Noma Dumezweni
Born: 1969-07-28 in Swaziland, South Africa
Known For: Acting
Biography
Noma Dumezweni (born 28 July 1969) is a South African-British actress. In 2006, she won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role for her performance as Ruth Younger in A Raisin in the Sun at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre. In 2017, she won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance as Hermione Granger in the original West End run of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child; she reprised the role for the show's original Broadway run and, in 2018, was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play.
Filmography
2025
- Murderbot as Mensah
- The Friend as Barbara
- Lions of the Skeleton Coast as Narrator (voice)
2024
- Presumed Innocent as Judge Laryn Lyttle
- ReEntry as Alicia
2023
- The Little Mermaid as The Queen
- Retribution as Angela Brickmann
- Soul of the Ocean as Narrator (voice)
- Best Interests as Samantha
2022
- The Watcher as Theodora Birch
- The Same Storm as Dionne Davis
2021
- Only Murders in the Building as Maxine Spear
- Made for Love as Dr. Fiffany Hodeck
- Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel as (voiceover)
- Statue Wars: One Summer in Bristol as Narrator
2020
- Normal People as Gillian
- The Undoing as Hayley Fitzgerald
2019
- The Kid Who Would Be King as Mrs. Lee
- The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind as Edith Sikelo
2018
- Mary Poppins Returns as Miss Penny Farthing
- Black Earth Rising as Alice Munezero
2017
- Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams as Senior Agent Okhile
2016
- The Roof as Another Fan
2013
2012
- Teeth as Mrs. Taylor
- Magpie Sings the Blues as Dr. Marcia Hammond
2009
- Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead as Capt Magambo
2008
- Fallout as Joyce Abena
- The Colour of Magic as Marchessa
2007
- The Grey Man as Sergeant
- Fallen Angel as Carla
2006
- Mysterious Creatures as Chanelle Pinkerton
2005
- Doctor Who as Captain Magambo
2004
- New Tricks
- Shameless as Mrs. Newman
2002
- Dirty Pretty Things as Celia
2001
- Macbeth as Weird Sister
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Chief Kathryn Tynan
1997
- Midsomer Murders as Ailsa Probert
1996
1982
- Nature as Narrator (voice)