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Michaela Ewuraba Boakye-Collinson FRSL (born 1 October 1987), known professionally as Michaela Coel, is a British actress, filmmaker and poet.She is best known for creating and starring in the E4 sitcom Chewing Gum (2015–2017), for which she won the BAFTA Award for Best Female Comedy Performance; and the BBC One/HBO comedy-drama series I May Destroy You (2020) for which she won the British ...
Michaela Coel. Actress: Chewing Gum. Michaela was born on October 1st 1987 as Michaela Boakye-Collinson to Ghanaian parents and brought up in Tower Hamlets by her mother, a devout member of the Pentecostal church who instilled her religion into Michaela and her sister - something that she would later draw on for her play 'Chewing Gum Dreams.
Oct 6, 2022 · Michaela Coel doesn’t like to sit still; she’s a self- described mover, the type to run a half- marathon in the middle of the night for fun.
Jul 13, 2020 · As Michaela Coel was writing I May Destroy You, her brilliant, ruminative series about sexual assault, she found herself so inspired by Netflix’s Russian Doll —another half-hour series about ...
Jul 10, 2020 · Michaela Coel was recently out for a jog when she spotted a young woman riding a bike in front of her. It’s a standard sight, as things you might see on a run go, yet there was an abnormality ...
Sep 19, 2021 · Michaela Coel wins best writing in a limited series for ‘I May Destroy You.’ It was Coel’s first Emmy Award and she is the first Black woman to win in the category.
May 5, 2021 · Michaela Coel is one of six creative leaders in comedy honored for Variety‘s 2021 Power of Women. For more, click here. If viewers think they know Michaela Coel personally after watching “ I ...
Michaela Coel. Actress: Chewing Gum. Michaela was born on October 1st 1987 as Michaela Boakye-Collinson to Ghanaian parents and brought up in Tower Hamlets by her mother, a devout member of the Pentecostal church who instilled her religion into Michaela and her sister - something that she would later draw on for her play 'Chewing Gum Dreams.
Sep 19, 2021 · Michaela Coel accepts the award for writing for a limited series for “I May Destroy You” during the 2021 Primetime Emmys ceremony. Actor, writer, producer and director Michaela Coel has won ...
Sep 7, 2021 · Michaela Coel has earned acclaim for her show: I May Destroy You, which explored sexual assault and consent. Her book, Misfits: A Personal Manifesto, details her experiences in TV.
