Sophie Okonedo (born 11 August 1968) is an English film, theatre, and television actress. She began her film career in Young Soul Rebels (1991) and appeared in Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995) and Dirty Pretty Things (2002). Her breakthrough role was Tatiana Rusesabagina in Hotel Rwanda (2004), for which she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress in 2005. She also received a Golden Globe nomination for Tsunami: The Aftermath (2006) and BAFTA TV Award nominations for Criminal Justice (2009) and Mrs. Mandela (2010). Her other films include Æon Flux (2005), Skin (2008), The Secret Life of Bees (2008), and Christopher Robin (2018).
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, earning a Drama Desk Award nomination and winning the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her role as Ruth Younger. She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2010 and Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2019.
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