Sophie Okonedo

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sophie Okonedo
Occupation	Movie Actress
Date Of Birth	Aug 11, 1968(1968-08-11)
Age	56
Birthplace	London
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Leo

Sophie Okonedo Biography

Sophie Okonedo is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actress who was born on August 11, 1968 in London, England, United Kingdom. English film actress, who gained notoriety for her performances on Hotel Rwanda and The Secret Lives of Bees. The role she played in Tsunami The Aftermath earned her an Golden Globe nomination, and her performance as a character in A Raisin in the Sun brought her an award for the Tony Award for Best Actress in an featured Role in the play.

She was May Boatwright opposite Queen Latifah in the film of the same name in The Secret Life of Bees.

Sophie Okonedo CBE (born 11 August 1968) is a British film, theatre and television actress. 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).

On stage, Okonedo starred as Cressida in the 1999 Royal National Theatre production of Troilus and Cressida. She made her Broadway debut in the 2014 revival of A Raisin in the Sun and received a Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play and won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her portrayal of Ruth Younger.

There was a daughter named Aoife she was with her former lover Eoin Martin.

Sophie Okonedo Net Worth

Sophie Okonedo is one of the richest Movie Actress from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sophie Okonedo 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She studied through her school, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art before landing small BBC TV appearances.

The actress was nominated to receive an Academy Award for her supporting part on the film Hotel Rwanda.

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. When she was five years old, her father left the family, and she was brought up in relative poverty by her single mother (“but we always had books”, she has said).

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Sophie Okonedo height 5 ft 8 in Sophie weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Sophie Okonedo Dating?

According to our records, Sophie Okonedo is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Sophie Okonedo’s is not dating anyone.

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

Facts & Trivia

Sophie Ranked on the list of most popular Movie Actress. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Sophie Okonedo celebrates birthday on August 11 of every year.

Okonedo was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 Birthday Honours, and Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2019 New Year Honours.

What ethnicity is Sophie Okonedo?

Early life. 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.

Is Sophie Okonedo a Nigerian?

Sophie Okonedo – Born to a Nigerian father and an Ashkenazi Jewish mother in London, U.K., actress Sophie Okonedo has starred in several critically acclaimed British and American productions. Her performance in the 2004 film Hotel Rwanda earned her an Academy Award nomination.

Is Sophie Okonedo mixed?

Her mixed-race heritage was picked over (her mother is Jewish, her father Nigerian); ditto her parents’ separation when she was five.

Can Sophie Okonedo sing?

Sophie Okonedo, OBE (born 1968) is a British actress and singer , who has starred in both successful British and American productions.

Is Sophie Okonedo black?

Sophie was born in August 1968 in London, the daughter of a Jewish mom and a Nigerian dad. 2. She used to ask if she was adopted. In the 70s, growing up as a young black girl with a white mom, she was confused.