Noma Dumezweni

Noma Dumezweni
Born 1969 (age 42–43)
Swaziland
Occupation Actress

Noma Dumezweni is a Laurence Olivier Award-winning English actress based in London.

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Personal life

Born in Swaziland, of South African parents, Dumenzweni came to England with her family as a child, first living in Suffolk, where she was educated, before moving to London.

Career

Theatre

Dumezweni's work in theatre includes: President of an Empty Room and The Hour We Knew Nothing Of Each Other[1] at the National Theatre, London;[2] Breakfast with Mugabe,[3] Antony and Cleopatra[4] and Much Ado About Nothing[5] for the RSC; A Raisin in the Sun for the Young Vic at the Lyric Hammersmith, London[6] (for which she won her Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role); A Midsummer Night's Dream,[7] The Master and Margarita,[8] Nathan the Wise and The Coffee House at Chichester Festival Theatre, 6 Characters Searching for an Author at the Gielgud Theatre and The Bogus Woman[9] at the Traverse and the Bush. In spring of 2009 she is appearing in the RSC's "A Winter's Tale".[10]

Film and Television

Year Title Format Role Notes
2001 Macbeth TV Film Witch
2002 Dirty Pretty Things Film Celia
2003 Holby City TV Series Hannah Keelan Episode: "The One You Love: Part 2"
2005 Silent Witness TV Series DS Erin Jacobs Episodes: "Ghosts: Part 1" and "Ghosts: Part 2"
The Bill TV Series Building Society Manager Episode: 403
2006 Mysterious Creatures TV Film Chanelle Pinkerton
Holby City TV Series Hesta Mukaka Episode: "Fly Me to the Moon"
After Thomas TV Film Paula Murray
2006-8 Little Miss Jocelyn TV Series Episodes: Series 1, Episode 5 and Series 2, Episode 2
2007 Shameless TV Series Mrs. Newman Episode: Series 4, Episode 5
The Grey Man TV Film Sergeant
Fallen Angel TV Series Carla
New Tricks TV Series Sophie Oyekambi Episode: "Casualty"
EastEnders TV Series D.C. Wright Episode: 17 August 2007
2008 The Last Enemy TV Series Valerie Episode: Series 1, Episode 1
The Colour of Magic TV Film Marchessa
Fallout TV Film Joyce Abena
2008-9 Doctor Who TV Series Captain Erisa Magambo Episodes: "Turn Left" and "Planet of the Dead"

Radio

In radio, she has appeared in Jambula Tree, Seven Wonders of the Divided World, From Fact to Fiction,[11] From Freedom to the Future, Handprint,[12] Jane's Story,[13] Sagila, Shylock,[14] The Farming of Bones,[15] The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency,[16][17] The Seven Ages of Car, The Bogus Woman[18] and Breakfast with Mugabe.[19]

References

  1. ^ National Theatre : Productions : The Hour We Knew Nothing of Each Other
  2. ^ Peter Hepple (1 July 2005). "The Stage / Reviews / President of an Empty Room". Thestage.co.uk. http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/8501/president-of-an-empty-room. Retrieved 3 January 2012. 
  3. ^ Michael Billington. "Breakfast With Mugabe | | guardian.co.uk Arts". Arts.guardian.co.uk. http://arts.guardian.co.uk/reviews/story/0,,1754357,00.html. Retrieved 3 January 2012. 
  4. ^ "Coventry and Warwickshire Stage – Antony and Cleopatra". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/coventry/stage/stories/2002/04/antony-and-cleopatra.shtml. Retrieved 3 January 2012. 
  5. ^ Royal Shakespeare Company : Archived releases
  6. ^ Lyric Hammersmith | A Raisin in the Sun
  7. ^ Michael Sell (1 June 2004). "The Stage / Reviews / A Midsummer Night's Dream". Thestage.co.uk. http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/2416/a-midsummer-nights-dream. Retrieved 3 January 2012. 
  8. ^ Michael Sell (2 August 2004). "The Stage / Reviews / The Master and Margarita". Thestage.co.uk. http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/3438/the-master-and-margarita. Retrieved 3 January 2012. 
  9. ^ Out of Africa, into a refugee's nightmare – Telegraph
  10. ^ "What's On". RSC. http://www.rsc.org.uk/whatson/7778.aspx. Retrieved 3 January 2012. 
  11. ^ "Radio 4 Programmes – From Fact to Fiction, Series 2, Episode 1". BBC. 19 May 2007. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007j2lz. Retrieved 3 January 2012. 
  12. ^ "Radio 3 – Drama on 3 – Handprint". BBC. 26 March 2006. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/dramaon3/pip/vr523/. Retrieved 3 January 2012. 
  13. ^ "Jane's Story". Radiolistings.co.uk. 30 June 2011. http://www.radiolistings.co.uk/programmes/j/ja/jane_s_story.html. Retrieved 3 January 2012. 
  14. ^ "Radio 3 – Drama on 3 – Shylock". BBC. 5 March 2006. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/dramaon3/pip/x8ixy/. Retrieved 3 January 2012. 
  15. ^ "Radio 4 – The Farming of Bones – 7 November 2006". BBC. 7 November 2006. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/thefarmingofbones/pip/6fk7p/. Retrieved 3 January 2012. 
  16. ^ "Radio 4 Programmes – Afternoon Play, No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Series 4, A Very Rude Woman". BBC. 3 January 2008. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b008kmqs. Retrieved 3 January 2012. 
  17. ^ "Radio 4 Programmes – Afternoon Play, No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Series 4, Talking Shoes". BBC. 4 January 2008. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b008kv7x. Retrieved 3 January 2012. 
  18. ^ "The Bogus Woman". Radiolistings.co.uk. 30 June 2011. http://www.radiolistings.co.uk/programmes/b/bo/bogus_woman__the.html. Retrieved 3 January 2012. 
  19. ^ "Radio 3 – Drama on 3 – Breakfast With Mugabe". BBC. 4 June 2006. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/dramaon3/pip/g5y1k/. Retrieved 3 January 2012. 

External links

Warren Mitchell (2004) · Amanda Harris (2005) · Noma Dumezweni (2006) · Jim Norton (2007) · Rory Kinnear (2008) · Patrick Stewart (2009) · Eddie Redmayne/Ruth Wilson (2010) · Adrian Scarborough (2011)