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.

Known For

Mary Poppins Returns

as Miss Penny Farthing

Doctor Who

as Capt Magambo

Doctor Who

as Captain Magambo

The Little Mermaid

as The Queen

Only Murders in the Building

as Maxine Spear

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

as Edith Sikelo

Retribution

as Angela Brickmann

Normal People

as Gillian

The Kid Who Would Be King

as Mrs. Lee

The Undoing

as Hayley Fitzgerald