Carmen Ejogo
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| Carmen Ejogo | |
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| Born | 1 January 1974 London, England |
Carmen Ejogo Wright (born 1 January 1974) is a British actress.
Ejogo was born in London, England, the daughter of Elizabeth, a tour guide, and Charles Ejogo, an entrepreneur.[1] Her mother is white and Scottish and her father is Nigerian.
Her television career began in the UK in the early 1990s, where she co-presented the children's series Saturday Disney. Subsequently, she has had an acting career in the US. She has appeared in Metro with Eddie Murphy, What's the Worst That Could Happen? with Martin Lawrence, and Love's Labour's Lost with Kenneth Branagh, among other films, and also presented her own video show (The Carmen Ejogo Video Show) on BSB's Power Station channel. She starred as Thomas Jefferson's slave mistress in the television drama [Sally Hemmings: An American Scandal].
While performing in the HBO film Boycott, she met and later married Jeffrey Wright. They have one son, Elijah.
[edit] Filmography
- 2008: [Law&Order (TV series)]- April Lannen
- 2006: Kidnapped – Turner
- 2005: Lackawanna Blues – Alean
- 2001: What's the Worst That Could Happen? – Amber Belhaven
- 2000: Sally Hemings: American Scandal - Sally Hemings
- 1999: Tube Tales – Girl in Steal Away
- 1997: Metro – Veronica 'Ronnie' Tate
