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Joan Iyiola was born on 1 August, 1987 in Niger, is a British-Nigerian actress. Discover Joan Iyiola's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 36 years old?

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Age 36 years old
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Born 1 August, 1987
Birthday 1 August
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Nationality Niger

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1964

The short was recently seen at 64th BFI LFF, and is competing in a range of festivals worldwide.

Dọlápọ̀ Is Fine has recently been acquired by Netflix and HBO and is distributed worldwide by the International Production & Distribution company Salaud Morisset.

Joan was recently named as one of Digital Spy’s 30 Black British Stars of Tomorrow, and BFI Network x BAFTA’s Crew for 2021.

Joan is Co-Founder of The Mono Box, a non-profit organisation supporting emerging artists in theatre and film.

1987

Joan Iyiola (born 1 August 1987) is a British-Nigerian actress, writer and producer based in London.

She is best known for playing the title role in The Duchess of Malfi at the RSC, and Dọlápọ̀ Is Fine.

Born in London to Nigerian parents, Iyiola initially trained to be a barrister and read Law at Emmanuel College, Cambridge University.

Whilst studying, she worked with Annie Castledine, Complicite and Robert Icke.

Following seasons at the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain she was awarded a place at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

2013

Iyiola began her career at the RSC, playing in: A Midsummer Night's Dream, The White Devil, Arden of Faversham, The Roaring Girl, A Life of Galileo, Boris Godunov, The Orphan of Zhao. In 2013, Iyiola starred opposite Chiwetel Ejiofor as Pauline Lumumba in A Season in the Congo at The Young Vic, directed by Joe Wright.

2015

At the Gate Theatre, Iyiola played in The Convert, The Rise and Shine of Comrade Fiasco and in the 2015 European Premiere of Eclipsed by Danai Gurira alongside Letitia Wright, her portrayal of Bessie was described as "Poignantly funny" and the play received several 5 star reviews, including TimeOut and WhatsOnStage.

2016

In 2016, Iyiola performed in They Drink it in the Congo for The Almeida theatre and Omeros at Shakespeare's Globe.

2017

In 2017, Omeros transferred from the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse to the Jazz festival in St Lucia, where it was performed with Joseph Marcell.

In 2017, Iyiola starred in Boudica alongside Gina McKee at Shakespeare's Globe.

2018

In 2018, Iyiola returned to the RSC to work with Director Maria Åberg, starring as The Duchess of Malfi in the Royal Shakespeare Company's 2018 summer season.

Iyiola is the first black woman to play The Duchess in a major production.

Her performance was met with praise from the British press, the Guardian's Michael Billington wrote, "Any production, however, pivots on the performance of the Duchess, and Iyiola – following a long line of distinguished RSC forebears including Peggy Ashcroft, Judi Dench and Harriet Walter – acquits herself excellently."

Dominic Cavendish, chief theatre critic at the Telegraph commented, "Superb as the Duchess, Joan Iyiola is first fierce, proud and stylish".

In The Times, Maxie Szalwinska highlighted, "Iyiola's raw-voiced final lament summons wider agonies of racial and feminist struggle. She dies, but still, somehow, she rises".

Joan is co-founder of Apatan Productions, a Film and TV production company based in London and set up in 2018.

Joan co-wrote, produced and acted in Dọlápọ̀ Is Fine which was shot under Bumble’s Female Film Force Fund.

2019

In 2019, Iyiola returned to the Young Vic Theatre to play Ofentse in Tree, a show co-created by Kwame Kwei-Armah and Idris Elba.

The show opened at the Manchester International Festival, before transferring to the Young Vic for a London run.

2020

The film was delivered in Jan 2020 and premiered at American Black Film Festival where it won the 2020 HBO Short Film Competition.