Sophie Okonedo
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.
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Movies (30)
The Scarecrows' Wedding
as Narrator (voice)
2025
The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout
as Narrator
2024
Janet Planet
as Regina
2024
Flight of the Swans
as Self - Narrator
2024
10 Lives
as Grace (voice)
2024
The Ghastly Ghoul
as Self (voice)
2023
Heart of Stone
as Nomad
2023
Running With The Beest
2022
Raymond & Ray
as Kiera
2022
Catherine Called Birdy
as Ethelfritha Rose Splinter of Devon
2022
Charlotte
as Ottilie Moore (voice)
2022
Design on the Nile
as Self
2022
Branagh/Poirot
as Self
2022
Death on the Nile
as Salome Otterbourne
2022
Laika
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
TV Shows (20)
Civilisations: Rise and Fall
as Self - Narrator
2025
Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty
as Self - Narrator
2024
Slow Horses
as Ingrid Tearney
2022
The Wheel of Time
as Siuan Sanche
2021
Alien Worlds
as Narrator (voice)
2020
Ratched
as Charlotte Wells
2020
His Dark Materials
as Xaphania (voice)
2019
Modern Love
as Elizabeth Cannon
2019
Criminal: UK
as Julia Bryce
2019
Chimerica
as Tessa Kendrick
2019
Flack
as Caroline
2019
Explained
as Narrator (voice)
2018
Thailand: Earth's Tropical Paradise
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2017
Undercover
as Maya Cobbina
2016
Inside No. 9
as Katrina
2014
The Escape Artist
as Maggie Gardner
2013
Mayday
as Fiona Hill
2013
The Hollow Crown
as Margaret
2012
The Slap
as Aisha
2011
Father & Son
as Connie Turner
2009