Abby Ajayi
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Abby Ajayi is a British screenwriter.
Early Life[edit]
Ajayi was born in London to Nigerian Parents[1][2]. She studied law at Wadham College, Oxford and was the recipient of a Fulbright scholarship to study screenwriting in New York.[3][4]
Career[edit]
Ajayi began her career in the UK writing on television shows including EastEnders, Hollyoaks and Casualty (TV series)[5]. In the US, Ajayi has worked as a writer-producer on Four Weddings and a Funeral, The First Lady,[6] Inventing Anna and How to Get Away With Murder[7]. She received an Emmy nomination for her work on Inventing Anna.[8]
In 2020, she was selected by Drama Quarterly as one of its Writers to Watch.[9] In March 2023, Ajayi was featured in Variety’s International Women of Impact Report.[10]
Ajayi also writes fiction and she has been published in Callaloo (literary magazine).[11]
In 2021, Ajayi created, wrote and directed the upcoming drama series Riches for ITV/Amazon which began filming in 2021. The series broadcast in late 2022.[12][13]
References[edit]
- ↑ "The 'Succession' effect: how TV dramas got angrier about the rich". Financial Times. 2022-11-21. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ↑ "Abby Ajayi | Authors | The Soho Agency". www.thesohoagency.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
- ↑ Tonelli, Adriana. "Abby Ajayi". NYFA. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
- ↑ Maxwell, Dominic. "Abby Ajayi on Riches: 'You can't outrun racism if you've got a big bank account'". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
- ↑ ., BBC Studios Scriptworks. "Writers' Academy graduate creates new ITV drama Riches". bbcstudios.com. BBC Studios. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ↑ Latif, Leila (2022-12-16). "'The first time I've seen Black people represented like this': ITV's glam, groundbreaking new drama". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ↑ "For Abby Ajayi, 'Riches' Is More Than Just a Family Drama". Shondaland. 2022-12-06. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ↑ "Abby Ajayi". Television Academy. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
- ↑ "Ones to Watch: Writers". DramaQuarterly.com. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ↑ Vourlias, Alexis Benveniste,Nick Clement,Anna Marie de la Fuente,Shalini Dore,Sharareh Drury,Charna Flam,Diane Garrett,John Hopewell,Karen Idelson,Todd Longwell,Julia MacCary,Lily Moayeri,Tariq Raouf,Katie Reul,Mark Sutherland,Christopher; Benveniste, Alexis; Clement, Nick; Fuente, Anna Marie de la; Dore, Shalini; Drury, Sharareh; Flam, Charna; Garrett, Diane; Hopewell, John (2023-03-01). "From Abby Ajayi to Rosalía: Meet Variety's Impactful International Women of 2023". Variety. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ↑ Ajayi, Abby (2015). "HOW TO LOSE YOURSELF". Callaloo. 38 (2): 341–344. ISSN 0161-2492.
- ↑ "New frothy TV drama series 'Riches' mixes money and blood". AP NEWS. 2022-11-30. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ↑ Dray, Kayleigh (2022-11-03). "Riches: exclusive first look at ITV's major new drama". Stylist. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
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