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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.
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.
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Danai Gurira and Michaela Coel in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)- Jesse Plemons, Jimmi Simpson, Cristin Milioti, Osy Ikhile, and Michaela Coel in Black Mirror (2011)
- Jesse Plemons, Jimmi Simpson, Cristin Milioti, Osy Ikhile, Michaela Coel, and Paul G. Raymond in Black Mirror (2011)
- Robert Lonsdale and Michaela Coel in Chewing Gum (2015)
Sep 1, 2021 · Michaela Coel - actor, writer, director and brains behind I May Destroy You) is ELLE's 2021 October issue cover star and talks standing out, forgiveness and dancing into the night.
- Farrah Storr
- 9 min
- Editor-In-Chief
Jul 10, 2020 · How Michaela Coel Transformed Her Trauma Into the Year's Best TV Show. The rising British star makes groundbreaking drama from sexual assault in HBO's I May Destroy You. GQ speaks to the...
May 16, 2024 · Michaela Coel (born October 1, 1987, London, England) is a British screenwriter, actress, and producer who gained acclaim for the award-winning television series Chewing Gum (2015–17) and I May Destroy You (2020), both of which she wrote, starred in, and produced.
I May Destroy You is a British black comedy-drama television limited series created, written, co-directed, and executive produced by Michaela Coel for BBC One and HBO. The series is set in London with a predominantly Black British cast. [1]
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...
