Judi Shekoni
Judith Iyabo Shekoni is an English actress, television personality and businesswoman Early life and education. Born to a Yoruba Nigerian father and a British mother of English and Spanish descent, Shekoni is from Gorton, Manchester and was brought up by a single parent in council housing. She briefly enrolled in a business programme at the University of Westminster. Career. Shekoni began her television career with a breakout role as Marjorie "Precious" Hudson (née Hulton) in the BBC1 soap "EastEnders". She then moved into film with roles including "Garfield 2" for Fox, "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and  Mr. Hyde" as Renee and "Ali G Indahouse". Shekoni lived and studied in Los Angeles for 10 years and appeared on US television shows including "NCIS", "All of Us" and "Damages", "Fat Friends" and "The King of Queens". Whilst in Los Angeles she worked with Bill Condon in the film " Part 2". She joined the cast as a lead in Heroes Reborn in 2015, the NBC reboot of the original Heroes TV Show, where she played Joanne Collins opposite Zachary Levi. Relocating back to the UK in 2016, Shekoni appeared in the second season of the BBC1 drama "Ordinary Lies  written by Bafta winning writer Danny Brocklehurst airing in November 2016. She then filmed 2 seasons as the female lead opposite Donald Sutherland and Ray Winston for the American cable series Ice", directed by Antoine Fuqua (Training day, Magnificent Seven) appearing as Lady Rah, the kingpin of LA Diamond Trade. Remaining in London, she starred as Shrike in "" for Disney, with Angelina Jolie and Michelle Pfieffer. Business. Shekoni co-founded with British model Amanda Van Annan Extension Evolution, a company supplying hair extensions, and is also the founder of two other companies, Make It America and Actors Evolution. She is  the CEO of Global WPM, Atap Productions, and is affiliated with the Helen Barber foundation.