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS2E12ArmyOfGhosts Army of Ghosts]]", where she ended up [[ShootTheDog put out of her misery]] by the Doctor. Three episodes later, in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS3E1SmithAndJones Smith and Jones]]", she made her first appearance as med student Martha Jones (a character described inaccurately as "the first black companion", a title that actually goes to Mickey Smith in the TV show -- she was just the first to get billing in the opening credits). The character's similarity to Adeola was later {{Hand Waved}} by saying that she was Martha's cousin.