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|role      = [[Martha Jones]] <br> [[Adeola Oshodi]]
|birth date = [[20th March|20 March]] [[1979]] (age 31) <br> [[London]], [[England]]
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'''Freema Agyeman''' (born '''Frema Agyeman''' on [[20 March (people)|20 March]] [[1979 (people)|1979]]<ref>[[DWDVDF 131]]</ref><ref>[[REF]]: ''[[Who-ology: The Official Miscellany]]''</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://freema-love.livejournal.com/154559.html|title=A Thank You Note From Freema|date of source=4 August 2008|accessdate=6 November 2016}}</ref>) played the role of [[Martha Jones]], a companion to the [[Tenth Doctor]] and also a temporary member of both [[Torchwood Three]] and [[UNIT]]. She changed the spelling of her first name upon beginning her professional acting career in order to avoid pronunciation errors. She was born to Ghanaian and Iranian parents.


'''Freema Agyeman''' (born Frema Agyeman on [[20th March]]<ref>[http://community.livejournal.com/freema_love/154559.html A thank you note from Freema.] <small>accessed 31st March 2009</small></ref> [[1979]]) played the role of [[Martha Jones]], a companion to the [[Tenth Doctor]] and also a temporary member of both [[Torchwood Three]] and [[UNIT]]. She changed the spelling of her first name upon beginning her professional acting career in order to avoid pronounciation errors.  
Freema Agyeman first appeared on ''Doctor Who'' in the [[series 2 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 2]] episode ''[[Army of Ghosts (TV story)|Army of Ghosts]]'' as [[Adeola Oshodi]], a [[Torchwood Institute]] employee, who was an early victim of the [[Cybusman|Cybermen]]. She returned to the series as Adeola's cousin, Martha Jones, at the start of [[series 3 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 3]] in ''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]]''. Agyeman continued as Martha throughout the rest of Series 3, and also provided the character's voice for the special animated serial, ''[[The Infinite Quest (TV story)|The Infinite Quest]]''. She left the series with the finale episode, ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]''. As a consequence of her time on the series, she also gained the record for most guest appearances on ''[[Totally Doctor Who]]'', entirely discounting her turn on ''The Infinite Quest'' — although [[David Tennant]] holds the record, including ''Quest''.


Freema Agyeman first appeared on ''Doctor Who'' in the [[Series 2 (Doctor Who)|Series 2]] episode ''[[Army of Ghosts]]'' as [[Adeola Oshodi]], a [[Torchwood Institute]] employee, who was an early victim of the [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cybermen]]. She returned to the series as Adeola's cousin, Martha Jones, at the start of [[Series 3 (Doctor Who)|Series 3]] in ''[[Smith and Jones]]''. Agyeman continued as Martha throughout the rest of Series 3, and also provided the character's voice for the special animated serial, ''[[The Infinite Quest]]''. She left the series with the finale episode, ''[[Last of the Time Lords]]''. As a consequence of her time on the series, she also gained the record for most guest appearances on ''[[Totally Doctor Who]]'', entirely discounting her turn on ''The Infinite Quest'' — although [[David Tennant]] holds the record, ''including'' ''Quest''.  
Agyeman wasn't away from the ''Doctor Who'' franchise for long. She next reprised the role of Martha in several episodes of [[series 2 (Torchwood)|series 2]] of ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'', and was the third character to cross over between the two shows. Only a couple of months after her ''Torchwood'' appearances, she was back on the parent program for five episodes of [[series 4 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 4]], reprising Jones for a trilogy of episodes beginning with ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]'', and returning once more for the finale, ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]''/''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]''. After completing work on ''Doctor Who'', Agyeman returned to the ''Torchwood'' team to portray Martha for an original [[BBC Radio]] audio drama based upon the spin-off, ''[[Lost Souls (audio story)|Lost Souls]]''.


