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Madekwe in 2012, image via Helga Esteb / Shutterstock.com
Place of Birth: Stepney, Tower Hamlets, London, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 6 December, 1981
Ethnicity: * father – Igbo Nigerian, Swiss-German * mother – English
Ashley Madekwe is a British actress. She is known for her roles on the series Secret Diary of a Call Girl , and the ABC series Revenge , as Ashley Davenport.
Ashley is the daughter of Tracy (Mansfield) and Peter Madekwe. Her father is of Nigerian and Swiss descent. Her mother is English. Ashley is married to Israeli-born actor Iddo Goldberg, with whom she has a son.
Her cousin is actor Archie Madekwe .
Ashley’s paternal grandfather was named Hamilton Amechina Madekwe. Hamilton was Nigerian.
Ashley’s paternal grandmother is named Margaret Kummli. Margaret is Swiss, likely of Swiss-German descent.
Source: http://www.eurweb.com