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Gloria Obianyo

Gloria Obianyo is a Rose-Bruford trained, award-winning actor.
Theatre credits include Paradise (National Theatre), for which she won first prize in the Ian Charleson Awards 2022, The Clinic (Almeida Theatre), Next Please: The Keyworker’s Cycle (Almeida Theatre), Maryland (Royal Court), A Christmas Carol (Old Vic), Girl from the North Country (Gielgud), Anthony & Cleopatra (National Theatre), Fanny and Alexander (Old Vic). Most recently Gloria played Cordelia in Yael Farber’s production of King Lear at the Almeida; her performance was singled out for praise.
TV and film credits include series 1 and 2 of Good Omens for BBC/Amazon, the feature films High Life, appearing alongside Robert Pattinson and Juliette Binoche, Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning and Dune. In 2023 Gloria filmed several recurring roles in series for Netflix, Disney, and the BBC, and she recently completed filming a supporting lead role in a major new series for ITV.
WINNER – First prize, Ian Charleson Awards 2022

Readings

The Waste Land: A Game of Chess performed by Gloria Obianyo and Parth Thakerar
To Speak of the Woe That is in Marriage read by Gloria Obianyo
Out Out read by Gloria Obianyo
I heard a Fly buzz - when I died - read by Gloria Obianyo
Select reading
The Waste Land: A Game of Chess performed by Gloria Obianyo and Parth Thakerar
To Speak of the Woe That is in Marriage read by Gloria Obianyo
Out Out read by Gloria Obianyo
I heard a Fly buzz - when I died - read by Gloria Obianyo
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