Judi Shekoni biography

Judith "Judi" Shekoni (born in Gorton, Manchester, England) is a British actress, model and television presenter who is based in Hollywood. She has two sisters and brothers.

Career

Shekoni began her career on LIVE TV as an agony aunt.
From 11 June to 19 July 2002, she played the role of gangster's wife Marjorie "Precious" Hudson (née Hulton) in the BBC1 soap EastEnders. Shekoni has also had bit parts in films including Garfield 2 as a tour guide, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde as Renee, and Ali G Indahouse as a Jacuzzi girl. Shekoni has also made guest appearances in Casualty, Fat Friends and The King of Queens.
In 2005, she appeared in the ITV reality TV show, Celebrity Love Island alongside Calum Best, Paul Danan, Abi Titmuss and Nikki Ziering. She was the first celebrity to be voted off the show by the public. "For the short period I was there I got on with everybody and didn't have any negative experiences. But when I watch it now I just think, oh God, I had a lucky escape that I didn't end up crying in front of the cameras, or getting rejected by any of the guys, or involved in any of the arguments. I know my family are just pleased that I got out and didn't do anything to ruin my integrity and morals and didn't do anything embarrassing in there. I knew almost instantly that I didn't fancy any of them, and I think that's why I got voted out. That's fair enough because it is supposed to be the love island and I obviously hadn't found love. I'm still looking, though, and I've been out searching ever since."
Shekoni currently lives in Los Angeles where she has appeared on US television shows such as NCIS, All of Us and Damages. She was the host of Fox reality show When Women Rule the World (2008) although the show was never broadcast in America. She played Zafrina in the The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2.

Film

• 1999 The World Is Not Enough - girl in casino (uncredited)
• 2000 Spinning Candyfloss - Mel
• 2000 Maybe Baby - Ewan's posse
• 2000 It Was an Accident - Sara (uncredited)
• 2002 Ali G Indahouse - Jacuzzi girl
• 2004 Echoes of War - Fatima
• 2005 Private Moments - Serena
• 2006 Garfield 2 - tour guide
• 2006 The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Renee
• 2010 For Christ's Sake - Mia do'em
• 2012 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 - Zafrina

Television

• 1998 Casualty - Mia Campbell (Episode One from the Heart)
• 2000 Fat Friends - Imogen
• 2001 Murphy's Law - receptionist
• 2002 The Hidden City - Claire
• 2002 Casualty - Naomi (Episode In the Heat of the Night)
• 2002 Attachments - Sue (Episode Fuck Buddy)
• 2002 Time Gentlemen Please - Sister Eliza (Episode This Vale of Beers)
• 2002 EastEnders - Marjorie "Precious" Hudson (née Hulton)
• 2003 The King of Queens - Melanie (Episode Nocturnal Omission, broadcast 22 October 2003)
• 2005 NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service - Natalie Vance (Episode Model Behavior)
• 2006 Damages - Candy
• 2006 All of Us - Amanda (Episodes Love Do Cost a Thing and Trojan Condo)
• 2007 Brothers & Sisters - hostess (Episode Valentine's Day Massacre)
• 2008 When Women Rule the World - Island host (Never broadcast in America)

Business

Shekoni along with British model Amanda Van Annan is the founder of Extension Evolution, a company supplying premium hair extensions and is also the founder of two other companies, Make It America and Actors Evolution.