Carmen Elizabeth Ejogo, born 22 October 1973, is a British television and film actress and singer. She began her career hosting the Saturday Disney morning show from 1993 to 1995. Her film credits include Love's Labour's Lost (2000), What's the Worst That Could Happen? (2001), Away We Go (2009), Sparkle (2012), Alex Cross (2012), The Purge: Anarchy (2014), It Comes at Night (2017), and Alien: Covenant (2017). She is known for her role as Seraphina Picquery in the Fantastic Beasts film series.
Ejogo portrayed civil rights activist Coretta Scott King in Boycott (2001) and Selma (2014). While preparing for Boycott, she met with King and received her blessing for the portrayal.
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