Sophie Okonedo
Biography
Sophie Okonedo, OBE, is a British actress and singer born on August 11, 1968, in London, England, United Kingdom. She has starred in both British and American productions. She made her acting debut in 1991 in the British coming-of-age drama Young Soul Rebels. In 2004, she starred in the genocide drama film Hotel Rwanda as Tatiana Rusesabagina, the wife of Rwandan hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina. Her performance in the film earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Throughout her career, she has accumulated 102 known acting credits in movies and television shows.
Career overview
Sophie Okonedo is a British actress and singer born in London, England, United Kingdom on August 11, 1968. She has starred in both successful British and American productions throughout her career. She made her acting debut in 1991 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. Her performance in the film earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.
With a career spanning film and television, she holds numerous acting credits in the entertainment industry. Her work includes participation in both British and American projects, establishing her presence as a prominent actress across international markets.
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- The Great Beyond (2027)
- Clarissa (2026) as Clarissa
- Clarissa (2026) Executive Producer
- The Scarecrows' Wedding (2026) as Narrator (voice)
- Mouse (2026) as Helen Bell
- Civilisations: Rise and Fall (2025) as Self - Narrator
- 10 Lives (2024) as Grace (voice)
- Janet Planet (2024) as Regina
- Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty (2024) as Self - Narrator
- Flight of the Swans (2024) as Self - Narrator
- The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout (2024) as Narrator
- Heart of Stone (2023) as Nomad
- The Ghastly Ghoul (2023) as Self (voice)
- Slow Horses (2022) as Ingrid Tearney
- Death on the Nile (2022) as Salome Otterbourne
- Catherine Called Birdy (2022) as Ethelfritha Rose Splinter of Devon
- Raymond & Ray (2022) as Kiera
- Running With The Beest (2022)
- Charlotte (2022) as Ottilie Moore (voice)
- The Wheel of Time (2021) as Siuan Sanche
- Escaping Eritrea (2021) as Narrator
- Laika (2021)
- Ratched (2020) as Charlotte Wells
- Alien Worlds (2020) as Narrator (voice)
- His Dark Materials (2019) as Xaphania (voice)
- Modern Love (2019) as Elizabeth Cannon
- Hellboy (2019) as Lady Hatton
- Criminal: UK (2019) as Julia Bryce
- Flack (2019) as Caroline
- Chimerica (2019) as Tessa Kendrick
- Wild Rose (2019) as Susannah
- Explained (2018) as Narrator (voice)
- Christopher Robin (2018) as Kanga (voice)
- Wanderlust (2018) as Angela Bowden
- National Theatre Live: Antony & Cleopatra (2018) as Cleopatra
- Thailand: Earth's Tropical Paradise (2017) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Concorde: A Supersonic Story (2017) as Narrator (voice)
- Undercover (2016) as Maya Cobbina
- The Good Terrorist (2016) as Narrator (voice)
- Wimbledon Official Film 2016 (2016) as Narrator
- Earth's Natural Wonders (2015) as Narrator
- War Book (2015) as Philippa
- The Stranger on the Bridge (2015) as Narrator
- Inside No. 9 (2014) as Katrina
- After Earth (2013) as Faia Raige
- The Escape Artist (2013) as Maggie Gardner
- Mayday (2013) as Fiona Hill
- The Hollow Crown (2012) as Margaret
- The Slap (2011) as Aisha
- Mrs Mandela (2010) as Winnie Mandela
- Skin (2009) as Sandra Laing
- Father & Son (2009) as Connie Turner
- Return to Africa's Witch Children (2009) as Narrator
- Criminal Justice (2008) as Jackie Woolf
- The Secret Life of Bees (2008) as May Boatwright
- Saving Africa's Witch Children (2008) as Narrator
- The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self
- Oliver Twist (2007) as Nancy
- Martian Child (2007) as Sophie
- Celebration (2007) as Sonia
- Racism: A History (2007) as Narrator (voice)
- Tsunami: The Aftermath (2006) as Susie Carter
- Stormbreaker (2006) as Mrs Jones
- Scenes of a Sexual Nature (2006) as Anna
- Doctor Who (2005) as Liz 10
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005) as Self
- Æon Flux (2005) as Sithandra
- Born With Two Mothers (2005) as Lucretia Bridges
- Hotel Rwanda (2004) as Tatiana Rusesabagina
- This World (2004)
- Whose Baby? (2004) as Karen Jenkins
- Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka (2003) as Alison Cheney (voice)
- Alibi (2003) as Marcey Burgess
- Spooks (2002) as Amanda Roke
- The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2002) as Eve Bowen
- Dirty Pretty Things (2002) as Juliette
- Dead Casual (2002) as Donna
- Sweet Revenge (2001) as Ellen Lewis
- Peaches (2000) as Pippa
- In Defence (2000) as Bernie Kramer
- Never Never (2000) as Jo Weller
- This Year's Love (1999) as Denise
- Mad Cows (1999) as Rosie
- The Jackal (1997) as Jamaican Girl
- Deep Secrets (1996) as Honey
- Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995) as The Wachati Princess
- The Governor (1995) as Moira Levitt
- Go Now (1995) as Paula
- GMTV (1993) as Self
- Age of Treason (1993) as Niobe
- Maria's Child (1993) as Melanie
- Mad Bad Mortal Beings (1992) as Cait
- Murder Most Horrid (1991) as Rachel
- Young Soul Rebels (1991) as Tracy
- Miss Queencake (1991)
- Dispatches (1987)
- Casualty (1986) as Gina Russell
- Screen Two (1985) as Melanie
- The Bill (1984)
- Frontline (1983) as Narrator
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Nominee
- The Oscars (1953) as Self