Antonia Okonma (born 1 July 1983 in London, England) is a British actress of Nigerian descent. She is best known for playing the role of Darlene Cake in the ITV1 series Bad Girls from 2004–2006. In 2004, Okonma won a Gathering of African Best award for Best Newcomer and a Screen Nation award for Best Emerging Talent for her work in Bad Girls. Her other work includes roles in the British feature films Screaming Blue Murder and Rabbit Fever and an appearance in the short RUF 992m. She once worked as an extra on an episode of Hollyoaks[1]. On stage, Okonma has acted at the Royal Court and the Riverside Studios. Okonma has also taken part in the reality TV programmes Strictly African Dancing, Britain's Worst Celebrity Driver, ITV's Celebrity Wrestling and Cruel Summer. She also performed as Tina Turner on celebrity Stars in Their Eyes. In late 2007 she was a contestant on the second series of Cirque de Celebrité on Sky One. Okonma is 5' 11", has degrees in Accounting and Finance and trained with the Royal Court's Young People's Theatre for two years.[2] Her brother suffers from from Sickle-cell anemia. She is a supporter of many charities related to the disease and is an outspoken public speaker on the topic.[3]
