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