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Sophie Okonedo

Sophie Okonedo

Known For Acting
Birthday Aug 11, 1968 (57)
Birthplace London, England, UK
Popularity 1.0 (history)
Updated Jun 21, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 Ta ... tiana 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.

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Filmography

10 Lives

10 Lives

2024

as Grace (voice)

Janet Planet

Janet Planet

2024

as Regina

Heart of Stone

Heart of Stone

2023

as Nomad

Raymond & Ray

Raymond & Ray

2022

as Kiera

Catherine Called Birdy

Catherine Called Birdy

2022

as Ethelfritha Rose Splinter of Devon

Death on the Nile

Death on the Nile

2022

as Salome Otterbourne

Escaping Eritrea

Escaping Eritrea

2021

as Narrator

Wild Rose

Wild Rose

2019

as Susannah

Hellboy

Hellboy

2019

as Lady Hatton

Christopher Robin

Christopher Robin

2018

as Kanga (voice)

Concorde: A Supersonic Story

Concorde: A Supersonic Story

2017

as Narrator (voice)

The Good Terrorist

The Good Terrorist

2016

as Narrator (voice)

The Stranger on the Bridge

The Stranger on the Bridge

2015

as Narrator

War Book

War Book

2015

as Philippa

After Earth

After Earth

2013

as Faia Raige

Mrs Mandela

Mrs Mandela

2010

as Winnie Mandela

Skin

Skin

2008

as Sandra Laing

The Secret Life of Bees

The Secret Life of Bees

2008

as May Boatwright

Martian Child

Martian Child

2007

as Sophie

Celebration

Celebration

2007

as Sonia

Stormbreaker

Stormbreaker

2006

as Mrs. Jones

Born With Two Mothers

Born With Two Mothers

2005

as Lucretia Bridges

Æon Flux

Æon Flux

2005

as Sithandra

Whose Baby?

Whose Baby?

2004

as Karen Jenkins

Hotel Rwanda

Hotel Rwanda

2004

as Tatiana Rusesabagina

Alibi

Alibi

2003

as Marcey Burgess

Dead Casual

Dead Casual

2002

as Donna

Dirty Pretty Things

Dirty Pretty Things

2002

as Juliette

Peaches

Peaches

2000

as Pippa

This Year's Love

This Year's Love

1999

as Denise

Mad Cows

Mad Cows

1999

as Rosie

The Jackal

The Jackal

1997

as Jamaican Girl

Deep Secrets

Deep Secrets

1996

as Honey

Go Now

Go Now

1995

as Paula

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

1995

as The Wachati Princess

Maria's Child

Maria's Child

1993

as Melanie

Age of Treason

Age of Treason

1993

as Niobe

Young Soul Rebels

Young Soul Rebels

1991

as Tracy

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Spirit Awards Best Supporting Actress The Long Walk Home Nominated
Television Credits

Flack

as Caroline

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Feb 21, 2019

The Slap

as Aisha

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Oct 06, 2011

The Slap

as Aisha

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Feb 12, 2015

Slow Horses

as Ingrid Tearney

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Apr 01, 2022

Undercover

as Maya Cobbina

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Apr 03, 2016

Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka

as Alison Cheney (voice)

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 13, 2003

Criminal Justice

as Jackie Woolf

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Jun 30, 2008

Oliver Twist

as Nancy

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Dec 18, 2007

Mayday

as Fiona Hill

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Mar 03, 2013

Father & Son

as Connie Turner

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jul 20, 2009

In Defence

as Bernie Kramer

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jun 26, 2000

Chimerica

as Tessa Kendrick

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Apr 17, 2019

Alien Worlds

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Dec 02, 2020

His Dark Materials

as Xaphania (voice)

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 03, 2019

The Wheel of Time

as Siuan Sanche

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Nov 18, 2021

Racism: A History

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Mar 21, 2007

The Hollow Crown

as Margaret

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jun 30, 2012

The Escape Artist

as Maggie Gardner

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 29, 2013

Ratched

as Charlotte Wells

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 18, 2020

Doctor Who

as Liz 10

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 26, 2005

Sweet Revenge

as Ellen Lewis

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 15, 2001

Never Never

as Jo Weller

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 05, 2000

Tsunami: The Aftermath

as Susie Carter

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 10, 2006

Murder Most Horrid

as Rachel

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 14, 1991

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

as Eve Bowen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 08, 2002

Spooks

as Amanda Roke

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 13, 2002

Frontline

as Narrator

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 17, 1983

Modern Love

as Elizabeth Cannon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 18, 2019

Explained

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 23, 2018

Casualty

as Gina Russell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1986

Inside No. 9

as Katrina

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 05, 2014

Criminal: UK

as Julia Bryce

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 2019

This World

Episodes: 19

First Aired: Jan 04, 2004

The Governor

Episodes: 12

First Aired: May 14, 1995

Clocking Off

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Jan 23, 2000

Thailand: Earth's Tropical Paradise

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 01, 2017

Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty

as Self - Narrator

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Dec 02, 2024

The Bill

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 16, 1984

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 03, 2005

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

GMTV

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 1993

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 22, 2007

Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

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