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Carmen Ejogo was born on 22 October 1973 in Kensington, London, England, and is a British citizen. She works as a television actor, film actor, actor, and singer, and has been active since 1986. Ejogo speaks English and resides in Brooklyn. She has two children and has been married to both Tricky and Jeffrey Wright. As a performer, she plays voice as an instrument and works in pop music. Her work spans both acting and music throughout her career.
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Film & TV
Kensington, London, England, UK
Carmen Ejogo (born 22 October 1973) is an English actress. She made her feature film debut in the musical, "Absolute Beginners" (1986), and her big break came when she was cast in the title role of the television movie, "Sally Hemings: An American Scandal" (2000). She has since starred in the “Fantastic Beasts” series, “Alien: Convenant,” and “Selma.”
Known for
- Fountain of Youth — Deb McCall2025
- Wild Cherry — Lorna Gibbons2025
- Goodrich — Lola2024
- The Penguin — Eve Karlo2024
- The Crowded Room — DDA Patricia Richards2023
- I'm a Virgo — LaFrancine2023
- Forty Winks — Nina Sherman2022
- Your Honor — Lee Delamere2020
- Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker — Addie2020
- Rattlesnake — Katrina Ridgeway2019
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 2,031
- Total plays
- 14,441
Tags
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Key facts
- Born
- Carmen Elizabeth Ejogo , ( 1973-10-22 ) 22 October 1973 (age 52) , Kensington , London , England
- Occupations
- Actress singer
- Years active
- 1986–present
- Spouses
- Tricky , ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1998 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1998 ) Jeffrey Wright , ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2000 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2014 )
- Relatives
- Charles Ejogo (brother)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Carmen
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Kensington
- Spouse
- Jeffrey Wright
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- pop music
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- carmenejogo.com
- Image
- Carmen Ejogo (47780435881).jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Residence
- Brooklyn
Show 5 more facts
- date of birth
- 1973-10-22
- Commons category
- Carmen Ejogo
- start of work period
- 1986-00-00
- social media followers
- 19094
- name in native language
- Carmen Ejogo
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Encyclopedic overview
Carmen Elizabeth Ejogo (/iˈdʒoʊɡoʊ/; born 22 October 1973) is a British actress and singer. She is best known for her roles in such films as Metro (1997), Love's Labour's Lost (2000), What's the Worst That Could Happen? (2001), Boycott (2001), Away We Go (2009), Sparkle (2012), Alex Cross (2012), The Purge: Anarchy (2014), Selma (2014), Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016), It Comes at Night (2017), Alien: Covenant (2017), and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018).
Ejogo also starred in the NBC crime drama series Kidnapped (2006–2007), the ABC thriller series Zero Hour (2013), the Starz anthology drama series The Girlfriend Experience (2017), the HBO anthology crime series True Detective (2019), the Netflix limited series Self Made (2020), and the Showtime series Your Honor (2021) opposite Bryan Cranston.
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