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Sophie Okonedo was born on 11 August, 1968 in London, England, is an English actress (born 1968). Discover Sophie Okonedo's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 55 years old?

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Occupation Actress and narrator
Age 55 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 11 August, 1968
Birthday 11 August
Birthplace London, England
Nationality United Kingdom

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Sophie Okonedo Height, Weight & Measurements

At 55 years old, Sophie Okonedo height is 1.73 m .

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Who Is Sophie Okonedo's Husband?

Her husband is Jamie Chalmers

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Sophie Okonedo Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Sophie Okonedo worth at the age of 55 years old? Sophie Okonedo’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actress. She is from United Kingdom. We have estimated Sophie Okonedo's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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1968

Sophie Okonedo (born 11 August 1968) is an English actress and narrator.

The recipient of a Tony Award, she has been nominated for an Academy Award, three BAFTA TV Awards, an Emmy Award, two Laurence Olivier Awards, and a Golden Globe Award.

Okonedo was born on 11 August 1968 in London, the daughter of Joan (née Allman), a Jewish Pilates teacher who was born in the East End of London, and Henry Okonedo (1939–2009), a British Nigerian who worked for the government.

Okonedo's maternal grandparents, who spoke Yiddish, were from families that had emigrated from Poland and Russia.

Okonedo was raised in her mother's Jewish faith.

Okonedo was raised in the Chalkhill Estate, part of the Wembley Park district in the London Borough of Brent.

Okonedo trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

She has worked in a variety of media including film, television, theatre and audio drama.

She performed in Scream of the Shalka, a webcast based on the BBC television series Doctor Who as Alison Cheney, a companion of the Doctor.

As well as providing the character's voice, Okonedo's likeness was used for the animation of the character.

1991

She began her film career in the British coming-of-age drama Young Soul Rebels (1991) before appearing in Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995), and Stephen Frears's Dirty Pretty Things (2002).

1995

She is also known for playing the role of the Wachati Princess in Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995).

1999

Having trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art she starred as Cressida in the 1999 Royal National Theatre production of Troilus and Cressida.

2004

Her breakthrough role was as Tatiana Rusesabagina in Hotel Rwanda (2004) for which she received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination.

She was nominated for an Academy Award in the category of Best Supporting Actress for her role as Tatiana Rusesabagina in Hotel Rwanda (2004) and nominated for a Golden Globe Award for a Lead Actress in a Miniseries for her work in Tsunami: The Aftermath (2006).

2005

She continued acting in films such as Æon Flux (2005), Martian Child (2007), The Secret Life of Bees (2008), Skin (2008), Christopher Robin (2018), Wild Rose (2018), and Death on the Nile (2022).

2006

For her television work she earned Golden Globe Award nomination for the miniseries Tsunami: The Aftermath (2006), three BAFTA TV Award nominations for Mrs. Mandela (2010), Criminal Justice (2010) and Criminal: UK (2021).

She also played the role of Tulip Jones in the film Stormbreaker (2006) and Nancy in the television adaptation of Oliver Twist (2007).

2008

She played alongside Queen Latifah, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys and Dakota Fanning as May Boatwright, a woman who struggles with depression, in the film The Secret Life of Bees (2008); opposite Sam Neill and Alice Krige as Sandra Laing in Skin (2009); and portrayed Winnie Mandela in the BBC drama Mrs. Mandela broadcast in January 2010.

2009

She is also known for Father & Son (2009), The Hollow Crown (2016), Wanderlust (2018), and Flack (2019-2020).

2010

Okonedo was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 and Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2019, both for services to drama.

In 2010, Okonedo portrayed Liz Ten (Queen Elizabeth X) in the BBC TV series Doctor Who episodes "The Beast Below" and again briefly in "The Pandorica Opens".

Okonedo played the role of Jenny in Danny Brocklehurst's BAFTA TV Award nominated episode of Paul Abbott's series Clocking Off.

2013

In May 2013, Okonedo played the role of Hunter in a BBC radio production of Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere, adapted by Dirk Maggs.

She portrayed Siuan Sanche in the 2021 television series The Wheel of Time.

Okonedo has one daughter, from a relationship she had with Irish film editor Eoin Martin, and lives in Muswell Hill, London.

On her heritage, Okonedo has said, "I feel as proud to be Jewish as I feel to be Black" and calls her daughter an "Irish, Nigerian Jew".

As of 2023, Okonedo is married to Jamie Chalmers, who is a builder and with whom she is the stepmother of his two children.

2014

She made her Broadway debut portraying Ruth Younger in the 2014 revival of Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun for which she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play.

In 2014 she appeared on Broadway as Ruth Younger in the revival of A Raisin in the Sun.

She won the Tony Award, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play for this role, beating out co-star and fellow nominee Anika Noni Rose.

2016

She returned to Broadway as Elizabeth Proctor in the 2016 revival of Arthur Miller's The Crucible for which she was nominated for her second Tony Award.

In 2016, Okonedo returned to Broadway in Ivo van Hove's production of Arthur Miller's The Crucible at the Walter Kerr Theatre as Elizabeth Proctor opposite Bill Camp, Tavi Gevinson, Jason Butler Harner, Ciarán Hinds, Jim Norton, Saoirse Ronan, Thomas Jay Ryan and Ben Whishaw.

Also in 2016, Okonedo appeared as Queen Margaret in the second season of the BBC's The Hollow Crown, an adaptation of the Shakespearean plays Henry VI, Part I, II, III and Richard III.

2017

In October 2017, Michael Caton-Jones stated that, in 1998, he had chosen Okonedo to star in B. Monkey.

However, the film's producer, Harvey Weinstein, banned this because the actress did not meet his personal sexual preference.

She performed in the role of Stevie in the 2017 West End revival of the existentialist play The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?, by Edward Albee.

Directed by Ian Rickson and also starring Damian Lewis as Martin, the production's first preview was on 24 March 2017, opening night on 5 April 2017, and final performance on 24 June 2017, at the Theatre Royal Haymarket.

2018

She returned to the stage portraying Cleopatra from 2018 to 2019 in the National Theatre production of Antony and Cleopatra for which she was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress.

2020

She was also nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for her guest role in Ratched (2020).