Sophie Okonedo

Birthday: 11 August 1968, London, England, UK

Height: 173 cm

Sophie Okonedo was born on August 11, 1968 in London, England. She is an actress, known for After Earth (2013), Hotel Rwanda (2004) and Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995).

As a black actress, all I was offered in British film was the best friend role, whereas in TV I was ...Show more »

As a black actress, all I was offered in British film was the best friend role, whereas in TV I was offered a whole spectrum of parts. Show less «

I'd hate to lose the character actress part of me, because, by God, the parts are much more interest...Show more »

I'd hate to lose the character actress part of me, because, by God, the parts are much more interesting. As a black actress all I was offered in British film was the best friend role, whereas in TV I was offered a whole spectrum of parts. I'd love to be able to follow that through into my newly-formed film career which I didn't expect to get at 36! Show less «

When I do things that aren't very good, I'm worse as an actor. I don't know what I pick up - but it'...Show more »

When I do things that aren't very good, I'm worse as an actor. I don't know what I pick up - but it's something not very nice. Show less «

I'm drawn to stories about ordinary people who get tangled up in an extraordinary event or idea or e...Show more »

I'm drawn to stories about ordinary people who get tangled up in an extraordinary event or idea or emotion. I'm not saying I don't love films about super-people or super-doctors, but my preference is for stories about how we get through this life, what it is to be human, because I'm always struggling with it myself. Show less «

The repetition of the theatre means you've got the time to get deeply inside the person you're playi...Show more »

The repetition of the theatre means you've got the time to get deeply inside the person you're playing. Show less «

I don't like going for more than a year without doing theatre. I don't mind falling flat on my face ...Show more »

I don't like going for more than a year without doing theatre. I don't mind falling flat on my face so long as I feel I'm open to the possibility of something extraordinary happening. Show less «

Being a character actor, I can go on until I'm 70 or 80; I'm not bound to the way I look.

[on being awarded the OBE in June 2010] The cherry on the cake and way beyond anything I would have ...Show more »

[on being awarded the OBE in June 2010] The cherry on the cake and way beyond anything I would have imagined for myself. Show less «

I'm just going where the stories are. I'll quite happily work in a tiny theater in the middle of now...Show more »

I'm just going where the stories are. I'll quite happily work in a tiny theater in the middle of nowhere if it's the right story. It always leaves a bit of a nasty taste in my mouth when I do something purely for money. I always end up being absolute shit in it. I'm not really an actor who can make rubbish writing good. Some people are very good at it. It's a real skill. Show less «

But I'm pretty secure about who I am. Anything that's truthful I'm not ashamed of.

Without hammering you over the head with it, the movie gets you to ask questions. That's what good m...Show more »

Without hammering you over the head with it, the movie gets you to ask questions. That's what good movies do. Show less «

Sophie Okonedo

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