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Sophie Okonedo CBE (born 11 August 1968 in London, England) is an English actress of Nigerian and Jewish heritage who began her career training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

She made her debut in the 1991 film ''Young Soul Rebels'' and since then has been acting in movies and TV, as well as on stage. While she is not as well known as other English actresses, she has become a bit better known thanks to her award-winning roles in ''Film/HotelRwanda'', ''Literature/TheSecretLifeOfBees'', and ''Film/Skin2008''. She was in a relationship with Eoin Martin, an Irish film editor, and their daughter Aoife lives with Sophie in London. As of 2010, Sophie Okonedo was honored with an Order of the British Empire. She also won a Tony for her role as Ruth Younger in the 2014 revival of ''Theatre/ARaisinInTheSun''.
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!Roles
* ''Young Soul Rebels'' (1991) as Tracy
* ''Film/AceVentura: When Nature Calls'' (1995) as the Wachati Princess
* ''Film/TheJackal'' (1997) as the ID counterfeiter
* ''Film/DirtyPrettyThings'' (2002) as Juliette
* ''Series/TheInspectorLynleyMysteries'' (2003 episode) as Eve Bowen
* ''Series/{{Spooks}}'' (2003 episode) as Amanda Roke
* ''Series/DoctorWho: WebAnimation/ScreamOfTheShalka'' (2003) as Alison Cheney
* ''Film/HotelRwanda'' (2004) as Tatiana
* ''Film/AeonFlux'' (2005) as Sithandra
* ''Film/{{Stormbreaker}}'' (2006) as Mrs Jones
* ''Scenes Of A Sexual Nature'' (2006) as Anna
* ''Tsunami: The Aftermath'' (2006) as Susie Carter
* ''Literature/OliverTwist'' (2007 miniseries) as Nancy
* ''Film/MartianChild'' (2007) as Sophie
* ''The Secret Life Of Bees'' (2007) as May Boatwright
* ''Film/{{Skin|2008}}'' (2008) as Sandra Laing
* ''Series/DoctorWho'' (2010 episodes "The Beast Below" and "The Pandorica Opens") as Queen Elizabeth X (AKA Liz 10)
* ''Series/TheSlap'' (2011) as Aisha
* ''Series/TheEscapeArtist'' (2013) as Maggie Gardner
* ''Series/TheHollowCrown: Wars of the Roses'' (2016) as Margaret of Anjou
* ''Film/ChristopherRobin'' (2018) as Kanga (Voice)
* ''Film/{{Wild Rose|2018}}'' (2018) as Susannah
* ''Series/{{AlienWorlds|2020}}'' (2020) as the Narrator
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Charlotte|2021}}'' (2021) as Ottilie Moore
* ''[[Series/TheWheelOfTime2021 The Wheel of Time]]'' (2021) as Siuan Sanche
* ''Film/{{Death on the Nile|2022}}'' (2022) as Salome Otterbourne
* ''Film/{{Catherine Called Birdy|2022}}'' (2022) as Ethelfritha
* ''Film/HeartOfStone'' (2023) as Nomad
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