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Noma Dumezweni
Born1969 (age 54–55)
Swaziland
OccupationActress

Noma Dumezweni (born 1969)[1] is an English actress. In 2006, she won an Olivier Award for her role in A Raisin in the Sun.[2] She stars as Hermione Granger in the original West End run of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

Personal life

Born in Swaziland, of South African parents, Dumezweni lived in Botswana, Kenya and Uganda before coming to England with her family as a child. She first lived in Ipswich, Suffolk, where she was educated,[2] before moving to London.

Career

Theatre

Dumezweni's work in theatre includes: President of an Empty Room and The Hour We Knew Nothing Of Each Other[3] at the National Theatre, London;[4] Breakfast with Mugabe,[5] Antony and Cleopatra[6] and Much Ado About Nothing[7] for the RSC; A Raisin in the Sun for the Young Vic at the Lyric Hammersmith, London[8] (for which she won her Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role[9]); A Midsummer Night's Dream,[10] The Master and Margarita,[11] Nathan the Wise[12] and The Coffee House at Chichester Festival Theatre, Six Characters in Search of an Author in the Chichester Festival production at the Gielgud Theatre[13][14] and The Bogus Woman[15] at the Traverse and the Bush. In spring of 2009 she appeared in the RSC's The Winter's Tale.[16][17][18] In 2013-2014 she appeared in A Human Being Died That Night at the Fugard Theater in Cape Town, the Market Theatre in Johannesburg, which later transferred to the Hampstead Theatre in London.[19]

She starred in Linda at London's Royal Court Theatre in November 2015, stepping into the role vacated by Kim Cattrall with a few days notice before press night. Awarding the production five stars, the Daily Telegraph's Chief Theatre Critic Dominic Cavendish wrote "If they can bottle and mass-produce whatever it is that Noma Dumezweni has got then, please, I want to order a life-time’s supply."[20]

In December 2015 it was announced that Dumezweni had been cast as Hermione Granger in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.[21] On the announcement, theatre critic Kate Maltby described her as "an actress who consistently engages and enthrals."[22] The casting of the dark-skinned Dumezweni as Hermione sparked fervent discussion, to which J.K. Rowling responded that Hermione's skin was never specified as white.[23][24]

Film and television

Year Title Format Role Notes
2001 Macbeth TV film Witch
2002 Dirty Pretty Things Film Celia
2003 Holby City TV series Hannah Keelan Episode: "The One You Love: Part 2"
2005 Silent Witness TV series DS Erin Jacobs Episodes: "Ghosts: Part 1" and "Ghosts: Part 2"
The Bill TV series Building Society Manager Episode: 403
2006 Mysterious Creatures TV film Chanelle Pinkerton
Holby City TV series Hesta Mukaka Episode: "Fly Me to the Moon"
After Thomas TV film Paula Murray
2006-8 Little Miss Jocelyn TV series Episodes: Series 1, Episode 5 and Series 2, Episode 2
2007 Shameless TV series Mrs. Newman Episode: Series 4, Episode 5
The Grey Man TV film Sergeant
Fallen Angel TV series Carla
New Tricks TV series Sophie Oyekambi Episode: "Casualty"
EastEnders TV series D.C. Wright Episode: 17 August 2007
2008 The Last Enemy TV series Valerie Episode: Series 1, Episode 1
The Colour of Magic TV film Marchessa
Fallout TV film Joyce Abena
2008-9 Doctor Who TV series Captain Erisa Magambo Episodes: "Turn Left" and "Planet of the Dead"
2013 Frankie TV series Angie Rascoe
2015 Midsomer Murders TV series Ailsa Probert Episode 17.2 "Murder by Magic"

Radio

In radio, she has appeared in Jambula Tree, Seven Wonders of the Divided World, From Fact to Fiction,[25] From Freedom to the Future, Handprint,[26] Jane's Story,[27] Sagila, Shylock,[28] The Farming of Bones,[29] The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency,[30][31] The Seven Ages of Car, The Bogus Woman[32] and Breakfast with Mugabe.[33]

