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Sophie Okonedo CBE (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.
Sophie Okonedo is a British actress of Nigerian and Jewish descent, nominated for an Oscar for Hotel Rwanda. IMDb provides her detailed biography, filmography, awards, trivia, and videos.
- January 1, 1
- 1.73 m
- London, England, UK
- Sophie was born in August 1968 in London, the daughter of a Jewish mom and a Nigerian dad.
- She used to ask if she was adopted. In the 70s, growing up as a young black girl with a white mom, she was confused. As she explained, “I used to say, ‘Mum, am I adopted?’
- While not a practicing Jew, Sophie is proud of her Jewish heritage. “My grandparents kept a fairly Jewish household. They celebrated all the holidays, and they spoke Yiddish when they didn’t want me to understand the conversation,” she explained.
- Her daughter, Aoife, was born in 1997, and Sophie calls her an “Irish Nigerian Jew.”
Sophie Okonedo. Highest Rated: 94% Dirty Pretty Things (2002) Lowest Rated: 9% Aeon Flux (2005) Birthday: Aug 11, 1968. Birthplace: London, England, UK. Born in London to a Nigerian father and...
Tomatometer®Audience ScoreTitleCredit67%76%Grace (Voice)91%100%Narrator, Self85%45%Regina (Character)31%51%Nomad (Character)- August 11, 1968
Sep 29, 2020 · Netflix's Ratched welcomes an engaging cast of characters to tell the story of Nurse Mildred Ratched (Sarah Paulson), and one of Lucia State Hospital's most infamous residents is Charlotte...
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Oct 16, 2008 · After 17 years as a professional actress, mostly on London stages, Sophie Okonedo became an “overnight success” in “Hotel Rwanda” (2004) opposite Don Cheadle.
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Sophie Okonedo is a British actress and singer who has starred in films such as Hotel Rwanda, Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, and Æon Flux. She has also appeared in TV shows like The Hollow Crown, His Dark Materials, and The Stranger.