Sophie Okonedo

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Sophie Okonedo
CBE
Sophie Okonedo - IFFR 2015.jpg
Okonedo in 2015
Born (1968-08-11) 11 August 1968 (age 56)
London, England
Alma mater Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupations
  • Actress
  • narrator
Years active1991–present
SpouseJamie Chalmers
Children1

Sophie Okonedo (born 11 August 1968) is a British actress and narrator. 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. She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 and Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2019, both for services to drama. [1] [2]

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Having trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art she starred as Cressida in the 1999 Royal National Theatre production of Troilus and Cressida . She made her Broadway debut portraying Ruth Younger in the 2014 revival of Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun for which she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play. She returned to Broadway as Elizabeth Proctor in the 2016 revival of Arthur Miller's The Crucible for which she was nominated for her second Tony Award. She returned to the stage portraying Cleopatra from 2018 to 2019 in the National Theatre production of Antony and Cleopatra for which she was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress.

She began her film career in the British coming-of-age drama Young Soul Rebels (1991) before appearing in Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995), and Stephen Frears's Dirty Pretty Things (2002). Her breakthrough role was as Tatiana Rusesabagina in Hotel Rwanda (2004) for which she received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination. She continued acting in films such as Æon Flux (2005), Martian Child (2007), The Secret Life of Bees (2008), Skin (2008), Christopher Robin (2018), Wild Rose (2018), and Death on the Nile (2022).

For her television work she earned Golden Globe Award nomination for the miniseries Tsunami: The Aftermath (2006), three BAFTA TV Award nominations for Mrs. Mandela (2010), Criminal Justice (2010) and Criminal: UK (2021). She was also nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for her guest role in Ratched (2020). She is also known for Father & Son (2009), The Hollow Crown (2016), Wanderlust (2018), and Flack (2019–2020).

Early life and education

Okonedo was born on 11 August 1968 [3] [4] [5] in London, the daughter of Joan (née Allman), a Jewish Pilates teacher who was born in the East End of London, and Henry Okonedo (1939–2009), a British Nigerian [6] who worked for the government. [7] [8] [9] Okonedo's maternal grandparents, who spoke Yiddish, were from families that had emigrated from Poland and Russia. Okonedo was raised in her mother's Jewish faith. [10] [11] [12] [13]

Okonedo was raised in the Chalkhill Estate, part of the Wembley Park district in the London Borough of Brent. [6] She then trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. [14]

Career

She has worked in a variety of media including film, television, theatre and audio drama. She performed in Scream of the Shalka , a webcast based on the BBC television series Doctor Who as Alison Cheney, a companion of the Doctor. As well as providing the character's voice, Okonedo's likeness was used for the animation of the character. In 2010, Okonedo portrayed Liz Ten (Queen Elizabeth X) in the BBC TV series Doctor Who episodes "The Beast Below" and again briefly in "The Pandorica Opens".

Okonedo played the role of Jenny in Danny Brocklehurst's BAFTA TV Award nominated episode of Paul Abbott's series Clocking Off . She also played the role of Tulip Jones in the film Stormbreaker (2006) and Nancy in the television adaptation of Oliver Twist (2007). She is also known for playing the role of the Wachati Princess in Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995). In October 2017, Michael Caton-Jones stated that, in 1998, he had chosen Okonedo to star in B. Monkey . However, the film's producer, Harvey Weinstein, banned this because the actress did not meet his personal sexual preference. [15]

She was nominated for an Academy Award in the category of Best Supporting Actress for her role as Tatiana Rusesabagina in Hotel Rwanda (2004) and nominated for a Golden Globe Award for a Lead Actress in a Miniseries for her work in Tsunami: The Aftermath (2006). She played alongside Queen Latifah, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys and Dakota Fanning as May Boatwright, a woman who struggles with depression, in the film The Secret Life of Bees (2008); opposite Sam Neill and Alice Krige as Sandra Laing in Skin (2009); and portrayed Winnie Mandela in the BBC drama Mrs. Mandela broadcast in January 2010. [16]

