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In 2005, Okonedo became the first black actress since Angela Bassett in 1994 to receive an NAACP Image Award nomination for the same role in which she was nominated for an Oscar. Previous Oscar nominees Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Halle Berry and Queen Latifah were not nominated by the NAACP for the same roles. See more trivia »

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in London, England, UK
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2013 For Better or for Worse (in production)
Emma
 
2013 After Earth (rumored) (filming)
 
2012 Sinbad (TV series) (post-production)
Razia
– Queen of the Water-Thieves (2012) … Razia
 
2012 Mayday (TV series)
Fiona
 
2011 The Slap (TV series)
Aisha
– Richie (2011) … Aisha
– Aisha (2011) … Aisha
– Manolis (2011) … Aisha
– Rosie (2011) … Aisha
– Connie (2011) … Aisha
See all 8 episodes »
 
2010 Doctor Who (TV series)
Liz 10 / Liz Ten
– The Pandorica Opens (2010) … Liz Ten
– The Beast Below (2010) … Liz 10
 
2010 Mrs Mandela (TV movie)
Winnie Mandela
 
2009 Criminal Justice (TV mini-series)
Jack Woolf
– Episode #2.5 (2009) … Jack Woolf
– Episode #2.4 (2009) … Jack Woolf
– Episode #2.3 (2009) … Jack Woolf
– Episode #2.2 (2009) … Jack Woolf
– Episode #2.1 (2009) … Jack Woolf
 
2009 Father & Son (TV series)
Connie Turner
– Episode #1.4 (2009) … Connie Turner
– Episode #1.3 (2009) … Connie Turner
– Episode #1.2 (2009) … Connie Turner
– Episode #1.1 (2009) … Connie Turner
 
2008/I Skin
Sandra Laing
 
2008 The Secret Life of Bees
May Boatwright
 
2007 Oliver Twist (TV series)
Nancy
– Episode #1.1 (2007) … Nancy
 
2007 Martian Child
Sophie
 
2007 Celebration (TV movie)
Sonia
 
2006 Tsunami: The Aftermath (TV movie)
Susie Carter
 
2006 Scenes of a Sexual Nature
Anna
 
2006 Flash Frames (video short)
Alison Cheney
 
2006 Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker
Mrs. Jones
 
2006 The True Voice of Rape (TV movie)
 
2005 Æon Flux
Sithandra
 
2005 Blitz: London's Firestorm (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
2005 Born with Two Mothers (TV movie)
Lucretia Bridges
 
2004 Whose Baby? (TV movie)
Karen Jenkins
 
2004 Hotel Rwanda
Tatiana Rusesabagina
 
2003 Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka (TV mini-series)
Alison Cheney
– Episode #1.6 (2003) … Alison Cheney (voice)
– Episode #1.5 (2003) … Alison Cheney (voice)
– Episode #1.4 (2003) … Alison Cheney (voice)
– Episode #1.3 (2003) … Alison Cheney (voice)
– Episode #1.2 (2003) … Alison Cheney (voice)
See all 6 episodes »
 
2003 Alibi (TV movie)
Marcey Burgess
 
2003 MI-5 (TV series)
Amanda Roke
– Episode #2.4 (2003) … Amanda Roke (uncredited)
 
2003 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (TV series)
Eve Bowen
– In the Presence of the Enemy (2003) … Eve Bowen
 
2003 Cross My Heart
Marsee
 
2002 Dirty Pretty Things
Juliette
 
2002 Dead Casual (TV movie)
Donna
 
2002 Clocking Off (TV series)
Jenny Wood
– Episode #3.3 (2002) … Jenny Wood
 
2002 VBirds (TV series)
Bling
 
2001 Sweet Revenge (TV movie)
Ellen
 
2001 Table 12 (TV series)
Karen
– Opera Lovers (2001) … Karen
 
2001 Once Seen (short)
 
2000 Never Never (TV movie)
Jo Weller
 
2000 Peaches
Pippa
 
2000 In Defence (TV series)
Bernie Kramer
– Episode #1.4 (2000) … Bernie Kramer
– Episode #1.3 (2000) … Bernie Kramer
– Episode #1.1 (2000) … Bernie Kramer
 
