Nikki Amuka-Bird
Actress

Nikki Amuka-Bird Net Worth

Nikki Amuka-Bird is an actress born in 1976 in Nigeria, but raised in the UK and Antigua. After suffering a back injury, she gave up her dancing aspirations and attended LAMDA. She then joined the Royal Shakespeare Company and while on tour in Japan, she met her husband, actor Geoffrey Streatfield. Amuka-Bird has had numerous television roles and has performed onstage with the National Theatre, Oxford Stage Company, and other companies.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actress
Birth Year 1976
Age 47 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Pisces
Education London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Occupation Actress
Years active 1998 – present
Spouse(s) Geoffrey Streatfeild

💰 Net worth: $7 Million (2024)

Nikki Amuka-Bird, a highly acclaimed actress, is known for her exceptional talent and versatile performances. Born in 1976, she has gained immense recognition and success throughout her career. As of 2024, her net worth is estimated to be around $7 million, a reflection of her remarkable achievements. From her breakthrough roles in theater to her captivating performances on the screen, Nikki's talent and dedication have propelled her to great heights in the entertainment industry. She continues to inspire and awe audiences worldwide with her incredible range and depth as an actress.

Famous Quotes:

"I hurt my back and at that point was deciding what to do university-wise and I thought I would try for drama college because I knew you could do some dancing there but it didn’t have to take over everything. It was only really when I went to drama college that that world [acting] opened up to me and I fell in love with it and became obsessed like everybody else.”

Biography/Timeline

2003

In 2003, Amuka-Bird married actor Geoffrey Streatfeild, whom she met while touring with the RSC in Japan. The marriage lasted seven years.

2004

Amuka-Bird's theatrical credits include Welcome to Thebes (National Theatre); Twelfth Night (Bristol Old Vic, for which she won an Ian Charleson Award nomination in 2004 for playing Viola); World Music (Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, and Donmar Warehouse); Top Girls (Oxford Stage Company); A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Tempest and The Servant of Two Masters (RSC); Doubt: A Parable (Tricycle Theatre).

2006

Her film credits include The Omen (2006 remake), Cargo, Almost Heaven as well as the screen adaptation of Alexander McCall Smith's novel The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. On television, Amuka-Bird has appeared in Spooks, The Line of Beauty, The Last Enemy, Robin Hood, Torchwood, and a recurring role in the reimagined BBC apocalyptic series Survivors. In 2010 she appeared as Det. Supt Gaynor Jenkins in the BBC's Silent Witness.

2016

She appeared in Small Island, the BBC adaptation of Andrea Levy's award-winning novel, broadcast in December 2009. In June 2016 it was announced that she and Phoebe Fox would star in the production of Zadie Smith's novel NW. It was broadcast on BBC2 on 14 November 2016 and Amuka-Bird received a BAFTA for Best Actress.

2017

On Christmas Day 2017 she was heard as the voice of the Glass Woman in the Doctor Who Christmas Special "Twice Upon a Time" broadcast on BBC1 and around the world.

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