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Noma Dumezweni
Acting
Born: July 28, 1969
Swaziland, South Africa
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.
Known For
The Little Mermaid
as The Queen
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
as Edith Sikelo
Retribution
as Angela Brickmann
The Friend
as Barbara
The Kid Who Would Be King
as Mrs. Lee
Mary Poppins Returns
as Miss Penny Farthing
Dirty Pretty Things
as Celia
Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead
as Capt Magambo
Fallout
as Joyce Abena
The Same Storm
as Dionne Davis
