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Sophie Okonedo
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Sophie Okonedo

Okonedo at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival
Born 1968
London, England

Sophie Okonedo (born 1968)12 is an Academy Award-nominated British actress.

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Early life

Okonedo was born in London, England, the daughter of Joan (née Allman), a pilates teacher, and Henry Okonedo, who worked for the government.3 Her father is Nigerian and her mother, an Ashkenazi Jew, was born in the East End to Yiddish-speaking immigrants from Poland and Russia; Okonedo was raised attending synagogue.456 Her father left the family when Okonedo was five, and she was subsequently raised in poverty by her single mother.7

Career

Okonedo trained at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.8 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. Okonedo also played the part of Ms. Tulip Jones in the movie Stormbreaker (2006) and Nancy in the 2007 television adaptation of Oliver Twist.

She was nominated for an Academy Award in the category of Best Supporting Actress in 2004 for her role as Tatiana Rusesabagina in Hotel Rwanda and nominated for a Golden Globe for a Lead Actress in a Miniseries for her work in Tsunami: The Aftermath.

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).

In 2009, Okonedo is set to portray Winnie Mandela in the BBC drama Mrs Mandela.9

Personal life

Okonedo has a daughter, Aoife (11).10 from her previous relationship with Irish film editor Eoin Martin.11 They live in Muswell Hill, London. On her heritage, Sophie says, "I feel as proud to be Jewish as I feel to be black" and calls her daughter an "Irish, Nigerian Jew".12

Filmography

References

  1. ^ Profile
  2. ^ BFI profile
  3. ^ Daily Mail report on Okonedo
  4. ^ Franks, Alan (2007-12-08). "Sophie Okonedo does the twist". Times Online. http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article2975631.ece. Retrieved on 2007-12-08. 
  5. ^ 'Sophie Okonedo: "Fame, here I come"'
  6. ^ "I guess I'm up for grabs now"
  7. ^ Interfaith Celebrities The Jewish Mermaid - InterfaithFamily.com
  8. ^ RADA website
  9. ^ Ben Dowell (2009-03-11). "BBC commissions Winnie Mandela drama". Guardian News and Media. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/mar/11/bbc-commissions-winnie-mandela-drama. Retrieved on 2009-03-23. 
  10. ^ in re daughter, Aoife Martin
  11. ^ "I guess I'm up for grabs now"
  12. ^ http://www.channel4.com/culture/microsites/O/origination/new_jews_double.html

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