Sophie Okonedo

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Sophie Okonedo is a British actress. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting ...

Born: August 11, 1968

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Known For

Hotel Rwanda Tatiana Rusesabagina (2004)
The Secret Life of Bees May Boatwright (2008)
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls The Wachati Princess (1995)
Known For

Æon Flux Sithandra (2005)
Actress

Inside No. 9 Katrina (2022)
Slow Horses Ingrid Tearney (2022)
Death on the Nile Salome Otterbourne (2022)
The Wheel of Time Siuan Sanche (2021)
Laika (2021)
Charlotte Ottilie Moore (2021)
Britannia Hemple (2021)
Modern Love Elizabeth Cannon (2021)
His Dark Materials Xaphania (2020)
Ratched Charlotte Wells (2020)
Criminal: UK Julia Bryce (2020)
Flack Caroline (2019-2020)
Dreams Dream Queen (2020)
Chimerica Tessa Kendrick (2019)
Hellboy Lady Hatton (2019)
National Theatre Live: Antony & Cleopatra Cleopatra (2018)
Wanderlust Angela Bowden (2018)
Wild Rose Susannah (2018)
Christopher Robin Kanga (2018)
Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
Henry VI: Part II - Deleted Scenes Margaret (2016)
The Hollow Crown Margaret (2016)
Undercover Maya Cobbina (2016)
The Slap Aisha (2015)
Wall Street Bryce (2014)
War Book Philippa (2014)
The Escape Artist Maggie Gardner (2013)
After Earth Faia Raige (2013)
Mayday Fiona Hill (2013)
Sinbad Razia (2012)
The Slap Aisha (2011)
Extraordinary Women Narrator (2011)
Doctor Who Liz Ten (2010)
Mrs Mandela Winnie Mandela (2010)
Criminal Justice Jack Woolf (2009)
Father & Son Connie Turner (2009)
Skin Sandra Laing (2008)
The Secret Life of Bees May Boatwright (2008)
Oliver Twist Nancy (2007)
Martian Child Sophie (2007)
Celebration Sonia (2007)
Tsunami: The Aftermath Susie Carter (2006)
Scenes of a Sexual Nature Anna (2006)
Stormbreaker Mrs. Jones (2006)
The True Voice of Rape (2006)
Æon Flux Sithandra (2005)
Blitz: London's Firestorm Narrator (2005)
Born with Two Mothers Lucretia Bridges (2005)
Whose Baby? Karen Jenkins (2004)
Hotel Rwanda Tatiana Rusesabagina (2004)
VBirds; Perfect (2003)
Cross My Heart Marsee (2003)
Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka Alison Cheney (2003)
Alibi Marcey Burgess (2003)
MI-5 Amanda Roke (2003)
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries Eve Bowen (2003)
VBirds Bling (2002)
Dirty Pretty Things Juliette (2002)
Dead Casual Donna (2002)
Clocking Off Jenny Wood (2002)
Once Seen (2001)
Sweet Revenge Ellen (2001)
Table 12 Karen (2001)
Never Never Jo Weller (2000)
Peaches Pippa (2000)
In Defence Bernie Kramer (2000)
Mad Cows Rosy (1999)
This Year's Love Denise (1999)
The Jackal Jamaican Girl (1997)
Staying Alive Kelly Booth (1996-1997)
Deep Secrets Honey (1996)
Murder Most Horrid Rachel (1996)
The Accidental Conspiracy Baked Bean Woman (1995)
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls The Wachati Princess (1995)
Go Now Paula (1995)
The Governor Moira Levitt (1995)
The Bill Adele Percy (1994)
Age of Treason Niobe (1993)
Screen Two Melanie (1992)
Miss Queencake (1991)
Casualty Gina Russell (1991)
Young Soul Rebels Tracy (1991)
Actress

Spatz Kim (1991)
Soundtrack

Christopher Robin (2018)
Archive footage

Too Much TV (2016)
The Destinations of Doctor Who (2012)
Archive footage

Best of the Companions (2011)
Criminal Justice II: Peter Moffat Interviews (2009)

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Gave birth to her only child -- a daughter, Aoife Okonedo Martin -- in June 1997, at age 28. Child's father is her former boyfriend, Eoin Martin.

I'd hate to lose the character actress part of me, because, by God, the parts are much more interesting. As a black actress, all I was offered in British film was the best friend role, whereas in television, I was offered a whole spectrum of parts. ...