Biography
Sophie Okonedo, OBE (born 1968) is a British actress and singer, who has starred in both successful British and American productions. In 1991, she made her acting debut in the British critically acclaimed coming-of-age drama, Young Soul Rebels. In 2004, she gained critical acclaim for her role as Tatiana Rusesabagina, the wife of Rwandan hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina in the genocide drama film Hotel Rwanda (2004). Her role earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sophie Okonedo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Awards & recognition
- Theatre World Award · 2014
- Tony Award — Best Featured Actress in a Play · 2014
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Evening Standard Theatre Award — Best Actress
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire
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- Tony Award — Best Actress in a Play · 2016 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 2005 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
Running With The Beest
Inside No. 9
Slow Horses
His Dark Materials
Hotel Rwanda
Spooks
The Wheel of Time
Ratched
Criminal Justice
Doctor Who
Explained
The Hollow Crown
The Secret Life of Bees
Modern Love
Christopher Robin
Criminal: UK
National Theatre Live: Antony & Cleopatra
The Graham Norton Show
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
The Escape Artist
Deep Secrets
Thailand: Earth's Tropical Paradise
Dirty Pretty Things
Murder Most Horrid
Alien Worlds
Flack
Wild Rose
The Bill
Heart of Stone
Martian Child
Frontline
Frontline
The Slap
Go Now
Undercover
Oliver Twist
Death on the Nile
Skin
The Jackal
Age of Treason
Charlotte
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
Raymond & Ray
Casualty
Mayday
Catherine Called Birdy
Tsunami: The Aftermath
Janet Planet
Wanderlust
Hellboy