Chipo Chung (born 1977) is a Tanzanian-born actress raised in Zimbabwe. Her given name Chipo means "gift" in the Shona language.
Studying at Yale, she graduated cum laude in Theatre Studies and Fine Art with distinctions in both majors. She attended RADA and graduated in 2003. Since then, she has appeared in various British dramas, including prominent television roles as Chantho in the Doctor Who episode "Utopia" and as a fortune teller in the episode "Turn Left" as well as appearances in Royal Court Theatre and Royal National Theatre productions and the films Proof and Sunshine.
She is also a director of an Abingdon-based charity, "Sponsored Arts for Education" (S.A.F.E.), which concentrates on AIDS-awareness education programs in neglected areas of Kenya which traditional means of information dissemination cannot reach.
Filmography (Actress)
Title
Year
Role
Absolute Power: "History Man" (TV episode)
2003
Miriam
Proof
2005
University friend
Sunshine
2007
(voice) Icarus
Dalziel and Pascoe: "Project Aphrodite" (TV episode)
2007
Layla Jadwin
Doctor Who: "Utopia" (TV episode)
2007
Chantho
Holby City: "Past Imperfect" (TV episode)
2007
Dr. Nicola Wood
The Last Enemy (TV episode)
2008
Lucy Fox
Doctor Who: "Turn Left" (TV episode)
2008
Fortune teller
References
^ Profile at Sponsored Arts For Education website
^ Chipo Chung's profile page, RADA website
^ Index page of S.A.F.E. website
External links
Chipo Chung at the Internet Movie Database
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