1999 Mad Cows
Rosy
 
1999 This Year's Love
Denise
 
1997 The Jackal
Jamaican Girl
 
1996 Murder Most Horrid (TV series)
Rachel
– Dead on Time (1996) … Rachel
 
1996 Staying Alive (TV series)
Kelley Booth
 
1996 Deep Secrets (TV movie)
Honey
 
1995 Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
The Wachati Princess
 
1995 Go Now
Paula
 
1995 The Governor (TV series)
Moira Levitt
– Episode #1.6 (1995) … Moira Levitt
– Episode #1.5 (1995) … Moira Levitt
– Episode #1.4 (1995) … Moira Levitt
– Episode #1.3 (1995) … Moira Levitt
– Episode #1.2 (1995) … Moira Levitt
See all 6 episodes »
 
1994 The Bill (TV series)
Adele Percy
– Darkness Before Dawn (1994) … Adele Percy
 
1993 Screen Two (TV series)
Melanie
– Maria's Child (1993) … Melanie
 
1993 Age of Treason (TV movie)
Niobe
 
1991 Casualty (TV series)
Gina Russell
– Judgement Day (1991) … Gina Russell
 
1991 Young Soul Rebels
Tracy
 
1991 Spatz (TV series)
Kim
– Talent Contest (1991) … Kim
 
1991 Miss Queencake (short)
 
Show ShowSelf (23 titles)
2011 The Making of The Slap (TV series documentary)
Herself
 
2011 59 Festival de Cine de San Sebastián - Gala de clausura (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter: Best Actor
 
2011 59 Festival de Cine de San Sebastián - Gala de inauguración (TV special)
Herself
 
2010 Doctor Who Confidential (TV series documentary)
Herself
– All About the Girl (2010) … Herself
 
2010 Breakfast (TV series)
Herself - Actress
– Episode dated 25 January 2010 (2010) … Herself - Actress
 
2008-2009 Dispatches (TV series documentary)
Narrator
– Return to Africa's Witch Children (2009) … Narrator
– Saving Africa's Witch Children (2008) … Narrator (voice)
 
2009 Turin Shroud: New Evidence (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
2008 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 16 October 2008 (2008) … Herself
 
2007 Racism: A History (TV mini-series documentary)
Narrator
 
2007 The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
 
2007 Jackanory Junior (TV series)
Herself - Storyteller
– The Woman Who Won Things (2007) … Herself - Storyteller
 
2006 Creating a World: Aeon Flux (video short)
Herself - Sith Andra
 
2006 Film '72 (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 13 February 2006 (2006) … Herself
 
2005 Richard & Judy (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 15 April 2005 (2005) … Herself
 
2005 36th NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
2005 The 77th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actress
 
2005 Shootout (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.19 (2005) … Herself
 
2005 GMTV (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 21 February 2005 (2005) … Herself
 
2005 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 9 February 2005 (2005) … Herself
 
2005 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
 
2005 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.2 (2005) … Herself
 
2004 Stan Collymore: Confessions of a Premiership Footballer (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
2002 RI:SE (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 6 November 2002 (2002) … Herself
 

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Other Works:

Played Sheherezade in "The Arabian Nights" - Young Vic Theatre, London (1998). See more »

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Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Personal Quote:

[on being awarded the OBE in June 2010] The cherry on the cake and way beyond anything I would have imagined for myself. See more »

Trivia:

In 2005, Okonedo became the first black actress since Angela Bassett in 1994 to receive an NAACP Image Award nomination for the same role in which she was nominated for an Oscar. Previous Oscar nominees Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Halle Berry and Queen Latifah were not nominated by the NAACP for the same roles. See more »