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Sophie Okonedo CBE (born 11 August 1968) is a British actress. The recipient of a Tony Award, she has been nominated for an Academy Award, three BAFTA TV Awards, an Emmy Award, two Laurence Olivier Awards, and a Golden Globe Award.
Sophie Okonedo is a British actress of Nigerian and Jewish descent, nominated for an Oscar for Hotel Rwanda. IMDb provides her detailed biography, filmography, awards, trivia, and videos.
- January 1, 1
- 1.73 m
- London, England, UK
- Sophie Okonedo in The Flame of Tar Valon (2021)
- Kenneth Branagh, Annette Bening, Dawn French, Sophie Okonedo, Jennifer Saunders, Russell Brand, Armie Hammer, Gal Gadot, Ali Fazal, Letitia Wright, and Tom Bateman in Death on the Nile (2022)
- Nitin Ganatra, Sophie Okonedo, Alistair Petrie, Rick Warden, and David Harbour in Hellboy (2019)
- Will Smith and Sophie Okonedo in After Earth (2013)
- Sophie Okonedo, Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, and Hannah Sharp in Doctor Who (2005)
- Sophie was born in August 1968 in London, the daughter of a Jewish mom and a Nigerian dad.
- She used to ask if she was adopted. In the 70s, growing up as a young black girl with a white mom, she was confused. As she explained, “I used to say, ‘Mum, am I adopted?’
- While not a practicing Jew, Sophie is proud of her Jewish heritage. “My grandparents kept a fairly Jewish household. They celebrated all the holidays, and they spoke Yiddish when they didn’t want me to understand the conversation,” she explained.
- Her daughter, Aoife, was born in 1997, and Sophie calls her an “Irish Nigerian Jew.”
Sophie Okonedo is a British actress of Nigerian descent, known for her roles in Hotel Rwanda, Skin, and Mrs. Mandela. Browse her movies and TV shows, ratings, photos, and birthday on Rotten Tomatoes.
Tomatometer®Audience ScoreTitleCredit75%Fresh audience score. 76%Grace (Voice)90%Fresh audience score. 100%Narrator, Self85%Rotten audience score. 43%Regina (Character)31%Rotten audience score. 51%Nomad (Character)- August 11, 1968
Sophie Okonedo is a British actress and singer who has starred in films such as Hotel Rwanda, Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, and Æon Flux. She has also appeared in TV shows like The Hollow Crown, His Dark Materials, and The Stranger.
Apr 15, 2024 · Sophie Okonedo is in the middle of a field in Sussex when she calls British Vogue to shoot the breeze about Bottega Veneta before the Olivier Awards. She has chosen to wear Matthieu Blazy’s work for the West End’s big night, because the painterly off-the shoulder gown called to her from the clothing rail.
Sep 24, 2020 · The Tony Award winner plays multiple characters with different personalities in the Netflix series. She reveals how she approaches such psychologically complex roles and why she trusts the writers.
