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Abby Ajayi is a British screenwriter.

Early Life
Ajayi was born in London to Nigerian Parents. She studied law at Wadham College, Oxford and was the recipient of a Fulbright scholarship to study screenwriting in New York.

Career
Ajayi began her career in the UK writing on television shows including EastEnders, Hollyoaks and Casualty (TV series). In the US, Ajayi has worked as a writer-producer on How to Get Away with Murder, Four Weddings and a Funeral and The First Lady. She received an Emmy nomination for her work on Inventing Anna.

In 2020, she was selected by Drama Quarterly as one of its Writers to Watch.

Ajayi also writes fiction and she has been published in Callaloo (literary magazine).

In 2021, Ajayi created, wrote and directed the upcoming drama series Riches for ITV/Amazon which began filming in 2021. The series broadcast in late 2022.