Ayesha Antoine

Ayesha Antoine is an English actress She is known for portraying Rachel Baptiste in Holby City and Poppy Silver in Grange Hill Antoine was born in Essex England She is of English Dominican and Welsh descent In 1998 Antoine studied Psychology and English at the University of Manchester After graduating she returned to London to restart her career Antoine began her television career in the 1990s playing Poppy Silver in Grange Hill At this time she also made her first appearance in Holby City Other television credits include the role of Kelly Grogan in sitcom pilot Placebo and a husbandbeating shoplifter in The Bill In 2008 Antoine guest starred as Dee Dee Blasco in the Doctor Who episode Midnight an experience she described as so much funits a brilliant show and I loved every minute She joined the regular cast of Holby City in 2008 playing staff nurse Rachel Baptiste In 2009 Antoine appeared in BAFTA winner Paul Whitehouses new series Down The Line In 2005 Antoine won the Norman Beaton Fellowship She was a member of the BBC Radio Drama Company for six months and lent her voice to over twenty five radio dramas including The Lysistrata Project Hold My Breath Westway The No1 Ladies Detective Agency The Fountain Overflows and Father Son In 2013 she was the featured presenter for Dr Forever a fivepart documentary series featured in the Classic Doctor Who DVD range