She appeared in '' Small Island '' , the BBC adaptation of Andrea Levy 's award-winning novel , broadcast in December 2009 . In June 2016 it was announced that she and Phoebe Fox would star in the production of Zadie Smith 's novel '' NW '' . It was broadcast on BBC Two on 14 November 2016 and Amuka-Bird received a BAFTA for Best Actress
BAFTA
2017 British Academy Television Awards
Nikki Amuka-Bird