Agyeman wasn't away from the ''Doctor Who'' franchise for long. She next reprised the role of Martha in several episodes of Series 2 of ''[[Torchwood]]'', and was the third character to cross over between the two shows. Only a couple of months after her ''Torchwood'' appearances, she was back on the parent program for five episodes of [[Series 4 (Doctor Who)|Series 4]], reprising Jones for a trilogy of episodes beginning with ''[[The Sontaran Strategem]]'', and returning once more for the finale, ''[[The Stolen Earth]]''/''[[Journey's End]]''. After completing work on ''Doctor Who'', Agyeman returned to the ''Torchwood'' team to portray Martha for an original [[BBC Radio]] audio drama based upon the spin-off, ''[[Lost Souls]]''.
2008 was a breakout year for the actress. Besides her multiple appearances on ''Doctor Who'' and ''Torchwood'' (as well as hosting the July 2008 BBC Proms concert dedicated to ''Doctor Who''), it was also announced that she would be starring in a remake of the 1970s [[Terry Nation]] series, ''Survivors'', and in July 2008 it was announced that she would star in {{wi|Law & Order: UK}}, an ITV spin-off of the American {{wi|Law & Order}} franchise. Although rumours persisted that she would appear in the third series of ''Torchwood'', she did not due to her commitment to ''Law & Order: UK''.<ref>http://www.gallifreyone.com/cgi-bin/viewnews.cgi?id=EkEyAEEkAyjJvyrMFj&tmpl=newsrss&style=feedstyle</ref> At the beginning of the series, however, it was stated that her character of Martha Jones was on her honeymoon at the time. ''Law & Order: UK'' was later renewed for a second series.


2008 was a breakout year for the actress. Besides her multiple appearances on ''Doctor Who'' and ''Torchwood'' (as well as hosting the July 2008 BBC Proms concert dedicated to ''Doctor Who''), it was also announced that she would be starring in a remake of the 1970s [[Terry Nation]] series, ''Survivors'', and in July 2008 it was announced that she would star in ''[[wikipedia:Law & Order: UK|Law & Order: UK]]'', an ITV spin-off of the American ''[[wikipedia:Law & Order|Law & Order]]'' franchise. Although rumours persisted that she would appear in the third series of ''Torchwood'', she did not due to her commitment to ''Law & Order: UK''.[http://www.gallifreyone.com/cgi-bin/viewnews.cgi?id=EkEyAEEkAyjJvyrMFj&tmpl=newsrss&style=feedstyle] At the beginning of the series however, it was stated that her character of Martha Jones was on her Honeymoon at the time.
In 2009, Agyeman returned briefly to the role of Martha for a cameo appearance near the end of [[David Tennant]]'s final story, ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]''.
 
More recently, Agyeman has also appeared as Shelley Periwinkle/Pearl the Mermaid in ''Old Jack's Boat'', with [[Bernard Cribbins]] in the title role; the American series ''The Carrie Diaries'', and ''New Amsterdam''.
 
== Credits ==
=== Television ===
==== Doctor Who ====
* ''[[Army of Ghosts (TV story)|Army of Ghosts]]'' - [[Adeola Oshodi]]
 
As [[Martha Jones]]
* ''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]]''
* ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]''
* ''[[Gridlock (TV story)|Gridlock]]
* [[Daleks in Manhattan (TV story)|''Daleks in Manhattan'']] / [[Evolution of the Daleks (TV story)|''Evolution of the Daleks'']]
* ''[[The Lazarus Experiment (TV story)|The Lazarus Experiment]]''
* ''[[42 (TV story)|42]]''
* [[Human Nature (TV story)|''Human Nature'']] / [[The Family of Blood (TV story)|''The Family of Blood'']]
* ''[[Blink (TV story)|Blink]]''
* [[Utopia (TV story)|''Utopia'']] / [[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|''The Sound of Drums'']] / [[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|''Last of the Time Lords'']]
* ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|''The Sontaran Stratagem]]'' / [[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]''
* ''[[The Doctor's Daughter (TV story)|''The Doctor's Daughter]]''
* ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'' / ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]''
* ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]''
 
==== Torchwood ====
* ''[[Reset (TV story)|Reset]]''
* ''[[Dead Man Walking (TV story)|Dead Man Walking]]''
* ''[[A Day in the Death (TV story)|A Day in the Death]]''
 
=== Audio ===
==== The Year of Martha Jones ====
* ''[[The Year of Martha Jones (audio anthology)|The Year of Martha Jones]]''
** ''[[The Last Diner (audio story)|The Last Diner]]''
** ''[[Silver Medal (audio story)|Silver Medal]]''
** ''[[Deceived (audio story)|Deceived]]''


''Law & Order: UK'' was later renewed for a second series.
==== Big Finish Torchwood ====
* ''[[Dissected (audio story)|Dissected]]''


In 2009, Agyeman returned briefly to the role of Martha for a cameo appearance near the end of [[David Tennant]]'s final story, ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]''.
==== BBC Torchwood ====
* ''[[Lost Souls (audio story)|Lost Souls]]''


