Sophie Okonedo, an Academy Award nominee, is a well-known British actress who has appeared in a number of television shows and films, including The Governor, Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, and Dirty Pretty Things. In the feature film Young Soul Rebels, the 52-year-old actress makes her film debut as Tracy. Sophie also received her first major role in the drama Hotel Rwanda in 2004.

Sophie Okonedo’s Bio-Wiki

Sophie Okonedo was born in London, England, on the 11th of August 1968. Joan Allman and Henry Okonedo are her parents.

Her father, a British Nigerian, worked for the government, while her mother, a Jewish woman, worked as a Pilates instructor. She was reared by a single mother in the Chalkhill Estate after her father abandoned the family when she was five years old.

Moving on to her schooling, Okonedo attended Cambridge University and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, where she studied acting.

As of 2021, Okonedo is 52 years old. She stands at a breathtaking 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 meters) tall. She has British citizenship and is of mixed heritage.

Movies and TV shows have been a highlight of my career.

In 1991, she made her feature film debut as Tracy in the film Young Soul Rebels. The Governor, Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls and Dirty Pretty Things were among her subsequent TV shows and films.

In 2004, she got her big break when she was cast as Tatiana Rusesabagina in the play Hotel Rwanda. She was nominated for an Academy Award for this performance and received the Black Teel Award in 2005.

She was nominated for a Golden Globe for her role in the miniseries Tsunami The Aftermath. In 2010, she was nominated for a BAFTA TV Award for her work in the drama series Criminal Justice and the TV feature Mrs. Mandela.

Doctor Who, The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Rose, Flack, Skin, After Earth, and Hellboy are among her other significant TV shows and films.

In the new Prime Video series The Wheel of Time, starring Zoe Robins, Barney Harris, Marcus Rutherford, and Joshua Stradowski, the Hotel Rwanda actress will play Siuan Sanche.

With a net worth of $5 million, she is one of the wealthiest people on the planet

As of April 2021, Okonedo’s net worth was projected to be about $5 million. From her decade-long successful playing career, the actress has amassed a sizable fortune.

She starred in the detective comedy Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, which grossed $212.4 million at the box office against a $30 million budget.

According to Rightmove, the star of Criminal Justice presently resides in Muswell Hill, London, where the average house price is £1,009,714.

Sophie Okonedo, Is She Married Or Not?

Sophie Okonedo, the star of ‘Hotel Rwanda,’ has never married. Eoin Martin, an Irish film editor, was the actress’s previous boyfriend. Aoife Okonedo Martin is the couple’s daughter.

She is also said to be dating a man named John, with whom she recently traveled to Cape Town. However, neither of them has confirmed their relationship.