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Troy Titus-Adams

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Troy Titus-Adams (born Troy Johanna D. Adams, October 1969) is a British actress and dancer. She began her career touring as a dancer[1] and made her feature film debut in Knights and Emeralds (1986). She is known for her roles in the soap operas EastEnders (1999–2000) as Nina Harris and Family Affairs (2000) as Kim Davis. She also appeared on the game show Blankety Blank (2001).[2]

Early life

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Titus-Adams is from Islington, North London. She was born to Jamaican father Joe Titus, a builder, and English mother Maggie Adams, a secretary at a London hospice. Her parents split when she was six, and she spent four years until she was ten in Amsterdam. Titus-Adams attended George Orwell Comprehensive School and took after-school acting classes at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts. She also modeled.[3]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1986 Knights and Emeralds
1989 The Rachel Papers Woman
1999–2000 EastEnders Nina Harris 97 episodes
2000 Family Affairs Kim Davis 30 episodes
2001 Blankety Blank Herself Series 16
2003 True Brit
2005 The Trouble with Men and Women
In the Back Host Short film
2006 The Bill Letitia Dwyer Episode: "Hit the Ground Running"
2007 Intergalactic Combat Trojan
NUMB3RS Dr Patricia Stone Episode: "Robin Hood"
2009 Boulevard Zen Kat
2015 The Grid Tina Marvine Short film

Stage

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Year Title Role Notes
???? Starlight Express Wrench Apollo Victoria Theatre, London[4]
2001 Strange Kind of Hero Mary Magdalene Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Edinburgh / Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham
2001–2002 Jack and the Beanstalk Princess Jasmin Millfield Theatre, Enfield[5]
2007 The Wedding Dance Kathleen Everyman Theatre, Liverpool / Octagon Theatre, Bolton[6]
2011 Dolls! Not Your Usual Love Story Santa Monica Playhouse, Los Angeles[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Me, EastEnders, and TV fame". Worcester News. 16 August 2001. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  2. ^ Lily Savage's Blankety Blank. 25 March 2001. ITV.
  3. ^ "Interview: The man I left behind for EastEnders; Troy Titus-Adams is Albert Square's newest star but, she tells Thomas Quinn, it means she has left her boyfriend 6,000 miles away". The Mirror. 30 January 1999. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Star facts for 'Starlight'". CNN Entertainment. 9 January 2002. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Book Tickets For Jack And The Beanstalk". This is Local London. 21 November 2001. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  6. ^ Walker, Lynne (12 February 2007). "The Wedding Dance, Octagon, Bolton". The Independent. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Dolls! Not Your Usual Love Story (Closed September 25, 2011)". Theater Mania. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
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