Sophie Okonedo

Acting

Sophie Okonedo

Born August 11, 1968London, England, UK100 credits

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

Filmography

The Scarecrows' Wedding
2026The Scarecrows' Wedding
as Narrator (voice)Movie
Mouse
2026Mouse
as Helen BellMovie
Janet Planet
2024Janet Planet
as ReginaMovie
Flight of the Swans
2024Flight of the Swans
as Self - NarratorMovie
10 Lives
202410 Lives
as Grace (voice)Movie
The Ghastly Ghoul
2023The Ghastly Ghoul
as Self (voice)Movie
Heart of Stone
2023Heart of Stone
as NomadMovie
Raymond & Ray
2022Raymond & Ray
as KieraMovie
Catherine Called Birdy
2022Catherine Called Birdy
as Ethelfritha Rose Splinter of DevonMovie
Charlotte
2022Charlotte
as Ottilie Moore (voice)Movie
Slow Horses
2022Slow Horses
as Ingrid TearneyTV
Death on the Nile
2022Death on the Nile
as Salome OtterbourneMovie
The Wheel of Time
2021The Wheel of Time
as Siuan SancheTV
Escaping Eritrea
2021Escaping Eritrea
as NarratorMovie
Alien Worlds
2020Alien Worlds
as Narrator (voice)TV
Ratched
2020Ratched
as Charlotte WellsTV
His Dark Materials
2019His Dark Materials
as Xaphania (voice)TV
Modern Love
2019Modern Love
as Elizabeth CannonTV
Criminal: UK
2019Criminal: UK
as Julia BryceTV
Chimerica
2019Chimerica
as Tessa KendrickTV
Wild Rose
2019Wild Rose
as SusannahMovie
Hellboy
2019Hellboy
as Lady HattonMovie
Flack
2019Flack
as CarolineTV
Wanderlust
2018Wanderlust
as Angela BowdenTV
Christopher Robin
2018Christopher Robin
as Kanga (voice)Movie
Explained
2018Explained
as Narrator (voice)TV
Concorde: A Supersonic Story
2017Concorde: A Supersonic Story
as Narrator (voice)Movie
Thailand: Earth's Tropical Paradise
2017Thailand: Earth's Tropical Paradise
as Self - Narrator (voice)TV
T
2016The Good Terrorist
as Narrator (voice)Movie
Undercover
2016Undercover
as Maya CobbinaTV
War Book
2015War Book
as PhilippaMovie
Inside No. 9
2014Inside No. 9
as KatrinaTV
The Escape Artist
2013The Escape Artist
as Maggie GardnerTV
After Earth
2013After Earth
as Faia RaigeMovie
Mayday
2013Mayday
as Fiona HillTV
The Slap
2011The Slap
as AishaTV
Mrs Mandela
2010Mrs Mandela
as Winnie MandelaMovie
Skin
2009Skin
as Sandra LaingMovie
Father & Son
2009Father & Son
as Connie TurnerTV
The Secret Life of Bees
2008The Secret Life of Bees
as May BoatwrightMovie
Criminal Justice
2008Criminal Justice
as Jackie WoolfTV
Martian Child
2007Martian Child
as SophieMovie
Racism: A History
2007Racism: A History
as Narrator (voice)TV
Celebration
2007Celebration
as SoniaMovie
Stormbreaker
2006Stormbreaker
as Mrs. JonesMovie
Æon Flux
2005Æon Flux
as SithandraMovie
Born With Two Mothers
2005Born With Two Mothers
as Lucretia BridgesMovie
Doctor Who
2005Doctor Who
as Liz 10TV
Hotel Rwanda
2004Hotel Rwanda
as Tatiana RusesabaginaMovie
Whose Baby?
2004Whose Baby?
as Karen JenkinsMovie
Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka
2003Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka
as Alison Cheney (voice)TV
Alibi
2003Alibi
as Marcey BurgessMovie
Dirty Pretty Things
2002Dirty Pretty Things
as JulietteMovie
Spooks
2002Spooks
as Amanda RokeTV
D
2002Dead Casual
as DonnaMovie
S
2001Sweet Revenge
as Ellen LewisTV
Never Never
2000Never Never
as Jo WellerTV
Peaches
2000Peaches
as PippaMovie
I
2000In Defence
as Bernie KramerTV
Mad Cows
1999Mad Cows
as RosieMovie
This Year's Love
1999This Year's Love
as DeniseMovie
The Jackal
1997The Jackal
as Jamaican GirlMovie
Deep Secrets
1996Deep Secrets
as HoneyMovie
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
1995Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
as The Wachati PrincessMovie
Go Now
1995Go Now
as PaulaMovie
Age of Treason
1993Age of Treason
as NiobeMovie
Maria's Child
1993Maria's Child
as MelanieMovie
GMTV
1993GMTV
as SelfTV
Casualty
1986Casualty
as Gina RussellTV
Frontline
1983Frontline
as NarratorTV
Tony Awards
1956Tony Awards
as Self - NomineeTV
C
Clarissa
as ClarissaMovie