In 2014 she appeared on Broadway as Ruth Younger in the revival of A Raisin in the Sun . She won the Tony Award, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play for this role, beating out co-star and fellow nominee Anika Noni Rose. [17] [18] In 2016, Okonedo returned to Broadway in Ivo van Hove's production of Arthur Miller's The Crucible at the Walter Kerr Theatre as Elizabeth Proctor opposite Bill Camp, Tavi Gevinson, Jason Butler Harner, Ciarán Hinds, Jim Norton, Saoirse Ronan, Thomas Jay Ryan and Ben Whishaw. [19] Also in 2016, Okonedo appeared as Queen Margaret in the second season of the BBC's The Hollow Crown , an adaptation of the Shakespearean plays Henry VI, Part I , II , III and Richard III . She performed in the role of Stevie in the 2017 West End revival of the existentialist play The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? , by Edward Albee. Directed by Ian Rickson and also starring Damian Lewis as Martin, the production's first preview was on 24 March 2017, opening night on 5 April 2017, and final performance on 24 June 2017, at the Theatre Royal Haymarket.

In May 2013, Okonedo played the role of Hunter in a BBC radio production of Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere , adapted by Dirk Maggs. She portrayed Siuan Sanche in the 2021 television series The Wheel of Time . [20] In 2024 she was nominated for the Best Actress for playing the title role in Medea at the @sohoplace. [21]

Personal life

Okonedo has one daughter, from a relationship she had with Irish film editor Eoin Martin, [22] and lives in Muswell Hill, London. On her heritage, Okonedo has said, "I feel as proud to be Jewish as I feel to be Black" and calls her daughter an "Irish, Nigerian Jew". [23] As of 2023, Okonedo is married to Jamie Chalmers, a builder, and is the stepmother of his two children. [24]

Honours

Okonedo was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 Birthday Honours [25] and Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2019 New Year Honours, both for services to drama. [26]

In December 2024, Okonedo received the Richard Harris Award At the 2024 BIFAs. [27]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1991 Young Soul Rebels Tracy
1995 Go Now Paula
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls The Wachati Princess
1997 The Jackal Jamaican Girl
1999 This Year's Love Denise
Mad CowsRosy
2000PeachesPippa
2002 Dirty Pretty Things Juliette
2003Cross My HeartMarsee
2004 Hotel Rwanda Tatiana Rusesabagina
2005 Æon Flux Sithandra
2006 Stormbreaker Mrs. Jones
Scenes of a Sexual Nature Anna
2007 Martian Child Sophie
2008 The Secret Life of Bees May Boatwright
Skin Sandra Laing
2013 After Earth Faia Raige
2014 War Book Philippa
2018 Christopher Robin Kanga Voice role
Wild Rose Susannah
2019 Hellboy Lady Hatton
2022 Death on the Nile Salome Otterbourne
Catherine Called Birdy Ethelfritha Rose Splinter of Devon
Raymond & Ray Kiera
2023 Heart of Stone Nomad
Janet Planet Regina
2024 10 Lives Grace
Key
†Denotes productions that have not yet been released

