Vivienne Acheampong (born 1983) is a British comedian and actress, best known for playing Lucienne in the

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series '' The Sandman'' (2022–present), and her appearances in '' Famalam''.

Career

Acheampong was a semi-finalist in the

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Awards in 2013. Acheampong took her one woman comedy show to the

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and the RADAR Festival, as well as the

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. Acheampong appeared from 2018 in three series of the BBC Comedy sketch series '' Famalam''. Also in 2018, Acheampong provided a voice role for ''World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth''. In 2020, she could be seen in the film adaptation of the

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novel '' The Witches'' directed by

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and starring

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. She also appeared in the UK television series ''The One'', and a couple more UK sketch comedy series ''The Emily Atack Show'' with

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, and ''Ellie & Natasia'' with the actress and comedians

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and

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. For her role in the television production of ''The Sandman'' she received the advice from

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, author of '' The Sandman''

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, that although the character Lucienne was a male character in the original text, she should trust that she had been chosen to play the role for a reason. Acheampong was unfamiliar with the story or the original comic book series prior to being cast in the role. Acheampong and ''The Sandman'' co-star

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guested on ''

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'' magazine's ''The Pilot TV Podcast'' to discuss the production.

Personal life

Vivienne attended the

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. She has Ghanaian heritage and lives in London.

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Acheampong, Vivienne Living people 21st-century English actresses Actresses from London Black British actresses Black British women comedians Black British comedians English people of Ghanaian descent English television actresses Actors educated at the BRIT School Actors from the London Borough of Lewisham Comedians from the London Borough of Lewisham 1983 births