| Intro | British-Ghanaian actress |
| Is | Actor |
| From | United Kingdom |
| Type | Film, TV, Stage & Radio |
| Gender | female |
| Birth | 12 February 1987, London Borough of Enfield, Greater London, England, United Kingdom |
| Age: | 33 years |
| Star sign | Aquarius |
Clare-Hope Naa K. Ashitey (born 12 February 1987) is a British actress of Ghanaian descent. She attended the Centre Stage School of Performing Arts, Southgate. while being educated at the Latymer School, which is located in the Edmonton area of London, for seven years.
She took a gap year between school and university to work on the film Children of Men.
Ashitey graduated in anthropology from the School of Oriental and African Studies in 2009.
Early life and family
Ashitey was born in Enfield to Tina, a medical secretary, and Paul, a dentist, who are both from Ghana, and has an older sister who studied at the University of Warwick and an older brother.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Shooting Dogs | Marie | Released in the United States as Beyond the Gates |
| 2006 | Children of Men | Kee | |
| 2007 | Exodus | Zipporah | |
| 2011 | Black Brown White | Jackie | |
| 2012 | Candle to Water | Shona | |
| 2013 | All Is by My Side | Faye | |
| 2016 | The White King | Gaby | |
| 2016 | I.T. | Joan |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Coming Up | Helen | 1 episode |
| 2011 | Top Boy | Taylor | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | Mrs Biggs | Receptionist | 1 episode |
| 2014 | Suspects | DC Charlie Steele | 10 episodes |
| 2015 | Doctor Foster | Carly | |
| 2017 | Seven Seconds | K.J. Harper | |
| 2017 | Master of None | Sara | 1 episode |