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Noma Dumezweni

Date of birth: 1969-07-28

Place of birth: Swaziland, South Africa

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

Noma Dumezweni

Biography

Noma Dumezweni (born 28 July 1969) is a South African-British actress. In 2006, she won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role for her performance as Ruth Younger in A Raisin in the Sun at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre. In 2017, she won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance as Hermione Granger in the original West End run of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child; she reprised the role for the show's original Broadway run and, in 2018, was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play.

Movie Credits

Soul of the Ocean
1

Soul of the Ocean

2023-01-25

The undersea world has often been depicted as a dangerous place filled with lethal predators. A worl

Dirty Pretty Things
3.5

Dirty Pretty Things

2002-09-05

An undocumented immigrant finds a human heart in one of the toilets of the west London hotel where h

Retribution
3.3

Retribution

2023-08-23

When a mysterious caller plants a bomb under his car seat, a bank executive begins a high-speed chas

Teeth
0

Teeth

2012-01-01

A man's search for his wife leads him on a strange and unsettling journey. A story of lost love and

Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead
3.7

Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead

2009-04-11

A meeting in a London bus with jewel thief Lady Christina takes a turn for the worse for the Doctor

The Friend
3.3

The Friend

2025-03-28

New York City writer Iris finds her comfortable, solitary life thrown into disarray after her closes

Macbeth
3.3

Macbeth

2001-01-01

Anthony Sher and Harriet Walter star in a highly-acclaimed screen version of William Shakespeare's c

Out of Darkness
4

Out of Darkness

2013-10-08

A unique story told by nine different actors which explores the haunting of a conscience by lost sou

The Marriage of Reason & Squalor
0

The Marriage of Reason & Squalor

2015-06-11

With a name like Chlamydia Love, it comes as no surprise that the young lady in question is consider

Fallout
2.3

Fallout

2008-07-03

A London policeman returns to the estate where he grew up to investigate the murder of a young boy.

The Roof
3.1

The Roof

2016-03-31

A brief comedy about a visit from a legendary theatre maker and his legion of fans.

ReEntry
0

ReEntry

2024-10-11

A woman is grappling the disappearance of her husband after he enlists in a scientific experiment. A

Mysterious Creatures
4

Mysterious Creatures

2006-10-29

Feature-length ITV drama based on real events. Bill and Wendy Ainscow (Timothy Spall and Brenda Blet

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
3.9

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

2019-02-14

Against all the odds, a thirteen year old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his fa

Mary Poppins Returns
3.3

Mary Poppins Returns

2018-12-13

Mary Poppins returns to the Banks family and helps them evade grave dangers by taking them on magica

The Kid Who Would Be King
3.1

The Kid Who Would Be King

2019-01-16

Old-school magic meets the modern world when young Alex stumbles upon the mythical sword Excalibur.

The Little Mermaid
3.1

The Little Mermaid

2023-05-18

The youngest of King Triton’s daughters, and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about th

Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
3.5

Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel

2021-03-22

Since 2017, Letters Live has produced 11 shows at the Union Chapel, with no two shows being the same

Statue Wars: One Summer in Bristol
0

Statue Wars: One Summer in Bristol

2021-06-10

Documentary following Bristol’s mayor, Marvin Rees, as he and the city respond to the extraordinary

The Grey Man
3

The Grey Man

2007-03-01

Kevin Dodds is a browbeaten deputy bank manager who devises a cunning plan to rob his own bank. Base

The Same Storm
4

The Same Storm

2022-10-14

Snapshots of the tumults of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lions of the Skeleton Coast
4.5

Lions of the Skeleton Coast

2025-04-20

Three lionesses try to survive in the Namibian desert.

Magpie Sings the Blues
0

Magpie Sings the Blues

2012-03-05

Kat, a blossoming young singer is groomed for success by her obsessively pushy mother. Christine gro

Prima Facie
0

Prima Facie

Tessa Ensler, a brilliant young U.K. attorney, having risen from working-class roots to become a ris