Wednesday 18 February 2015

BLACK SOCIAAL HISTORY : AFRO-BRITISH " NAOMIE HARRIS " IS A BRITISH ACTRESS AND HAS BEEN ONE OF BRITAIN BEST ACTRESS : GOES INTO THE " HALL OF BLACK GENIUS "

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Naomie Harris
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Harris at the Skyfall premiere in Sydney, Australia, November 16, 2012
BornNaomie Melanie Harris
6 September 1976 (age 38)
LondonEngland
Alma materCambridge University
OccupationActress
Years active1987–present
Naomie Melanie Harris[1] (born 6 September 1976)[1] is a British actress. She played Eve Money penny in the James Bond films Sky fall and will reprise the role in the upcoming Spectre, The Voodoo Witch Tia Dalma/Calypso in the second and third Pirates of the Caribbean films, Selena in 28 Days Later, and Winnie Mandela in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.

Early life

Naomie Harris was born 6 September 1976. She was brought up in London, where she attended St Marylebone School and graduated from Pembroke College, Cambridge in 1998 with a degree in Social and Political Sciences. Her mother, Lisselle Kayla, is originally from Jamaica, and her father from Trinidad.[2] They separated before she was born, and she was raised by her mother. Her mother worked as a screenwriter on EastEnders and is now a healer.[3] Harris gained her training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.[4]

Career

Harris has appeared in television and film since she was nine, including a starring role on the remake of the science fiction series The Tomorrow People.[5] In November 2002, she starred in Danny Boyle's post-apocalyptic film 28 Days Later.[1] In the same year, she starred in the television adaptation of Zadie Smith's White Teeth.[1]
Since then, Harris has appeared in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's ChestPirates of the Caribbean: At World's End and Michael Mann's Miami Vice.[1] She also did a comic turn in Michael Winterbottom's indie ensemble piece, A Cock and Bull Story.[6]
She starred in Channel 4's adaptation of the novel Poppy Shakespeare, which was first shown on 31 March 2008. She also appeared in BBC's historical drama Small Island in December 2009.[7][8]
She played Elizabeth Lavenza in Danny Boyle's stage production of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein for the National Theatre from 22 February to 2 May 2011.[9] She plays the lead role in The First Grader, directed by Justin Chadwick, which premiered on 18 May 2011 in the Seattle International Film Festival.[10]
Harris co-starred in the 23rd James Bond film, Skyfall, playing Eve Moneypenny.[3] She is the first black actress to play Moneypenny.[11] In 2012, Harris was the voice-over for the Boss Nuit Pour Femme advert starring actress Gwyneth Paltrow.
Harris portrayed Winnie Mandela in the biopic Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, based on the book of the same name, opposite actor Idris Elba.[12] The film was released on 29 November 2013. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela on viewing the film told Harris that it seemed like she wasn't acting, but channeling her and that it was "the first time she felt truly captured on film".[13][14]
Harris is set to reprise her role as Eve Moneypenny in the 24th Bond film Spectre, which will be released on 23 October 2015.[15]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRole
2001CrustReceptionist
2002Living In HopeGinny
2002AnansiCarla
200228 Days LaterSelena
2004TraumaElisa
2004After the SunsetSophie
2006Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's ChestTia Dalma
2006Miami ViceDet. Trudy Joplin
2006A Cock and Bull StoryJennie
2007Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's EndTia Dalma/Calypso
2008Street KingsLinda Washington
2008Explicit IllsJill
2008AugustSarah
2009Morris: A Life with Bells OnSonja
2009Ninja AssassinMika Coretti
2009Sex & Drugs & Rock & RollDenise
2009My Last Five GirlfriendsGemma
2010The First GraderJane Obinchu
2012SkyfallEve Moneypenny
2013Mandela: Long Walk to FreedomWinnie Mandela
2015SpectreEve Moneypenny

Television

YearTitleRoleNote
1987–1988Simon and the WitchJoyce1 episode
1989Erasmus MicromanMillie1 episode
1992–1993Runaway BayShuku17 episodes
1992–1995The Tomorrow PeopleAmi Jackson16 episodes
2000Dream TeamLola Olokwe1 episode
2002Trial & Retribution VTara Gray1 episode
2002White TeethClara4 episodes
2002The ProjectMaggie Dunn
2002–2003DinotopiaRomana2 episodes
2008Poppy ShakespearePoppy Shakespeare
2009Small IslandHortense Roberts
2009Blood and OilAlice Omuka
2010AccusedAlison Wade1 episode

Video games

YearTitleRole
2010Fable IIIPage
2012007 LegendsEve Moneypenny

Theatre

YearTitleRole
2011FrankensteinElizabeth Lavenza

Awards and nominations


List of awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2003Golden NymphBest Performance by an Actress[16]White TeethNominated
2004Black Reel AwardsBest Breakthrough Performance[16]28 Days LaterWon
2007BAFTA AwardsRising Star[16]Nominated
2010Satellite AwardsBest Actress in a Miniseries[16]Small IslandNominated
2010RTS Television AwardBest Actress[16]Small IslandWon
2011Glamour AwardsTheatre Actress of the Year[16]FrankensteinWon
2012Black Reel AwardsBest Actress[16]The First GraderNominated
2013Essence AwardsShining Star Award[16]SkyfallWon
2013The Hollywood Reporter AwardsBreakthrough in Film Award[16]Mandela: Long Walk to FreedomWon
2013Harpers Bazaar Woman of the Year AwardsBritish Actress[16]Mandela: Long Walk to FreedomWon
2013Elle Woman in Hollywood AwardWoman of the Year[16]Won
2013Capri, Hollywood International Film FestivalBest Supporting Actress[16]Won
2014London Film Critics Circle AwardsBest Supporting Actress[16]Mandela: Long Walk to FreedomNominated
2014London Film Critics Circle AwardsBritish Actress of the Year[16]Nominated
2014NAACP AwardsBest Supporting Actress[16]Mandela: Long Walk to FreedomNominated

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