Carmen Ejogo

Carmen Ejogo Biography

Carmen Elizabeth Ejogo (born 1973) is a British actress and singer. She began her career as a teenager in London, hosting the Saturday Disney morning show from 1993 to 1995. Her film credits include What's the Worst That Could Happen?, Away We Go, Sparkle, Alex Cross, and The Purge: Anarchy.

Ejogo has appeared as civil rights activist Coretta Scott King in two films: Boycott (2001) and Selma (2014). While preparing for the role in Boycott, she met with King and was given King's blessing for her portrayal.

Personal life

Born and raised in London, Ejogo is the daughter of Elizabeth (ne Douglas) and Charles Ejogo. Her father is Nigerian and her mother is Scottish. During her childhood, Ejogo remembers her mother as being "a bit of a hippie". Her younger brother is also named Charles Ejogo. She attended the Oratory Primary Roman Catholic primary school in Chelsea until 1984.

Ejogo was briefly married to trip-hop artist Tricky in 1998. She married American actor Jeffrey Wright, whom she met while they were making the HBO film Boycott, in 2000. They have since divorced. Ejogo lives in Brooklyn, New York, along with her two children with Wright.

She is a member of Mensa.

Music

Ejogo has been involved in the music industry, having collaborated with several artists since the 1990s. She presented The Carmen Ejogo Video Show, her own video show on BSB's Power Station channel.

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". Ejogo also sang vocals and duets with ex-husband Tricky on a song called "Slowly". She sang vocals for the film Love's Labour's Lost (2000).

Aside from "Candles", Ejogo appears on four songs of the Sparkle original soundtrack album from the movie of the same name, singing lead on "Yes I Do" (as a solo), and lead vocals with Jordin Sparks and Tika Sumpter singing backup on "Jump", "Hooked On Your Love" and "Something He Can Feel".

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	Absolute Beginners	Carmen
1997	Metro	Ronnie Tate
1998	I Want You	Amber
1998	The Avengers	Brenda
2000	Love's Labour's Lost	Maria
2001	Perfume	Chloe
2001	What's the Worst That Could Happen?	Amber Belhaven
2004	Noel	Dr. Matthew Batiste
2007	The Brave One	Jackie
2008	Pride and Glory	Tasha
2009	Away We Go	Grace De Tessant
2012	Sparkle	Tammy "Sister" Anderson
2012	Alex Cross	Maria Cross
2014	The Purge: Anarchy	Eva
2014	Selma	Coretta Scott King	Pending - Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female Pending - Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actress Pending - NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
2015	Born to Be Blue	Jane / Elaine	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Cold Lazarus	Blinda
1998	Catherine Cookson's Colour Blind	Rose Angela
1998	Tube Tales	Girl	Episode: "Steal Away"
2000	Sally Hemings: An American Scandal	Sally Hemings
2001	Boycott	Coretta Scott King
2005	Lackawanna Blues	Alean
2006-2007	Kidnapped	Turner
2007	M.O.N.Y.	Francine Tyson
2008	Law & Order	April Lannen	Episode: "Burn Card"
2011	CHAOS	Fay Carson
2013	Zero Hour	Rebecca "Beck" Riley

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