Ivy Omere

Ivy Omere was born in London, England to mechanical engineer Macdonald Omere and caterer Mary Omere (now Iyamu), both of whom immigrated to England from Nigeria in the 1960's -though they met in London. She is the first born of their three children. Ivy grew up with two younger brothers, Roy and Frankie. After what she describes as a classic Dickensian childhood, which included living through the English foster care system, resulting from her parents turbulent relationship, Ivy found her way to acting at the age of 14, first by way of a school play in the role of Helena in Shakespeare's A Midsummer night's Dream. After receiving her BA in English and German literature from Queen Mary & Westfield College at the University of London, Ivy trained at the renowned Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. She left with a distinction and began her career in a critically acclaimed role as Rosalind in As You Like It, with the English Shakespeare Company and was directed by the internationally