Carmen Elizabeth Ejogo (October 22, 1973) is a British actress and singer of Scottish and Nigerian descent.
She is best known for Selma (2014), It Comes at Night (2017), and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016).
She was married to Tricky and Jeffrey Wright and has two children with Wright. Her brother is Charles Ejogo.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1986: Absolute Beginners as Carmen
- 1997: Metro as Veronica 'Ronnie' Tate
- 1998: I Want You as Amber
- 1998: The Avengers as Brenda
- 1999: Tube Tales as Girl
- 2000: Loves Labours Lost as Maria
- 2001: Perfume as Chloe
- 2001: Boycott as Coretta Scott King
- 2001: What's the Worst That Could Happen? as Amber Belhaven
- 2004: Noel as Dr. Batiste
- 2005: Lackawanna Blues as Alean
- 2007: The Brave One as Jackie
- 2007: MONY as Francine Tyson
- 2008: Pride And Glory as Tasha
- 2009: Away We Go as Grace
- 2012: Sparkle as Sister
- 2012: Alex Cross as Maria Cross
- 2014: The Purge: Anarchy as Eva Sanchez
- 2014: Selma as Coretta Scott King
- 2015: Born To Be Blue as Jane/Elaine
- 2016: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them as Seraphina Picquery
- 2018: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald as Seraphina Picquery
- 2017: It Comes at Night as Sarah
- 2017: Alien: Covenant as Karine
- 2017: Roman J. Israel, Esq. as Maya Alston
- 2019: Rattlesnake as Katrina Ridgeway (producer)
Television Roles
- 1996: Cold Lazarus as Blinda
- 1998: Colour Blind as Rose-Angela Patterson
- 2000: Sally Hemings An American Scandal as Sally Hemings
- 2006-2007: Kidnapped as Turner
- 2008: Law & Order as April Lannen
- 2011: Chaos as Fay Carson
- 2013: Zero Hero as Rebecca 'Beck' Riley
- 2017: The Girlfriend Experience as Bria Jones
- 2019: True Detective as Amelia Reardon
- 2020: Self Made Inspired By The Life Of Madam CJ Walker as Addie
- 2020-2022: Your Honor as Lee Delamere
- The Crowded Room (2023) as Patricia Richards
Video Game Roles
- 2015: LEGO Dimensions as Seraphina Picquery
Music Videos
- 2012: Whitney Houston & Jordin Sparks: Celebrate as Carmen Ejogo
Shorts
- 2016: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them as Seraphina Picquery
- 2017: Alien Convent Prologue Last Supper as Karine