Nikki Amuka-Bird Biography

Fast Facts

• Born in Nigeria, her father's home country, but was raised in the U
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• and Antigua by her mother
• Aspired to be a professional dancer, but a back injury led her to pursue acting as a career
• Performed in numerous productions with the Royal Shakespeare Company, including A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Tempest and The Servant of Two Masters
• Met her husband, fellow actor Geoffrey Streatfeild, while on tour with the RSC in Japan
• Played the role of Viola in a stage production of Twelfth Night with Bristol Old Vic Theatre Company, a role that earned her an Ian Charleson award nomination in 2004
• Starred as Eurydice in Moira Buffini's Welcome to Thebes at the Royal National Theatre in 2010