Colette Dalal Tchantcho is an actress and theatre maker based in the United Kingdom. She is known for her roles in the

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series '' Domina'' (2021) and the

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series ''

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'' (2022).

Early life

Tchantcho was born in

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to a Cameroonian father from

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and a Kuwaiti mother from a

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family. She attended the British School in Kuwait (BSK). She graduated with a

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in Acting from the

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(LIPA) in 2011.

Career

Tchantcho made her television debut in 2018 with guest appearances in the

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medical soap opera ''

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'' and the

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documentary series ''

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''. She also played Orsino in ''

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'' at the

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in Edinburgh and the

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and toured Scotland with ''Eddie and the Slumber Girls''. The following year, she played Véa in an episode of the

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fantasy series ''

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''. In 2021, Tchantcho began starring as Antigone in the British-Italian

and

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historical drama '' Domina'', set in

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and centred around

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(

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). That same year, Tchantcho was cast as Ondine, Vicomtesse de Valmont in the

adaptation of ''

'', which premiered in November 2022. She had performed ''Les Liaisons Dangereuses'' before during her time at LIPA. She is currently developing a one-woman stage show titled ''Dreamer''. She is also featured in the

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series '' No Escape''.

Filmography

Stage

References

External links

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