Sophie Okonedo
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Aug 11, 1968 (58 years old)
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
| 2026 | MouseHelen Bell | |
| 2026 | The Scarecrows' WeddingNarrator (voice) | |
| 2026 | The Great Beyond | |
| 2025 | Civilisations: Rise and FallSelf - Narrator | |
| 2024 | The Conqueror: Hollywood FalloutNarrator | |
| 2024 | 10 LivesGrace (voice) | |
| 2024 | Janet PlanetRegina | |
| 2024 | Flight of the SwansSelf - Narrator | |
| 2024 | Renaissance: The Blood and the BeautySelf - Narrator | |
| 2023 | Heart of StoneNomad | |
| 2023 | The Ghastly GhoulSelf (voice) | |
| 2022 | Raymond & RayKiera | |
| 2022 | Catherine Called BirdyEthelfritha Rose Splinter of Devon | |
| 2022 | Running With The Beest | |
| 2022 | Death on the NileSalome Otterbourne | |
| 2022 | CharlotteOttilie Moore (voice) | |
| 2022 | Slow HorsesIngrid Tearney | |
| 2021 | Laika | |
| 2021 | Escaping EritreaNarrator | |
| 2021 | The Wheel of TimeSiuan Sanche | |
| 2020 | Alien WorldsNarrator (voice) | |
| 2020 | RatchedCharlotte Wells | |
| 2019 | Wild RoseSusannah | |
| 2019 | HellboyLady Hatton | |
| 2019 | Modern LoveElizabeth Cannon | |
| 2019 | FlackCaroline | |
| 2019 | ChimericaTessa Kendrick | |
| 2019 | Criminal: UKJulia Bryce | |
| 2019 | His Dark MaterialsXaphania (voice) | |
| 2018 | Christopher RobinKanga (voice) | |
| 2018 | National Theatre Live: Antony & CleopatraCleopatra | |
| 2018 | ExplainedNarrator (voice) | |
| 2018 | WanderlustAngela Bowden | |
| 2017 | Concorde: A Supersonic StoryNarrator (voice) | |
| 2017 | Thailand: Earth's Tropical ParadiseSelf - Narrator (voice) | |
| 2016 | The Good TerroristNarrator (voice) | |
| 2016 | Wimbledon Official Film 2016Narrator | |
| 2016 | UndercoverMaya Cobbina | |
| 2015 | War BookPhilippa | |
| 2015 | The Stranger on the BridgeNarrator | |
| 2015 | Earth's Natural WondersNarrator | |
| 2014 | Inside No. 9Katrina | |
| 2013 | After EarthFaia Raige | |
| 2013 | MaydayFiona Hill | |
| 2013 | The Escape ArtistMaggie Gardner | |
| 2012 | The Hollow CrownMargaret | |
| 2011 | The SlapAisha | |
| 2010 | Mrs MandelaWinnie Mandela | |
| 2009 | Return to Africa's Witch ChildrenNarrator | |
| 2009 | SkinSandra Laing | |
| 2009 | Father & SonConnie Turner | |
| 2008 | The Secret Life of BeesMay Boatwright | |
| 2008 | Saving Africa's Witch ChildrenNarrator | |
| 2008 | Criminal JusticeJackie Woolf | |
| 2007 | Martian ChildSophie | |
| 2007 | CelebrationSonia | |
| 2007 | Oliver TwistNancy | |
| 2007 | Racism: A HistoryNarrator (voice) | |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton ShowSelf | |
| 2006 | StormbreakerMrs. Jones | |
| 2006 | Scenes of a Sexual NatureAnna | |
| 2006 | Tsunami: The AftermathSusie Carter | |
| 2005 | Born With Two MothersLucretia Bridges | |
| 2005 | Æon FluxSithandra | |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonSelf | |
| 2005 | Doctor WhoLiz 10 | |
| 2004 | Hotel RwandaTatiana Rusesabagina | |
| 2004 | Whose Baby?Karen Jenkins | |
| 2004 | This World | |
| 2003 | AlibiMarcey Burgess | |
| 2003 | Doctor Who: Scream of the ShalkaAlison Cheney (voice) | |
| 2002 | Dirty Pretty ThingsJuliette | |
| 2002 | Dead CasualDonna | |
| 2002 | The Inspector Lynley MysteriesEve Bowen | |
| 2002 | SpooksAmanda Roke | |
| 2001 | Sweet RevengeEllen Lewis | |
| 2000 | PeachesPippa | |
| 2000 | In DefenceBernie Kramer | |
| 2000 | Never NeverJo Weller | |
| 1999 | This Year's LoveDenise | |
| 1999 | Mad CowsRosie | |
| 1997 | The JackalJamaican Girl | |
| 1996 | Deep SecretsHoney | |
| 1995 | Ace Ventura: When Nature CallsThe Wachati Princess | |
| 1995 | Go NowPaula | |
| 1995 | The Governor | |
| 1993 | Maria's ChildMelanie | |
| 1993 | Age of TreasonNiobe | |
| 1993 | GMTVSelf | |
| 1992 | Mad Bad Mortal BeingsCait | |
| 1991 | Miss Queencake | |
| 1991 | Young Soul RebelsTracy | |
| 1991 | Murder Most HorridRachel | |
| 1987 | Dispatches | |
| 1986 | CasualtyGina Russell | |
| 1984 | The Bill | |
| 1983 | FrontlineNarrator | |
| 1956 | Tony AwardsSelf - Nominee | |
| 1953 | The OscarsSelf | |
| - | ClarissaClarissa |
| - | ClarissaExecutive Producer |