Abby Ajayi
British screenwriter
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Abby Ajayi is a British television screenwriter.
Early life
Ajayi was born in London to Nigerian parents.[1][2] She studied law at Wadham College, Oxford and was the recipient of a Fulbright scholarship to study screenwriting in New York.[3][4]
Career
Ajayi began her career in the UK writing on television shows including EastEnders, Hollyoaks, and Casualty.[5] In the US, Ajayi has worked as a writer-producer on Four Weddings and a Funeral, The First Lady,[6] Inventing Anna, and How to Get Away With Murder.[7] She was nominated for an Emmy Award for her work on Inventing Anna.[8]
In 2020, she was selected by Drama Quarterly as one of its "Writers to Watch".[9] In March 2023, Ajayi was featured in Variety's "International Women of Impact Report".[10]
Ajayi also writes fiction and she has been published in the literary magazine Callaloo.[11]
In 2021, Ajayi wrote and directed the drama series Riches for ITV and Amazon which began filming in 2021. The series was broadcast in late 2022.[12][13]
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