Sophia Nomvete
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Sophia Nomvete (born 24 June 1985) is a British actress and voice-over artist of South African and Iranian heritage.
Career[edit]
Nomvete has had an extensive career in the theatre, beginning in 2007 when she appeared as Mabel in Fame: The Musical.[1]
In 2013, Nomvete played the role of Miss Sofia in the Menier Chocolate Factory production of The Color Purple,[2][3] a role that Oprah Winfrey had originated onscreen. For her performance, she was nominated for a WhatsOnStage Best Supporting Actress Award and ‘Best Supporting Role in a Musical’ by the Evening Standard and Broadway World.[4]
In 2015 she portrayed the character of maid Juanita in the 2015 production of Heresy of Love at Shakespeare's Globe.[5]
Nomvete went on to play the leading role of Dexter in 2017 in the RSC production of Vice Versa,[6] and the roles of Glinda the Good Witch and Auntie Em in The Wizard of Oz at Sheffield's The Crucible Theatre.[7]
In 2018, she performed in the RSC production of Miss Littlewood, a stage musical based on the life of influential theatre director Joan Littlewood. Nomvete portrayed the roles of Joan and actress Avis Bunnage.[8]
In 2019, Nomvete played the role of Captain HeyHo in one season of the popular children's television series Swashbuckle on CBeebies.[9]
In early 2020, it was revealed that Nomvete had been cast in an undisclosed role in The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings of Power on Amazon Prime.[10] In February 2022, it was announced she would be playing the dwarven princess Disa. Nomvete is the first Black woman to play a dwarf in the Lord of the Rings franchise, as well as the first female dwarf to be seen on screen.[11][12]
In 2021, she became an ambassador for READ College, a performing arts school based in Reading.[13]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Fame - The Musical @ The Opera House". Manchester Evening News. 2007-04-04. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
- ↑ "The Color Purple – review". the Guardian. 2013-07-20. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
- ↑ "The Color Purple". Menier Chocolate Factory. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
- ↑ "Full List: Winners of the 2014 WhatsOnStage Awards". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
- ↑ "The Heresy of Love review – a glimmering, timely revival". the Guardian. 2015-08-06. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
- ↑ "See what the Press have to say about Vice Versa". Royal Shakespeare Company. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
- ↑ "The Wizard of Oz review – heartwarming romp brims with brains and courage". the Guardian. 2017-12-29. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
- ↑ "Miss Littlewood, review: A new musical reminds us of the pioneering Joan Littlewood – but lacks tunes". The Independent. 2018-07-11. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
- ↑ "https://twitter.com/cbeebieshq/status/1165162607705317376". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-11-09. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony; D'Alessandro, Anthony (2020-01-14). "'The Lord Of The Rings': Amazon Studios Sets Series Cast – TCA". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
- ↑ Nast, Condé (2022-02-10). "Amazon's 'Lord of the Rings' Series Rises: Inside 'The Rings of Power'". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
- ↑ Nast, Condé (2022-02-14). "Secrets of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Teaser Trailer". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
- ↑ "Sophia Nomvete becomes an Ambassador for READ and Access to The Arts". Read College. 2021-07-02. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
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