Acting
Sophie Okonedo
Born 1968-08-11
London, England, UK
Department: Acting
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
Prominent works featuring Sophie Okonedo
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After Earth
2013
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Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
1995
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Doctor Who
2005
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Death on the Nile
2022
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Hellboy
2019
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Hotel Rwanda
2004
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Christopher Robin
2018
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The Wheel of Time
2021
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Æon Flux
2005
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Slow Horses
2022
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (104 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Beyond | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2027 | |
 | Clarissa | Clarissa | Movie | 2026 |
| Clarissa | Executive Producer | Movie | 2026 |
 | The Scarecrows' Wedding | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 2026 |
 | Mouse | Helen Bell | Movie | 2026 |
 | Civilisations: Rise and Fall | Self - Narrator | TV Series | 2025 |
 | Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty | Self - Narrator | TV Series | 2024 |
 | The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout | Narrator | Movie | 2024 |
 | Janet Planet | Regina | Movie | 2024 |
 | Flight of the Swans | Self - Narrator | Movie | 2024 |
 | 10 Lives | Grace (voice) | Movie | 2024 |
 | The Ghastly Ghoul | Self (voice) | Movie | 2023 |
 | Heart of Stone | Nomad | Movie | 2023 |
 | Running With The Beest | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2022 |
 | Raymond & Ray | Kiera | Movie | 2022 |
 | Catherine Called Birdy | Ethelfritha Rose Splinter of Devon | Movie | 2022 |
 | Charlotte | Ottilie Moore (voice) | Movie | 2022 |
 | Slow Horses | Ingrid Tearney | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Death on the Nile | Salome Otterbourne | Movie | 2022 |
 | The Wheel of Time | Siuan Sanche | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Laika | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2021 |
 | Escaping Eritrea | Narrator | Movie | 2021 |
 | Alien Worlds | Narrator (voice) | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Ratched | Charlotte Wells | TV Series | 2020 |
 | His Dark Materials | Xaphania (voice) | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Modern Love | Elizabeth Cannon | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Criminal: UK | Julia Bryce | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Chimerica | Tessa Kendrick | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Wild Rose | Susannah | Movie | 2019 |
 | Hellboy | Lady Hatton | Movie | 2019 |
 | Flack | Caroline | TV Series | 2019 |
 | National Theatre Live: Antony & Cleopatra | Cleopatra | Movie | 2018 |
 | Wanderlust | Angela Bowden | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Christopher Robin | Kanga (voice) | Movie | 2018 |
 | Explained | Narrator (voice) | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Concorde: A Supersonic Story | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 2017 |
 | Thailand: Earth's Tropical Paradise | Self - Narrator (voice) | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Wimbledon Official Film 2016 | Narrator | Movie | 2016 |
| The Good Terrorist | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 2016 | |
 | Undercover | Maya Cobbina | TV Series | 2016 |
 | War Book | Philippa | Movie | 2015 |
 | Earth's Natural Wonders | Narrator | TV Series | 2015 |
 | The Stranger on the Bridge | Narrator | Movie | 2015 |
 | Inside No. 9 | Katrina | TV Series | 2014 |
 | The Escape Artist | Maggie Gardner | TV Series | 2013 |
 | After Earth | Faia Raige | Movie | 2013 |
 | Mayday | Fiona Hill | TV Series | 2013 |
 | The Hollow Crown | Margaret | TV Series | 2012 |
 | The Slap | Aisha | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Mrs Mandela | Winnie Mandela | Movie | 2010 |
| Return to Africa's Witch Children | Narrator | Movie | 2009 | |
 | Skin | Sandra Laing | Movie | 2009 |
 | Father & Son | Connie Turner | TV Series | 2009 |
 | The Secret Life of Bees | May Boatwright | Movie | 2008 |
 | Criminal Justice | Jackie Woolf | TV Series | 2008 |
| Saving Africa's Witch Children | Narrator | Movie | 2008 | |
 | Oliver Twist | Nancy | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Martian Child | Sophie | Movie | 2007 |
 | Racism: A History | Narrator (voice) | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Celebration | Sonia | Movie | 2007 |
 | The Graham Norton Show | Self | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Tsunami: The Aftermath | Susie Carter | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Scenes of a Sexual Nature | Anna | Movie | 2006 |
 | Stormbreaker | Mrs Jones | Movie | 2006 |
 | Æon Flux | Sithandra | Movie | 2005 |
 | Born With Two Mothers | Lucretia Bridges | Movie | 2005 |
 | Doctor Who | Liz 10 | TV Series | 2005 |
 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Hotel Rwanda | Tatiana Rusesabagina | Movie | 2004 |
 | Whose Baby? | Karen Jenkins | Movie | 2004 |
 | This World | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Doctor Who: The Scream of the Shalka | Alison Cheney | Movie | 2003 |
 | Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka | Alison Cheney (voice) | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Alibi | Marcey Burgess | Movie | 2003 |
 | Dirty Pretty Things | Juliette | Movie | 2002 |
 | Spooks | Amanda Roke | TV Series | 2002 |
| Dead Casual | Donna | Movie | 2002 | |
 | The Inspector Lynley Mysteries | Eve Bowen | TV Series | 2002 |
| Sweet Revenge | Ellen Lewis | TV Series | 2001 | |
 | Never Never | Jo Weller | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Peaches | Pippa | Movie | 2000 |
| In Defence | Bernie Kramer | TV Series | 2000 | |
 | Mad Cows | Rosie | Movie | 1999 |
 | This Year's Love | Denise | Movie | 1999 |
 | The Jackal | Jamaican Girl | Movie | 1997 |
| Staying Alive | Kelly Booth | TV Series | 1996 | |
 | Deep Secrets | Honey | Movie | 1996 |
 | Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls | The Wachati Princess | Movie | 1995 |
 | Go Now | Paula | Movie | 1995 |
 | The Governor | Moira Levitt | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Age of Treason | Niobe | Movie | 1993 |
 | Maria's Child | Melanie | Movie | 1993 |
 | GMTV | Self | TV Series | 1993 |
| Mad Bad Mortal Beings | Cait | Movie | 1992 | |
 | Murder Most Horrid | Rachel | TV Series | 1991 |
 | Young Soul Rebels | Tracy | Movie | 1991 |
 | Miss Queencake | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1991 |
 | Dispatches | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1987 |
 | Casualty | Gina Russell | TV Series | 1986 |
 | Screen Two | Melanie | TV Series | 1985 |
 | The Bill | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1984 |
 | Frontline | Narrator | TV Series | 1983 |
 | Tony Awards | Self - Nominee | TV Series | 1956 |
 | The Oscars | Self | TV Series | 1953 |