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993Age of TreasonNiobeTV movie
1995 The Governor Moira Levitt6 episodes
1996 Staying Alive Kelly Booth12 episodes
Murder Most Horrid RachelEpisode: "Dead on Time"
Deep SecretsHoneyTV movie
2000 In Defence Bernie Kramer4 episodes
Never NeverJo WellerTV movie
2001 Sweet Revenge Ellen
2002 Clocking Off Jenny Wood5 episodes
Dead CasualDonnaTV movie
2003 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries Eve BowenEpisode: “In the Presence of the Enemy”
Spooks Amanda Roke1 episode; uncredited
AlibiMarcey BurgessTV movie
Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka Alison Cheney Voice role;
6 episodes
2004Whose Baby?Karen JenkinsTV movie
2005Born with Two MothersLucretia Bridges
2006CelebrationSonia
Tsunami: The Aftermath Susie CarterMiniseries
2007 Oliver Twist Nancy
Racism: A History Narrator
2009 Father & Son Connie TurnerMiniseries; 4 episodes
Criminal Justice Jackie WolfMiniseries; 5 episodes
2010Mrs. Mandela Winnie Mandela TV movie
Doctor Who Liz Ten2 episodes: "The Beast Below" and "The Pandorica Opens"
2011 The Slap AishaMiniseries
2012 Sinbad RaziaEpisode: “Queen of the Water-Thieves”
2013 Mayday FionaMiniseries
The Escape Artist Margaret 'Maggie' Gardner
2015The Stranger on the BridgeNarratorTV movie
2016 Undercover [28] Maya CobbinaMiniseries
The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses Margaret, Queen Consort of EnglandMiniseries; 3 episodes
2017Thailand: Earth’s Tropical ParadiseNarratorDocumentary
Concorde: A Supersonic Story
2018 Wanderlust Angela Bowden4 episodes
2019–2020 Flack Caroline12 episodes
2019 Chimerica Tessa Kendrick4 episodes
2020 Criminal: UK Julia Bryce1 episode
Ratched Charlotte Wells3 episodes
His Dark Materials XaphaniaVoice role; 4 episodes
Alien Worlds NarratorDocumentary
2021–present The Wheel of Time Siuan Sanche3 episodes
2021 Modern Love LizEpisode: “Second Embrace, With Hearts And Eyes Open”
Britannia [29] HempleSeason 3
2022 Inside No. 9 KatrinaEpisode: "Nine Lives Kat"
2022–2023 Slow Horses Ingrid Tearney7 episodes

Theatre

YearTitlePlaywrightRoleVenue
2011 Haunted Child Joe Penhall Julie Royal Court (London, UK) [30]
2014 A Raisin in the Sun Lorraine Hansberry Ruth Ethel Barrymore Theater, (New York City) [31]
2016 The Crucible Arthur Miller Elizabeth Proctor Walter Kerr Theater (New York City) [32]
2017 The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? Edward Albee Stevie Gray Theatre Royal Haymarket (London, UK) [33]
2018 Antony and Cleopatra William Shakespeare Cleopatra Royal National Theatre (London, UK)
2023 Medea Euripides Medea @sohoplace (London, UK) [34]

Awards and nominations

Film and Television Awards
AwardYearCategoryProjectResultRef.
Academy Awards 2005 Best Supporting Actress Hotel Rwanda Nominated
BAFTA TV Awards 2010Best Leading ActressMrs. MandelaNominated
Best Supporting Actress Criminal Justice Nominated
2021 Criminal: UK Nominated
Black Reel Awards 2005Best Actress-Drama Hotel Rwanda Won
2008Best Ensemble The Secret Life of Bees Nominated
Best Supporting ActressNominated
2010Best Actress Skin Nominated
British Independent Film Awards 2003Best Supporting Actress Dirty Pretty Things Nominated
2009 Skin Best ActressNominated
Golden Globe Awards 2007 Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie Tsunami: The Aftermath Nominated
Hollywood Film Festival 2008Ensemble Acting of the Year The Secret Life of Bees Won
NAACP Image Awards 2005Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion PictureHotel RwandaNominated
2007Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie/Mini-SeriesTsunami: the AftermathWon
2009Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion PictureThe Secret Life of BeesNominated
2010Outstanding Actress in a Motion PictureSkinNominated
Primetime Emmy Awards 2020 Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Ratched Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2004Outstanding Actress in a Supporting RoleHotel RwandaNominated
Outstanding Ensemble in a Motion PictureNominated

Theatre Awards

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2014 Tony Award Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play A Raisin in the Sun Won [17]
Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play Nominated [35]
Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Featured Actress in a PlayNominated [36]
2016 Tony Award Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play The Crucible Nominated [37]
2018 Evening Standard Theatre Award Best Actress Antony and Cleopatra Won [38]
Critics’ Circle Theatre Award Best Shakespearean Performance Won [39]
2019 Laurence Olivier Award Best Actress Nominated [40]
2023Evening Standard Theatre AwardBest Actress Medea Nominated [41]
2024 Laurence Olivier Award Best Actress Nominated [42]

Audio

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2010 Audie Awards Audiobook of the Year Nelson Mandela's Favorite African FolktalesWon [43] [44]
Multi-Voiced Performance

Notes

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