Ameerah Falzon-Ojo

Ameerah Falzon-Ojo (born February 4, 2002) is a Black British actress and model[1][2] best known for her role as Jasmine 'Jas' Salford in the CBBC sitcom, So Awkward and her voice role as Frida on the Netflix animated series, Hilda.[3][4]

Ameerah Falzon-Ojo
Born (2002-02-04) 4 February 2002
Occupation
  • Actress
  • Model
Years active2007–present

Biography

Early life

Ameerah Falzon-Ojo was born on 4 February 2002 in London, England.[5]

She began her career as a child and began attending drama school when she was five. Ameerah trained in dance and drama at the Forecast Academy[6] in London.

Career

Theatre

Falzon-Ojo performed at in local productions as young child and in 2011, she was cast in a leading role in the Lincoln Center production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical South Pacific at the Barbican Theatre in London.[7][8] At the age of nine, she was selected for Ambassador Theatre Group's 'Lion King Cub School'.[9] In April 2012, she performed in The King & I as a royal child and in March 2013 she played as the orphan, July in a production of Annie Jr..[8]

Television

In 2006, she appeared as Red Child - Mini Maker in an episode of Mister Maker, which aired on the CBeebies channel.[2] In 2011, she had a child role in the CBBC series Fit.[2]

From 2015 to 2019 she starred alongside Cleo Demetriou and Sophia Dall’Aglio in the CBBC sitcom So Awkward where she portrayed Jas Salford.[10][11][2] When she left the show, actress Emily Burnett took up the part of Jas, causing confusion amongst fans.[12]

Since 2018, Falzon-Ojo has been the voice of Frida on the animated Netflix series, Hilda where she stars alongside Bella Ramsey and Daisy Haggard.[3][2] Falzon-Ojo is friends with Ramsey on Instagram since 2020. She also will be appearing in the 2021 animated film based of the series, entitled Hilda and the Mountain King.[3]

Modeling

She has also done modelling for clients such as Sky, Oxford University Press, McDonald's, Speedo, and Sony, in 2015 she signed to BMA models.[1][8] She has had an active following on Instagram[13] since 2016 where she has created partnerships with brands like Ellesse and Boohoo.

Personal life

Falzon-Ojo is said to be skilled in many accents, hip-hop dance, street dance, choreography, and fashion design.[2] She is also noted as having cooking, baking, tennis, running, football, basketball, and running skills, while being "highly skilled" in storytelling.

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2015–2018 So Awkward Jasmine 'Jas' Salford 64 Episodes
2018 Saturday Mash-Up! Celebrity Guest 1 Episode
2018–present Hilda Frida 26 Episodes

Theatre
Year Production Role Notes
2011 South Pacific Bloody Mary's Assistant The Barbican
2012 South Pacific Bloody Mary's Assistant ATG Tour

References
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  3. Roy, Jennifer (June 28, 2021). "Hilda and the Mountain King: Who's Who in Netflix's Upcoming Movie". CBR. Archived from the original on July 2, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
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  6. "Ameerah Falzon-Ojo: Actor, Extra and Model - London, UK". StarNow. Archived from the original on May 1, 2021. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  7. "South Pacific, a Curtain Up London review". Curtain Up. Archived from the original on October 5, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  8. "Ameerah Falzon-Ojo". Centre Stage Academy. Archived from the original on January 17, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  9. "Nine-year-old set for West End stardom". Your Local Guardian. Archived from the original on October 5, 2021. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  10. "CBBC's 'So Awkward' Wins Best Childrens TV Show!". BMA Artists. WordPress. February 23, 2016. Archived from the original on November 3, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  11. "So Awkward". British Comedy Guide. Archived from the original on June 8, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  12. Fogarty, Paul (August 7, 2020). "What happened to Ameerah Falzon-Ojo in So Awkward? Jas actress replaced by Emily Burnett". HITC. Archived from the original on October 6, 2021. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  13. "Ameerah Falzon Instagram". Instagram. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
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