Sophie Okonedo

For an actress whose late-blooming career began its slow but steady ascent around the age of 18, acclaimed stage and screen beauty Sophie Okonedo has more than made up for any lost time. As comfortabl...
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BirthPlace
12/31/1968
London, England
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    By: Korey Coleman May 31, 2013 5:30pm EST
    It's easy to pile contempt on Jaden Smith for M. Night Shyamalan's 'After Earth,' but it's his father, Will Smith, who deserves the majority of the blame for it being a terrible movie.
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  • Fascinating Fact
    By: WENN.com Source September 06, 2011 7:15am EST
    Fargo actress Frances Mcdormand is to chair the jury at the San Sebastian Film Festival in Spain later this month (Sep11). Other panellists will include British actress Sophie Okonedo, Babel screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga and Chinese actress Bai Ling.
  • Okonedo shamed at Buckingham Palace ceremony
    By: WENN.com Source December 18, 2010 4:15am EST
    British actress Sophie Okonedo was left red-faced during a ceremony at Buckingham Palace after dropping her Order of the British Empire (OBE) medal in front of Prince Charles.
  • Anderson & Okonedo boycotting Botswana diamonds
    By: WENN.com Source November 04, 2010 5:00am EST
    Gillian Anderson and Sophie Okonedo are among the film stars boycotting diamonds from Botswana as part of protest about the treatment of a local tribe.
  • Zeta-Jones & Okonedo land Queen's honours
    By: WENN.com Source June 12, 2010 5:00am EST
    Actresses Catherine Zeta-Jones and Sophie Okonedo have been named in British Royal Queen Elizabeth II's Birthday Honours List.
  • Harry Potter stars lead BAFTA TV Awards
    By: WENN.com Source May 10, 2010 5:00am EST
    Harry Potter stars Helena Bonham Carter and Julie Walters will battle it out at this year's (10) British Academy (BAFTA) Television Awards after they both received nominations in the Best Actress category.
  • Okonedo to star in Doctor Who?
    By: WENN.com Source February 02, 2010 4:00am EST
    Actress Sophie Okonedo is set to make a cameo in the new series of Doctor Who, according to reports.
  • 'Precious' Leads Nominees for NAACP Image Awards
    By: WENN.com Source January 06, 2010 9:57am EST
    Lee Daniels' film 'Precious' will lead the way at the upcoming NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) Image Awards -- after winning eight nominations.
  • Precious leads nominees for NAACP Image Awards
    By: WENN.com Source January 06, 2010 9:15am EST
    Lee Daniels' new film Precious will lead the way at the upcoming NAACP (The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) Image Awards - after winning eight nominations.