Sophie Okonedo

About Sophie Okonedo

She is best recognized for her parts in the films Hotel Rwanda and The Secret Lives of Bees. Her performance in Tsunami: The Aftermath brought her a Golden Globe nomination, and her role in A Raisin in the Sun earned her a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Featured Role in a Play.

Sophie Okonedo is an English actress and narrator. She began her film career in the British television series Young Soul Rebels before appearing in Stephen Frears's Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls and Dirty Pretty Things. Okonedo's breakout acting took place in 2004, when she starred in the film Hotel Rwanda as Tatiana Rusesabagina, the wife of the hotel manager Rwandan and humanitarian Paul Rusesabagina, played by American actor Don Cheadle. For this role, she became the second black British woman to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the 77th Academy Awards in 2005. She subsequently received a nomination. the drama and television series Criminal Justice Ms. Mandela. His other film roles include Æon Flux, Skin, The Secret Life of the Bee, and Christopher Robin.

Born	August 11, 1968, London, England
Occupation	Actress and narrator
Years active	1991–present
Alma mater	Royal Academy of Dramatic Art

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Sophie Okonedo before fame

She studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art before landing minor roles on BBC television.

Achievement of Sophie Okonedo

For her supporting role in Hotel Rwanda, she was nominated for an Academy Award.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$7 million

Sophie Okonedo family life

With her former partner Eoin Martin, she has a daughter named Aoife.

Associations of Sophie Okonedo

In the 2008 film The Secret Life of Bees, she plays May Boatwright opposite Queen Latifah.

Sophie Okonedo Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

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Height	173 cm
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Family Members

Name	Relationship	Net worth	Profession
Aoife Martin	Children		N/A
Henry Okonedo	Parents		N/A
Joan Okonedo	Parents		N/A