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29 apr 2009 · Sophie Okonedo is a British actress. Her father, Henry E. B. Okonedo, was Nigerian. Her mother, Joan E. (Allman), is Jewish (from a family that immigrated from Poland and Russia). Sophie was raised by her mother. Sophie identifies as Jewish, and grew up attending synagogue.
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. Honours
27 mag 2021 · She inherits Nigerian ethnicity from her father, Henry E. B. Okonedo, and Jewish from her mother, Joan E. (Allman). Also, her maternal grandparents were Yiddish-speaking emigrants to the United Kingdom, one from Poland and the other from Russia. It was the year 1973, when Sophie’s father abandoned his family, and left Joan alone to raise Sophie.
Sophie Okonedo ( Londra, 11 agosto 1968) è un' attrice britannica . Tra i suoi ruoli più importanti figura la sua interpretazione nel film Hotel Rwanda, che le è valso una candidatura per l' Oscar alla miglior attrice non protagonista .
Okonedo played the historical figure Tatiana Rusesabagina (1958-), a professional nurse from the Tutsi ethnic group who helped over a 1000 individuals to escape the massacre. Okonedo won a Black Reel Award for Best Actress for her role.
- August 11, 1968
21 ott 2009 · Jewish Actress Sophie Okonedo Explores Biracial Identity. Naomi Pfefferman. October 21, 2009. “I’m a North London, working-class, black, Jewish girl,” actress Sophie Okonedo said. “I love my...
Courtesy of gdcgraphics. Sophie Okonedo credits her heritage as a “North London, working-class, black, Jewish girl” with giving her the range to act in roles ranging from Hotel Rwanda to Doctor Who. Okonedo dropped out of school at age sixteen but returned to study at the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.