
Noma Dumezweni
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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
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The Little Mermaid (2023)
as The Queen

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019)
as Edith Sikelo

Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
as Miss Penny Farthing

Retribution (2023)
as Angela Brickmann

The Kid Who Would Be King (2019)
as Mrs. Lee

Dirty Pretty Things (2002)
as Celia

Mysterious Creatures (2006)
as Chanelle Pinkerton

The Friend (2025)
as Barbara

Fallout (2008)
as Joyce Abena

Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead (2009)
as Capt Magambo

The Roof (2016)
as Another Fan

ReEntry (2024)
as Alicia

Statue Wars: One Summer in Bristol (2021)
as Narrator
Teeth (2012)
as Mrs. Taylor

Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel (2021)
as (voiceover)

Macbeth (2001)
as Weird Sister

The Same Storm (2022)
as Dionne Davis

Prima Facie (2026)
Actor

Lions of the Skeleton Coast (2025)
as Self - Narrator

Soul of the Ocean (2022)
as Self - Narrator

The Grey Man (2007)
as Sergeant
The Marriage of Reason & Squalor (2015)
Actor

Tusker: Brotherhood of Elephants (2026)
as Self - Narrator
Magpie Sings the Blues (2012)
as Dr. Marcia Hammond

Out of Darkness (2013)
Actor





