Sophie Okonedo is a British film, theatre and television actress. She is known for her role in the British coming-of-age drama Young Soul Rebels and Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls. She made her Broadway debut in the 2014 revival of A Raisin in the Sun. She played Elizabeth Proctor in the 2016 Broadway revival of The Crucible.
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Sophie Okonedo, The Crucible
Sophie Okonedo, Arthur Miller's The Crucible
Sophie Okonedo, A Raisin in the Sun
Sophie Okonedo, A Raisin in the Sun
Sophie Okonedo, A Raisin in the Sun
Sophie Okonedo, A Raisin in the Sun
Sophie Okonedo has appeared on Broadway in 2 shows.
Sophie Okonedo has appeared on London's West End in 3 shows.
Sophie Okonedo's first West End show was Haunted Child which opened in 2011
Sophie Okonedo has been nominated for the following awards: Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for The Crucible, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Arthur Miller's The Crucible, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for A Raisin in the Sun, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for A Raisin in the Sun, Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performance (Theatre World Awards) for A Raisin in the Sun, and Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for A Raisin in the Sun.
Sophie Okonedo has won the Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performance at the Theatre World Awards for her role in A Raisin in the Sun. She also won the Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for the same production.
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