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Michaela Coel | |
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 Coel at the 2021 Peabody Awards | |
| Born | Michaela Ewuraba Boakye-Collinson 1987 (age 36–37) London, England |
| Alma mater | Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, poet, film director, film producer, screenwriter, singer |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Awards | Full list |
Michaela Ewuraba Boakye-Collinson FRSL (born 1987), known professionally as Michaela Coel, is a British actress, filmmaker and poet. She is best known for creating and starring in the E4 sitcom Chewing Gum (2015–2017), for which she won the BAFTA Award for Best Female Comedy Performance; and the BBC One/HBO comedy-drama series I May Destroy You (2020) for which she won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series. For her work on I May Destroy You, at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards she became the first black woman to win the Primetime Emmy Award in the following category.[1]
Coel is also known for her work in other Netflix productions, including guest-starring in the series Black Mirror (2016–2017), starring as Kate Ashby in the series Black Earth Rising (2018) and as Simone in the film Been So Long (2018). For her role in the Amazon Prime series Mr. & Mrs. Smith she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series.
- ^ Zornosa, Laura (20 September 2021). "Michaela Coel wins best writing in a limited series for 'I May Destroy You.'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 20 September 2021.