==Audio books==
=== Audiobook readings ===
Freema has recorded some audio books which have starred Martha Jones as the companion as well as having a part in [[Lost Souls]] a Torchwood story.
==== BBC New Series Adventures ====
*[[The Last Dodo]]
* ''[[The Last Dodo (novel)|The Last Dodo]]''
*[[Wetworld]]
* ''[[Wetworld (novel)|Wetworld]]''
*[[The Pirate Loop]]
* ''[[The Pirate Loop (novel)|The Pirate Loop]]''
*[[Martha in the Mirror]]
* ''[[Martha in the Mirror (novel)|Martha in the Mirror]]''
*[[The Story of Martha]]
* ''[[The Story of Martha (anthology)|The Story of Martha]]''


==External links==
== External links ==
*[http://freemaagyeman.com FreemaAgyeman.com]
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* [http://www.g2conline.org/867 Genes to Cognition Online: Reading Faces]
:video samples from an emotional recognition library which Freema Agyeman contributed to


==Footnotes==
== Footnotes ==
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[[ru:Фрима Агьеман]]


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Freema Agyeman (born Frema Agyeman on 20 March 1979[1][2][3]) played the role of Martha Jones, a companion to the Tenth Doctor and also a temporary member of both Torchwood Three and UNIT. She changed the spelling of her first name upon beginning her professional acting career in order to avoid pronunciation errors. She was born to Ghanaian and Iranian parents.

Freema Agyeman first appeared on Doctor Who in the series 2 episode Army of Ghosts as Adeola Oshodi, a Torchwood Institute employee, who was an early victim of the Cybermen. She returned to the series as Adeola's cousin, Martha Jones, at the start of series 3 in Smith and Jones. Agyeman continued as Martha throughout the rest of Series 3, and also provided the character's voice for the special animated serial, The Infinite Quest. She left the series with the finale episode, Last of the Time Lords. As a consequence of her time on the series, she also gained the record for most guest appearances on Totally Doctor Who, entirely discounting her turn on The Infinite Quest — although David Tennant holds the record, including Quest.

Agyeman wasn't away from the Doctor Who franchise for long. She next reprised the role of Martha in several episodes of series 2 of Torchwood, and was the third character to cross over between the two shows. Only a couple of months after her Torchwood appearances, she was back on the parent program for five episodes of series 4, reprising Jones for a trilogy of episodes beginning with The Sontaran Stratagem, and returning once more for the finale, The Stolen Earth/Journey's End. After completing work on Doctor Who, Agyeman returned to the Torchwood team to portray Martha for an original BBC Radio audio drama based upon the spin-off, Lost Souls.

2008 was a breakout year for the actress. Besides her multiple appearances on Doctor Who and Torchwood (as well as hosting the July 2008 BBC Proms concert dedicated to Doctor Who), it was also announced that she would be starring in a remake of the 1970s Terry Nation series, Survivors, and in July 2008 it was announced that she would star in Law & Order: UK, an ITV spin-off of the American Law & Order franchise. Although rumours persisted that she would appear in the third series of Torchwood, she did not due to her commitment to Law & Order: UK.[4] At the beginning of the series, however, it was stated that her character of Martha Jones was on her honeymoon at the time. Law & Order: UK was later renewed for a second series.

In 2009, Agyeman returned briefly to the role of Martha for a cameo appearance near the end of David Tennant's final story, The End of Time.

More recently, Agyeman has also appeared as Shelley Periwinkle/Pearl the Mermaid in Old Jack's Boat, with Bernard Cribbins in the title role; the American series The Carrie Diaries, and New Amsterdam.

Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]

Television[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doctor Who[[edit] | [edit source]]

As Martha Jones

Torchwood[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audio[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Year of Martha Jones[[edit] | [edit source]]

Big Finish Torchwood[[edit] | [edit source]]

BBC Torchwood[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audiobook readings[[edit] | [edit source]]

BBC New Series Adventures[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ DWDVDF 131
  2. ↑ REF: Who-ology: The Official Miscellany
  3. ↑ A Thank You Note From Freema (4 August 2008). Retrieved on 6 November 2016.
  4. ↑ http://www.gallifreyone.com/cgi-bin/viewnews.cgi?id=EkEyAEEkAyjJvyrMFj&tmpl=newsrss&style=feedstyle
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