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
| Birth Location | London, England, UK |
|---|---|
| Born | 1968-08-11 |
Movies
Janet Planet
as Regina
2024
10 Lives
as Grace (voice)
2024
The Conqueror (Hollywood Fallout)
as Narrator
2023
Heart of Stone
as Nomad
2023
Raymond & Ray
as Kiera
2022
Catherine Called Birdy
as Ethelfritha Rose Splinter of Devon
2022
Death on the Nile
as Salome Otterbourne
2022
2021
Charlotte
as Ottilie Moore (voice)
2021
Escaping Eritrea
as Narrator
2021
Wild Rose
as Susannah
2019
Hellboy
as Lady Hatton
2019
National Theatre Live: Antony & Cleopatra
as Cleopatra
2018
Christopher Robin
as Kanga (voice)
2018
Concorde: A Supersonic Story
as Narrator (voice)
2017
Wimbledon Official Film 2016
as Narrator
2016
The Good Terrorist
as Narrator (voice)
2016
War Book
as Philippa
2015
The Stranger on the Bridge
as Narrator
2015
After Earth
as Faia Raige
2013
Mrs Mandela
as Winnie Mandela
2010
Return to Africa's Witch Children
as Narrator
2009
The Secret Life of Bees
as May Boatwright
2008
Skin
as Sandra Laing
2008
Saving Africa's Witch Children
as Narrator
2008
Martian Child
as Sophie
2007
Celebration
as Sonia
2007
Scenes of a Sexual Nature
as Anna
2006
Stormbreaker
as Mrs. Jones
2006
Æon Flux
as Sithandra
2005
Born With Two Mothers
as Lucretia Bridges
2005
Hotel Rwanda
as Tatiana Rusesabagina
2004
Whose Baby?
as Karen Jenkins
2004
Alibi
as Marcey Burgess
2003
Dirty Pretty Things
as Juliette
2002
Dead Casual
as Donna
2002
Peaches
as Pippa
2000
Mad Cows
as Rosie
1999
This Year's Love
as Denise
1999
The Jackal
as Jamaican Girl
1997
Deep Secrets
as Honey
1996
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
as The Wachati Princess
1995
Go Now
as Paula
1995
Age of Treason
as Niobe
1993
Maria's Child
as Melanie
1993
Mad Bad Mortal Beings
as Cait
1992
Young Soul Rebels
as Tracy
1991
1991
Sophie Okonedo hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows
