Sophie Okonedo
Acting
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
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movieClarissa
2026
Clarissa
movieThe Scarecrows' Wedding
2026
Narrator (voice)
movieMouse
2026
Helen Bell
tvCivilisations: Rise and Fall
2025
Self - Narrator
tvRenaissance: The Blood and the Beauty
2024
Self - Narrator
movieJanet Planet
2024
Regina
movieFlight of the Swans
2024
Self - Narrator
movie10 Lives
2024
Grace (voice)
movieThe Ghastly Ghoul
2023
Self (voice)
movieCatherine Called Birdy
2022
Ethelfritha Rose Splinter of Devon
movieCharlotte
2022
Ottilie Moore (voice)
tvSlow Horses
2022
Ingrid Tearney
movieDeath on the Nile
2022
Salome Otterbourne
tvThe Wheel of Time
2021
Siuan Sanche
movieEscaping Eritrea
2021
Narrator
tvAlien Worlds
2020
Narrator (voice)
tvRatched
2020
Charlotte Wells
tvHis Dark Materials
2019
Xaphania (voice)
tvModern Love
2019
Elizabeth Cannon
tvCriminal: UK
2019
Julia Bryce
tvChimerica
2019
Tessa Kendrick
movieWild Rose
2019
Susannah
movieHellboy
2019
Lady Hatton
tvFlack
2019
Caroline
tvWanderlust
2018
Angela Bowden
movieChristopher Robin
2018
Kanga (voice)
tvExplained
2018
Narrator (voice)
movieConcorde: A Supersonic Story
2017
Narrator (voice)
tvThailand: Earth's Tropical Paradise
2017
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Good Terrorist
2016
Narrator (voice)
tvUndercover
2016
Maya Cobbina
movieWar Book
2015
Philippa
tvEarth's Natural Wonders
2015
Narrator
tvInside No. 9
2014
Katrina
tvThe Escape Artist
2013
Maggie Gardner
movieAfter Earth
2013
Faia Raige
tvMayday
2013
Fiona Hill
tvThe Hollow Crown
2012
Margaret
tvThe Slap
2011
Aisha
movieMrs Mandela
2010
Winnie Mandela
movieSkin
2009
Sandra Laing
tvFather & Son
2009
Connie Turner
movieThe Secret Life of Bees
2008
May Boatwright
tvCriminal Justice
2008
Jackie Woolf
tvOliver Twist
2007
Nancy
movieMartian Child
2007
Sophie
tvRacism: A History
2007
Narrator (voice)
movieCelebration
2007
Sonia
tvTsunami: The Aftermath
2006
Susie Carter
movieStormbreaker
2006
Mrs Jones
movieÆon Flux
2005
Sithandra
movieBorn With Two Mothers
2005
Lucretia Bridges
tvDoctor Who
2005
Liz 10
movieHotel Rwanda
2004
Tatiana Rusesabagina
movieWhose Baby?
2004
Karen Jenkins
tvDoctor Who: Scream of the Shalka
2003
Alison Cheney (voice)
movieAlibi
2003
Marcey Burgess
movieDirty Pretty Things
2002
Juliette
tvSpooks
2002
Amanda Roke
tvThe Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002
Eve Bowen
Sweet Revenge
2001
Ellen Lewis
tvNever Never
2000
Jo Weller
moviePeaches
2000
Pippa
In Defence
2000
Bernie Kramer
movieMad Cows
1999
Rosie
movieThe Jackal
1997
Jamaican Girl
movieAce Ventura: When Nature Calls
1995
The Wachati Princess
movieGo Now
1995
Paula
tvThe Governor
1995
Moira Levitt
movieMaria's Child
1993
Melanie
tvGMTV
1993
Self
tvMurder Most Horrid
1991
Rachel
tvCasualty
1986
Gina Russell
tvScreen Two
1985
Melanie
tvFrontline
1983
Narrator
tvTony Awards
1956
Self - Nominee
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
Production1
movieClarissa
2026
Executive Producer