Naomie Harris
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| Naomie Harris | |
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 Naomie Harris, May 2007 |
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| Born | Naomie Melanie Harris 6 September 1976 London, England |
| Occupation | actor |
| Years active | 1987-present |
Naomie Melanie Harris (born 6 September 1976) is an English screen actress known for her starring role as Selena in 28 Days Later and her supporting turn as Tia Dalma in the second and third Pirates of the Caribbean movies.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Personal life
Harris was born and raised in London, England, the daughter of sitcom writer Lisselle Kayla, a single mother who had emigrated to England from Jamaica as a child.[1] After graduating in 1998 from Pembroke College, Cambridge with an undergraduate degree in social and political science, Harris trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. She is currently dating actor Chris Evans. Harris is a Buddhist.[2]
[edit] Career
A television and film actress since she was nine, Harris only became well-known in 2002 with her lead performance in Danny Boyle's post-apocalyptic film 28 Days Later, opposite Cillian Murphy. In the same year, she starred in the television adaptation of Zadie Smith's White Teeth.
Since then, Harris has been cast primarily in supporting roles in big budget films, such as Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, and Michael Mann's Miami Vice. She also did a comic turn in Michael Winterbottom's well-regarded indie ensemble piece, Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story, and will appear with Josh Hartnett in the 2008 release of August. She starred in Channel 4's adaptation of the novel Poppy Shakespeare which was first shown on 31 March 2008.
[edit] Awards
- 2004: Won Black Reel Award for Best Breakthrough Performance in 28 Days Later(2002)
- 2007: Nominated for Rising Star Award in the BAFTAs
- 2007: Screen Nation Film and TV Award for her Best Female Film Performance.
- 2007: Ansbacher Rising Star Tribute - Bahamas International Film Festival
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Television
- Simon and the Witch (1987–1988), Joyce
- Erasmus Microman (1989, 1 episode), Millie
- Runaway Bay (1992–1993), Shuku
- The Tomorrow People (1994–1995), Ami Jackson
- Trial & Retribution V (2002, miniseries), Tara Gray (part 2)
- White Teeth (2002, miniseries), Clara
- The Project (2002, miniseries), Maggie Dunn
- Dinotopia (2002–2003), Romana
- Poppy Shakespeare (2008), Poppy Shakespeare
[edit] Films
- Crust (2001), Receptionist
- Living In Hope (2002), Ginny
- Anansi (2002), Carla
- 28 Days Later... (2002), Selena
- Trauma (2004), Elisa
- After the Sunset (2004), Sophie
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006), Tia Dalma
- Miami Vice (2006), Det. Trudy Joplin
- A Cock and Bull Story (2006), Jennie
- Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007), Tia Dalma/Calypso
- Street Kings (2008), Linda Washington
- August (2008), Sarah
- Ninja Assassin (TBA), Mika
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