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, located in the

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area of London, for seven years. She took a

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between school and university to work on the film '' Children of Men'' (2006). In 2018, she starred in the

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crime drama series ''Seven Seconds''.

Early life and education

Ashitey was born in

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to Tina, a medical secretary, and Paul, a dentist, who are both from

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, and has an older sister (Grace, who studied at the

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), and an older brother. Ashitey attended Brimsdown primary school in

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, Enfield before being educated at

in Edmonton, North London. She graduated in

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from

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in 2009.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

Video games

References

External links

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yahoo.com. Accessed 5 December 2022. * 1987 births English film actresses English television actresses Living people People from Enfield, London English people of Ghanaian descent Black British actresses Alumni of SOAS University of London People educated at The Latymer School 21st-century English actresses {{UK-film-actor-stub