Michelle Denise Greenidge (born 15 June 1969) is a British actress. She is known for portraying the roles of Valerie in the

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comedy drama '' After Life'' (2019–2022), Lola Okonedo Akimbo in the

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comedy '' Mandy'' (2020–present), PC Williams in the police comedy drama '' Code 404'' (2020–2021), Rosa Babatunde in the

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drama ''

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'' (2021), Carla Sunday in the

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'' (2023–present) and MP Sarah Bryon in the

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'' (2024).

Life and career

Greenidge was born on 15 June 1969 in

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. She is of Jamaican descent. Before becoming famous she worked for

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for 20 years. She began her acting career in 2009 in the short film ''Leave'', where she played the role of Claire. Her next role came in 2013 as the mother in the short film ''Sorry We Don't Help Darkies''. In 2014, she portrayed Auntie Jeanie in an episode of the comedy series ''All About the McKenzies'' and the same year went on to appear in various short films, ''Crude'', ''Samuell Benta's Perceptions'' and ''Daddy's Girl''. In 2015, she played Councillor Gretel in four episodes of the

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comedy drama ''Venus vs. Mars''. Greenidge's first film role came in 2016 when she appeared as Ms. Vincent in the crime-thriller film ''

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''. She reprised the role for the sequel '' The Intent 2: The Come Up'' in 2018. In 2019, Greenidge began portraying the role of receptionist Valerie in the

black-comedy drama '' After Life''. She appeared in all three series of show. Since 2020, she has starred in

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comedy '' Mandy'' as Lola Okonedo Akimbo, nail technician and best friend to the titular character. Between 2020 and 2021, she played PC Williams in the police comedy drama '' Code 404''. She also played Mrs. Manning in ''

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'', the first film in the anthology series '' Small Axe''. In 2021, she played Rosa Babatunde in the

drama ''

''. Greenidge has also had minor and guest roles in ''

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'' and ''

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''. She has also worked in theatre with some of her credits including ''Ear for Eye'', ''At the Feet of Jesus'', ''Super Skinny Bitches'', ''House'', ''All Saints'', ''Stopcock'', ''Do You Pray?'', ''The Distance Between Us'', ''People Who Need People'', ''The House They Grew Up In'' and ''Omega Time''. On 20 January 2023, it was announced that Greenidge would be guest starring in the fourteenth series of ''

''. Her casting was announced alongside

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Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Greenidge, Michelle 1969 births 21st-century British actresses Actresses from Bradford Black British actresses British film actresses British soap opera actresses British stage actresses British television actresses English people of Jamaican descent Living people