Freema Agyeman
Agyeman in 2013, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Frema Agyeman
Place of Birth: Islington, London, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 20 March, 1979
Ethnicity:
*father – Ghanaian
*mother – Iranian
Freema Agyeman is a British actress. She is known for her roles on the series Doctor Who and Torchwood, as the doctor’s companion Martha Jones, as well as Mile High, Little Dorrit, Bizarre ER, Law & Order: UK, The Carrie Diaries, Sense8, New Amsterdam, and Dreamland, and in the films North v South, Eat Locals, and The Matrix Resurrections.
She is the daughter of Azar (Azizian-Kohan) and Osei Agyeman. Her father is from Ghana, in Africa, and was raised Methodist. Her mother is Iranian, and was raised Muslim. A picture of Freema with her mother can be seen here.
Freema’s mother is sometimes said to be of Kurdish background. It is not clear if this is accurate.
Kurdish mother
Mother’s last name is Azizian-Kohan.
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Sequoia, I’ve had the same troubles for the past three years! Wife’s provoked (unfairly, nicht war?) by ‘Maa – rye- ahh’. And by my pronounciation of Agyeman ( and any other gal’s) name as Oi!YummyOne.
Which isn’t really that surprising. Since I AM Sequoia. Only a little later incarnation.
Big Up Ghana & Iran xxx
She is Kurds not Parsi
Beautiful!!!!!!!!