Greenidge was born on 15 June 1969 in
Bradford,
West Yorkshire. She is of Jamaican descent. She began her acting career in 2009 in the short film
Leave, where she played the role of Claire. Her next role came in 2013 as the mother in the short film ''Sorry We Don't Help Darkies
. In 2014, she portrayed Auntie Jeanie in an episode of the comedy series All About the McKenzies
and the same year went on to appear in various short films, Crude
, Samuell Benta's Perceptions
and Daddy's Girl
. In 2015, she played Councillor Gretel in four episodes of the Sky Living comedy drama Venus vs. Mars''. Greenidge's first film role came in 2016 when she appeared as Ms. Vincent in the crime-thriller film
The Intent. She reprised the role for the sequel
The Intent 2: The Come Up in 2018. In 2019, Greenidge began portraying the role of receptionist Valerie in the
Netflix black-comedy drama
After Life. She appeared in all three series of show. Since 2020, she has starred in
Diane Morgan's
BBC Two comedy
Mandy as Lola Okonedo Akimbo, nail technician and best friend to the titular character. Between 2020 and 2021, she played PC Williams in the police comedy drama
Code 404. She also played Mrs. Manning in
Mangrove, the first film in the anthology series
Small Axe. In 2021, she played Rosa Babatunde in the
Channel 4 drama ''
It's a Sin''. Greenidge has also had minor and guest roles in
Doctors,
Casualty,
Timewasters and
King Gary. She has also worked in theatre with some of her credits including
Ear for Eye,
At the Feet of Jesus,
Super Skinny Bitches,
House,
All Saints,
Stopcock,
Do You Pray?,
The Distance Between Us,
People Who Need People,
The House They Grew Up In and
Omega Time. On 20 January 2023, it was announced that Greenidge would be guest starring in the
fourteenth series of
Doctor Who. Her casting was announced alongside
Anita Dobson. ==Filmography==