Working Actor: Sophie Okonedo

Shes been nominated for an Academy Award, and yet After Earth star Sophie Okonedo is probably not the most household of names. But shes consistently delivering great work in small roles. Heres where you may have seen her doing just that.

Youve Most Likely Seen Her In ...

...Her Oscar-nominated turn in 2004s Hotel Rwanda, where she played the wife of Don Cheadle. Ultimately, she lost the award to Cate Blanchett, but whats the shame in that?

Unless Youve Really Been Paying Attention, in Which Case You Remember Her From ...

... Aside from Hotel Rwanda, Okonedo has gotten most recognition for her performances in the sensitive and harrowing HBO film Tsunami: The Aftermath (for which she received a Golden Globe nomination), as well as the feature film Skin, where she played the daughter of two white Afrikaner parents in South Africas apartheid era.

"Wait, So Shes That Woman From ..."

... the movie adaptation of the bestselling book The Secret Life of Bees, where she played the troubled sister of Queen Latifah and Alicia Keys.

You Can Also Go Back and Spot Her In ...

... everything from the Stephen Frears indie hit Dirty Pretty Things, with Audrey Tatou and Chiwetel Ejiofor, to Aeon Flux, with Charlize Theron, all the way back to a small part in Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, with Jim Carrey.

Perhaps Your Cultural Tastes Lie in British TV, In Which Case...

... youve probably seen much more of Okonedo than the rest of us. Her prolific British-TV career has encompassed playing the title role in the BBCs Mrs. Mandela, to appearances on series and mini-series like Dr. Who, Clocking Off, and Criminal Justice.



Where You Can Find Her Now ...

...As Will Smiths onscreen wife and Jaden Smiths onscreen mother (ah, the Jada Pinkett role!) in M. Night Shyamalans futuristic mind-bender After Earth.

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