Noma Dumezweni

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

1.597

Gender

Female

Birthday

28-Jul-1969

Age

(57 years old)

Place of Birth

Swaziland, South Africa

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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.


Credits

Magpie Sings the Blues Magpie Sings the Blues (2012) Character: Dr. Marcia Hammond
Kat, a blossoming young singer is groomed for success by her obsessively pushy mother. Christine grows up neglected, forever in Kat's shadow. As the gap between Kat and Christine's relationship grows, so too does the hatred Christine harbors for Kat. When Kat is eventually crowned Best Female Newcomer 20 years later, an emotional break-down forces her to confront her demons.... her past....... and Christine. Magpie Sings The Blues explores the psychological effects of fame, and the price of success. Inspired by modern society's obsession with 'celebrity status', MSTB reveals how the pursuit of fame 'at any cost' can have lasting psychological effects.
Teeth Teeth (2012) Character: Mrs. Taylor
A man's search for his wife leads him on a strange and unsettling journey. A story of lost love and parallel lives, of those that have disappeared and the ones who must find them.
The Roof The Roof (2016) Character: Another Fan
A brief comedy about a visit from a legendary theatre maker and his legion of fans.
The Marriage of Reason & Squalor The Marriage of Reason & Squalor (2015) Character: N/A
With a name like Chlamydia Love, it comes as no surprise that the young lady in question is considered to be the office slut. Her colleagues also do not miss an occasion to ridicule her when she talks about her imaginary prince on a white horse. Chlamydia couldn’t care less. She just has to jump into a flushing toilet bowl to meet her beloved, the handsome surgeon Algernon Hertz. But her precious prince keeps her waiting and locals turn out to be a whole lot more savage that what is mentioned in the glossy tourist brochures. Chlamydia has to go on the run and ends up in the lair of the misanthropic scientist Helmut Mandragorass, a specimen of the male race not exactly blessed with dashing looks as his protruding forehead dwarves everything else. Paradise isn’t always what it seems to be.
Mysterious Creatures Mysterious Creatures (2006) Character: Chanelle Pinkerton
Feature-length ITV drama based on real events. Bill and Wendy Ainscow (Timothy Spall and Brenda Blethyn) are a middle class, middle-aged Birmingham couple locked in a deeply dysfunctional relationship with their 32-year-old daughter Lisa (Rebekah Staton). In a culmination of years spent unsuccessfully trying to obtain a diagnosis and get state help to deal with with Lisa's condition - which eventually turns out to be Asperger's syndrome - Bill and Wendy are ultimately driven to desperate measures with tragic consequences.
Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel (2021) Character: (voiceover)
Since 2017, Letters Live has produced 11 shows at the Union Chapel, with no two shows being the same.
The Grey Man The Grey Man (2007) Character: Sergeant
Kevin Dodds is a browbeaten deputy bank manager who devises a cunning plan to rob his own bank. Based on the Andy McNab novel.
Dirty Pretty Things Dirty Pretty Things (2002) Character: Celia
An undocumented immigrant finds a human heart in one of the toilets of the west London hotel where he works with other undocumented immigrants.
Soul of the Ocean Soul of the Ocean (2022) Character: Self - Narrator
The undersea world has often been depicted as a dangerous place filled with lethal predators. A world where sharks are mindless eating machines. A world where the only relationship between species is that big fish eat little fish. Of course, stories of sensational danger and violent predation are seductive to wildlife film audiences. But is that what the ocean is really like?
Fallout Fallout (2008) Character: Joyce Abena
A London policeman returns to the estate where he grew up to investigate the murder of a young boy. Adapted by the playwright from his 2002 play.
Prima Facie Prima Facie (2026) Character: N/A
Tessa is a brilliant British defence barrister dominating London’s ruthless courtrooms. Fierce, witty, and self-made, she defends men accused of sexual assault — until she is assaulted herself by a colleague from a powerful legal dynasty. Suddenly, the system she trusted turns against her. As she faces the same tactics she once used in court, Tessa’s faith in justice unravels. Once in control, now exposed and disbelieved, she must fight to reclaim her voice and sense of self.
The Kid Who Would Be King The Kid Who Would Be King (2019) Character: Mrs. Lee
Old-school magic meets the modern world when young Alex stumbles upon the mythical sword Excalibur. He soon unites his friends and enemies, and they become knights who join forces with the legendary wizard Merlin. Together, they must save mankind from the wicked enchantress Morgana and her army of supernatural warriors.
