Carmen Ejogo

Carmen Ejogo

actress, producer, soundtrack

Carmen Ejogo was born on Oct 22, 1973 in UK. Carmen Ejogo's big-screen debut came with Absolute Beginners directed by Julien Temple in 1986. Carmen Ejogo is known for Your Honor directed by Peter Sollett, Bryan Cranston stars as Michael Desiato and Hope Davis as Gina Baxter. Carmen Ejogo has got 5 awards and 15 nominations so far. The most recent award Carmen Ejogo achieved is Black Reel Awards. The upcoming new tvshow Carmen Ejogo plays is I'm a Virgo - Season 1 which will be released on Jun 23, 2023.

Carmen Elizabeth Ejogo was born in Kensington, London, England, to a Nigerian father and a Scottish mother. Her television career began in the United Kingdom in the early 1990s, where she presented the children's series Saturday Disney (1990). Subsequently, she has had an acting career in the United States. She has appeared in Le flic de San Francisco (1997) with Eddie Murphy, Escrocs (2001) with Martin Lawrence, and Peines d'amour perdues (2000) with Kenneth Branagh, among other films, and also presented "The Carmen Ejogo Video Show" - her own video show on BSB's Power Station channel. She starred as Thomas Jefferson's slave concubine in the television drama Sally Hemings: An American Scandal (2000) as Sally Hemings and also as Sister Anderson in the remake version of the cult classic original film Sparkle (2012).Ejogo is also a vocalist, having collaborated with several artists in the 1990s. She wrote and sang lead vocals on the song "Candles" by English drum 'n' bass DJ Alex Reece - she appeared in the music video and is listed in the production credits as 'Carmen'. She also sang vocals and duets with British artist Tricky on a song called "Slowly". Aside from "Candles", Ejogo appears on four songs of the Sparkle (2012) original soundtrack album from the movie of the same name, singing lead on "Yes I Do" (as a solo), and co-lead vocals with Jordin Sparks and Tika Sumpter on "Jump", "Hooked on Your Love" and "Something He Can Feel". She is also a member of Mensa International, the largest and oldest high IQ society in the world.

  • Birthday

    Oct 22, 1973
  • Place of Birth

    Kensington, London, England, UK
  • Also known

    Κάρμεν Ετζόγκο, Carmen Elizabeth Ejogo

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Awards

5 wins & 15 nominations

Black Reel Awards
2015
Outstanding Supporting Actress, Motion Picture
Winner - Black Reel
2006
Best Supporting Actress - Television
Winner - Black Reel
Image Awards (NAACP)
2015
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Winner - Image Award
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