See also

References

  1. ^ Hoggard, Liz (20 December 2015). "Noma Dumezweni: 'I'm starting to believe in the universe right now'". The Guardian. UK. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b "7 Things You Need to Know About London's Newly Announced Hermione Granger". Playbill.
  3. ^ National Theatre : Productions : The Hour We Knew Nothing of Each Other Archived 2008-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Peter Hepple (1 July 2005). "Reviews: President of an Empty Room". The Stage. Retrieved 3 January 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)(Subscription required.)
  5. ^ Billington, Michael (15 April 2006). "Breakfast With Mugabe". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  6. ^ Ben Whitehouse. "Coventry and Warwickshire Stage – Tragedy and humour meet head on at RST". BBC. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  7. ^ Royal Shakespeare Company : Archived releases Archived 2008-01-02 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Lyric Hammersmith | A Raisin in the Sun Archived 2007-10-13 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "Olivier Awards 2006". Laurence Olivier Awards. 2006. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  10. ^ Michael Sell (1 June 2004). "Reviews: A Midsummer Night's Dream". The Stage. Retrieved 3 January 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)(Subscription required.)
  11. ^ Michael Sell (2 August 2004). "Reviews: The Master and Margarita". The Stage. Retrieved 3 January 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)(Subscription required.)
  12. ^ Gilchrist, Stephen (2 May 2003). "Nathan the Wise (Chichester)". What's On Stage. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  13. ^ Fisher, Philip (2008). "Review of Six Characters In Search Of An Author, Chichester Festival production". British Theatre Guide. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  14. ^ Taylor, Paul (19 September 2008). "Review of Six Characters In Search Of An Author, Gielgud Theatre, London". The Independent. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  15. ^ Spencer, Charles (13 February 2001). "Out of Africa, into a refugee's nightmare". The Telegraph. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  16. ^ Billington, Michael (9 April 2009). "Winter's Tale Courtyard Stratford Review". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  17. ^ "The Winter's Tale, 2009 David Farr Production". Royal Shakespeare Company. April 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  18. ^ Peta David, Reviews: "A Winter’s Tale", The Stage, 14 April 2009.(Subscription required.)
  19. ^ Sulcas, Roslyn (6 June 2014). "A Bit of South Africa's Ugly Past Comes to the Stage". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  20. ^ "Linda, Royal Court, review: 'funny, touching, deeply uncomfortable-making'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  21. ^ Tan, Monica (21 December 2015). "Noma Dumezweni cast as Hermione in new Harry Potter stage play". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  22. ^ "There's nothing confusing about a black actress playing Hermione Granger - Spectator Blogs". Spectator Blogs. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  23. ^ Maltby, Kate. "There's nothing confusing about a black actress playing Hermione Granger – Spectator Blogs". Spectator Blogs. Retrieved 23 December 2015. JK Rowling tweeted this morning that she'd never specified Hermione's skin colour in the books
  24. ^ J.K. Rowling [@jk_rowling] (21 December 2015). "Canon: brown eyes, frizzy hair and very clever. White skin was never specified. Rowling loves black Hermione" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 20 January 2016 – via Twitter.
  25. ^ "From Fact to Fiction, Series 2, Episode 1". BBC. 19 May 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  26. ^ "Drama on 3: Handprint". BBC Radio 3. 26 March 2006. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  27. ^ "Jane's Story". RadioListings. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  28. ^ "Drama on 3: Shylock". BBC Radio 3. 5 March 2006. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  29. ^ "The Farming of Bones". BBC Radio 4. 7 November 2006. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  30. ^ "Afternoon Drama: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Series 4, A Very Rude Woman". BBC Radio 4. 3 January 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  31. ^ "Afternoon Drama: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Series 4, Talking Shoes". BBC Radio 4. 4 January 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  32. ^ "The Bogus Woman". RadioListings. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  33. ^ "Drama on 3: Breakfast With Mugabe". BBC Radio 3. 4 June 2006. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
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