Sophie Okonedo

Sophie Okonedo

Acting

Born:
1968-08-11
Place of birth:
London, England, UK

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.

Known For

Filmography

The Great Beyond

The Great Beyond

2027
Movie
Clarissa

Clarissa

2026Clarissa
Movie
Mouse

Mouse

10.02026Helen Bell
Movie
The Scarecrows' Wedding

The Scarecrows' Wedding

7.02026Narrator (voice)
Movie
Civilisations: Rise and Fall

Civilisations: Rise and Fall

4.82025Self - Narrator
TV
Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty

Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty

5.02024Self - Narrator
TV
The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout

The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout

5.32024Narrator
Movie
Janet Planet

Janet Planet

6.12024Regina
Movie
Flight of the Swans

Flight of the Swans

2024Self - Narrator
Movie
10 Lives

10 Lives

7.72024Grace (voice)
Movie
The Ghastly Ghoul

The Ghastly Ghoul

8.02023Self (voice)
Movie
Heart of Stone

Heart of Stone

6.72023Nomad
Movie
Running With The Beest

Running With The Beest

9.02022
Movie
Raymond & Ray

Raymond & Ray

6.22022Kiera
Movie
Catherine Called Birdy

Catherine Called Birdy

6.02022Ethelfritha Rose Splinter of Devon
Movie
Charlotte

Charlotte

6.52022Ottilie Moore (voice)
Movie
Slow Horses

Slow Horses

8.12022Ingrid Tearney
TV
Death on the Nile

Death on the Nile

6.42022Salome Otterbourne
Movie
The Wheel of Time

The Wheel of Time

7.62021Siuan Sanche
TV
Laika

Laika

2021
Movie
Escaping Eritrea

Escaping Eritrea

4.02021Narrator
Movie
Alien Worlds

Alien Worlds

6.92020Narrator (voice)
TV
Ratched

Ratched

7.62020Charlotte Wells
TV
His Dark Materials

His Dark Materials

7.82019Xaphania (voice)
TV
Modern Love

Modern Love

7.42019Elizabeth Cannon
TV
Criminal: UK

Criminal: UK

7.22019Julia Bryce
TV
Chimerica

Chimerica

5.72019Tessa Kendrick
TV
Wild Rose

Wild Rose

6.82019Susannah
Movie
Hellboy

Hellboy

5.62019Lady Hatton
Movie
Flack

Flack

6.82019Caroline
TV
National Theatre Live: Antony & Cleopatra

National Theatre Live: Antony & Cleopatra

7.22018Cleopatra
Movie
Wanderlust

Wanderlust

6.12018Angela Bowden
TV
Christopher Robin

Christopher Robin

7.32018Kanga (voice)
Movie
Explained

Explained

7.42018Narrator (voice)
TV
Concorde: A Supersonic Story

Concorde: A Supersonic Story

7.22017Narrator (voice)
Movie
Thailand: Earth's Tropical Paradise

Thailand: Earth's Tropical Paradise

7.02017Self - Narrator (voice)
TV
Wimbledon Official Film 2016

Wimbledon Official Film 2016

10.02016Narrator
Movie
The Good Terrorist

The Good Terrorist

8.02016Narrator (voice)
Movie
Undercover

Undercover

6.52016Maya Cobbina
TV
War Book

War Book

5.12015Philippa
Movie
Earth's Natural Wonders

Earth's Natural Wonders

7.02015Narrator
TV
The Stranger on the Bridge

The Stranger on the Bridge

7.82015Narrator
Movie
Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

8.12014Katrina
TV
The Escape Artist

The Escape Artist

7.12013Maggie Gardner
TV
After Earth

After Earth

5.22013Faia Raige
Movie
Mayday

Mayday

6.22013Fiona Hill
TV
The Hollow Crown

The Hollow Crown

7.42012Margaret
TV
The Slap

The Slap

6.62011Aisha
TV
Mrs Mandela

Mrs Mandela

4.02010Winnie Mandela
Movie
Return to Africa's Witch Children

Return to Africa's Witch Children

2009Narrator
Movie
Skin

Skin

6.42009Sandra Laing
Movie
Father & Son

Father & Son

7.42009Connie Turner
TV
The Secret Life of Bees

The Secret Life of Bees

7.52008May Boatwright
Movie
Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice

7.62008Jackie Woolf
TV
Saving Africa's Witch Children

Saving Africa's Witch Children

2008Narrator
Movie
Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

6.62007Nancy
TV
Martian Child

Martian Child

6.72007Sophie
Movie
Racism: A History

Racism: A History

7.02007Narrator (voice)
TV
Celebration

Celebration

6.32007Sonia
Movie
The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

7.22007Self
TV