Noma Dumezweni | |
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![]() Dumezweni in a 2018 Tony Awards video | |
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Nationality |
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Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1990s–present |
Children | 1 |
Awards | Laurence Olivier Award |
Noma Dumezweni (born 28 July 1969)[1] 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.[2] 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.