Sophie Okonedo

Sophie Okonedo

55 · Born: Aug 11, 1968

Personal Details

Born Aug 11, 1968 London, England, UK
Parents
  • Henry E.B. Okonedo
  • Joan Allman

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.

Career

2024
Janet Planet
Janet Planet as Regina
10 Lives
10 Lives as Grace (voice)
2023
Heart of Stone
Heart of Stone as Nomad
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The Conqueror (Hollywood Fallout)
The Conqueror (Hollywood Fallout) as Narrator
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2022
Catherine Called Birdy
Catherine Called Birdy as Ethelfritha Rose Splinter of Devon
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Nature
Nature
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Raymond & Ray
Raymond & Ray as Kiera
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Slow Horses
Slow Horses as Ingrid Tearney
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Inside No. 9
Inside No. 9 as Katrina
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2021
Laika
Laika
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Frontline
Frontline as Narrator
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The Wheel of Time
The Wheel of Time as Siuan Sanche
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Frontline
Frontline as Narrator
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2020
Alien Worlds
Alien Worlds as Narrator (voice)
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His Dark Materials
His Dark Materials as Xaphania (voice)
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Criminal: UK
Criminal: UK as Julia Bryce
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2019
Hellboy
Hellboy as Lady Hatton
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Wild Rose
Wild Rose as Susannah
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Chimerica
Chimerica as Tessa Kendrick
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Flack
Flack as Caroline
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2018
Christopher Robin
Christopher Robin as Kanga (voice)
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National Theatre Live: Antony & Cleopatra
2017
Concorde: A Supersonic Story
Concorde: A Supersonic Story as Narrator (voice)
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2016
The Detour
The Detour as Maya Cobbina
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Undercover
Undercover as Maya Cobbina
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The Hollow Crown
The Hollow Crown as Margaret
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2015
War Book
War Book as Philippa
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The Stranger on the Bridge
The Stranger on the Bridge as Narrator
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2013
After Earth
After Earth as Faia Raige
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Mayday
Mayday as Fiona Hill
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The Escape Artist
The Escape Artist as Maggie Gardner
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2011
The Slap
The Slap as Aisha
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This World
This World
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2010
Mrs Mandela
Mrs Mandela as Winnie Mandela
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Father & Son
Father & Son as Connie Turner
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Doctor Who
Doctor Who as Liz 10
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2009
Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice as Jackie Woolf
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2008
The Secret Life of Bees
The Secret Life of Bees as May Boatwright
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Skin
Skin as Sandra Laing
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2007
Martian Child
Martian Child as Sophie
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Celebration
Celebration as Sonia
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Racism: A History
Racism: A History as Narrator (voice)
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Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist as Nancy
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2006
Stormbreaker
Stormbreaker as Mrs. Jones
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Tsunami: The Aftermath
Tsunami: The Aftermath as Susie Carter
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2005
Born with Two Mothers
Born with Two Mothers as Lucretia Bridges
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Æon Flux
Æon Flux as Sithandra
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2004
Hotel Rwanda
Hotel Rwanda as Tatiana Rusesabagina
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Whose Baby?
Whose Baby? as Karen Jenkins
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2003
Alibi
Alibi as Marcey Burgess
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Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka
Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka as Alison Cheney (voice)
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The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries as Eve Bowen
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2002
Dirty Pretty Things
Dirty Pretty Things as Juliette
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Clocking Off
Clocking Off
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2000
Never Never
Never Never as Jo Weller
Peaches
Peaches as Pippa
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Never Never
Never Never as Jo Weller
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1999
This Year's Love
This Year's Love as Denise
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1995
Go Now
Go Now as Paula
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Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls as The Wachati Princess
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1993
Age of Treason
Age of Treason as Niobe
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1991
Young Soul Rebels
Young Soul Rebels as Tracy
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2017
Thailand: Earth's Tropical Paradise
2016
Dispatches
Dispatches
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2015
Earth's Natural Wonders