Adjoa Andoh, born in Bristol in 1963, spent decades building a stage and television career in the UK before global audiences caught up. She was Brenda Mazibuko, Mandela's chief of staff, in Clint Eastwood's Invictus (2009) and a long-standing presence in Casualty and Doctor Who. Since 2020 she has stolen scenes as the sharp-tongued Lady Danbury in Bridgerton, a role written to match her own gravitas. A Royal Shakespeare Company veteran who has directed a Black-led Richard II, she is regarded as one of Britain's most versatile character actresses. Read more