Statue Wars: One Summer in Bristol Statue Wars: One Summer in Bristol (2021) Character: Narrator
Documentary following Bristol’s mayor, Marvin Rees, as he and the city respond to the extraordinary events which followed the toppling of the Colston Statue in the summer of 2020.
Tusker: Brotherhood of Elephants Tusker: Brotherhood of Elephants (2026) Character: Self - Narrator
Against the backdrop of Mount Kilimanjaro, meet the majestic "super tuskers": male elephants that carry the wisdom of generations, whose tusks each weigh at least 100 pounds. Follow tuskers at different stages of life as they navigate the trials, transformations, and experiences that come with age and a shifting landscape.
The Friend The Friend (2025) Character: Barbara
New York City writer Iris finds her comfortable, solitary life thrown into disarray after her closest friend and mentor bequeaths her a Great Dane named Apollo. The huge dog immediately creates practical problems for Iris, from furniture destruction to eviction notices, as well as more existential ones. Yet as Iris finds herself unexpectedly bonding with Apollo, she begins to come to terms with her past, and her own creative inner life.
Out of Darkness Out of Darkness (2013) Character: N/A
A unique story told by nine different actors which explores the haunting of a conscience by lost souls that won't let go.
Lions of the Skeleton Coast Lions of the Skeleton Coast (2025) Character: Self - Narrator
In this captivating tale, lion researcher Dr. Philip Stander follows three orphaned desert lion cubs as they navigate the harsh realities of survival in one of the world’s most unforgiving places, Namibia’s brutal Skeleton Coast. Stander’s passion for these majestic creatures began 40 years ago, when he encountered a lone desert lioness on the Coast shores. But the desert lions soon disappeared from the region, and more than a decade later, he discovers a female cub called Queen”whose life unlocks the survival secrets of desert lions. One day tragedy strikes the Queen’s three granddaughters, who become unexpectedly orphaned, and they embark on a harrowing journey through the empty desert facing starvation. Stander documents their every move, revealing the unique and complex relationship between land and marine predators.
Retribution Retribution (2023) Character: Angela Brickmann
When a mysterious caller plants a bomb under his car seat, a bank executive begins a high-speed chase across the city to complete a specific series of tasks — all with his kids trapped in the back seat.
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019) Character: Edith Sikelo
Against all the odds, a thirteen year old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine.
Macbeth Macbeth (2001) Character: Weird Sister
Anthony Sher and Harriet Walter star in a highly-acclaimed screen version of William Shakespeare's classic story of tyranny and ambition. On the stage this Royal Shakespeare Company presentation was universally lauded. Following sell-out seasons at Statford's Swan Theatre and in London, the production played Japan and in the United States, where The New York Times praised director Gregory Doran's interpretation as a "harrowing and disturbingly funny parable for the dawn of the 21st century". To make this compelling screen version, Gregory Doran worked with all of the original cast and filmed at London's Roundhouse. Brilliantly shot by director of photography Ernie Vincze, the production uses the edgy techniques of fly-on-the-wall documentaries. The effect is raw, intimate and strikingly dynamic.
ReEntry ReEntry (2024) Character: Alicia
A woman is grappling the disappearance of her husband after he enlists in a scientific experiment. A year later he is back, but she learns he's from a parallel dimension.
Mary Poppins Returns Mary Poppins Returns (2018) Character: Miss Penny Farthing
Mary Poppins returns to the Banks family and helps them evade grave dangers by taking them on magical, musical adventures.
The Little Mermaid The Little Mermaid (2023) Character: The Queen
The youngest of King Triton’s daughters, and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea, and while visiting the surface, falls for the dashing Prince Eric. With mermaids forbidden to interact with humans, Ariel makes a deal with the evil sea witch, Ursula, which gives her a chance to experience life on land, but ultimately places her life – and her father’s crown – in jeopardy.
The Same Storm The Same Storm (2022) Character: Dionne Davis
Snapshots of the tumults of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead (2009) Character: Capt Magambo
A meeting in a London bus with jewel thief Lady Christina takes a turn for the worse for the Doctor when the bus takes a detour to a desert-like planet, where the deadly Swarm awaits.



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