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'{{short description|English actress}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}} {{Use British English|date=October 2017}} {{Infobox person |honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|OBE}} |name = Naomie Harris |image = Naomie Harris 2014.jpg |caption = Harris in June 2014 |birth_name = Naomi Melanie Harris |birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1976|9|6}} |birth_place = [[Islington]], [[London]], England |occupation = Actress |years_active = 1987–present |alma_mater = [[Pembroke College, Cambridge]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br />[[Bristol Old Vic Theatre School]] }} '''Naomie Melanie Harris''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|OBE}} (born 6 September 1976)<ref name="Naomie"/> is an English actress. She started her career as a [[Child actor|child actress]], appearing in the television series ''[[Simon and the Witch]]'' in 1987. She portrayed the [[Witchcraft|voodoo witch]] [[Tia Dalma]] in the second and third ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean (film series)|Pirates of the Caribbean]]'' films, Selena in ''[[28 Days Later]]'' (2002), and [[Winnie Mandela]] in ''[[Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom]]'' (2013). She garnered attention for her performance as [[Miss Moneypenny|Eve Moneypenny]] in the [[James Bond]] films ''[[Skyfall]]'' (2012) and ''[[Spectre (2015 film)|Spectre]]'' (2015). In 2016, she starred in the critically acclaimed film ''[[Moonlight (2016 film)|Moonlight]]'', a performance which earned her several accolades, including [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture|Golden Globe]], [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role|BAFTA]], and [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Academy Award]] nominations for Best Supporting Actress. Harris was appointed an [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) in the [[2017 New Year Honours]] for services to drama.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=61803 |supp=y|page=N12|date=31 December 2016}}</ref> ==Early life== Naomie Harris was born on 6 September 1976 in [[Islington]], [[London]], where she was raised. Her mother, Lisselle Kayla (''née'' Carmen Harris),<ref>Ragozhina, Elena, [http://naomieharris.blogspot.com/2014/07/naomie-harris-21st-century-bond-girl.html "Naomie Harris – 21st century Bond girl"], ''New Style'' magazine.</ref> emigrated from [[Jamaica]] to London as a child with her parents, and Harris's father, a fashion designer, emigrated from [[Trinidad]] to the UK.<ref>{{cite news|title=My Secret Life: Naomie Harris, actress, 33|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/my-secret-life-naomie-harris-actress-33-1950359.html|accessdate=19 September 2014|publisher= |work=The Independent|date=24 April 2010|first=Charlotte |last= Philby}}</ref> They separated before Harris was born, and she was raised by her mother and has no relationship with her father. Harris grew up in a council flat in [[Finsbury Park (district)|Finsbury Park]].<ref name="harpersobe">{{cite news|title=Naomie Harris is awarded with an OBE|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/culture/culture-news/news/a40085/naomie-harris-is-awarded-with-an-obe/|accessdate=14 April 2018|first=Amy|last=de Kierk|work=[[Harper's Bazaar]] |date=23 February 2017}}</ref> Her mother later remarried and Harris has two younger half-siblings.<ref name="Lilia">{{cite news|last=Lilia Diu|first=Nisha|title=Naomie Harris interview for Skyfall: RIP the Bond girl|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/jamesbond/9615532/Naomie-Harris-interview-for-Skyfall-RIP-the-Bond-girl.html|accessdate=16 November 2012|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=25 October 2012|location=London}}</ref> Her mother worked as a screenwriter on ''[[EastEnders]]'' and is now a [[Folk healer|healer]].<ref name="Lilia"/> Harris attended [[St Marylebone School]] in London, before attending [[Woodhouse College]] as a 6th-form student. She graduated from [[Pembroke College, Cambridge]] in 1998 with a degree in [[Faculty of Human, Social, and Political Science, University of Cambridge|social and political sciences]]. Harris trained at the [[Bristol Old Vic Theatre School]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Naomie Harris Biography|url=http://www.biography.com/people/naomie-harris-21032217#synopsis|accessdate=17 September 2014|publisher= |website=biography.com}}</ref> ==Career== Harris has appeared in television and film since she was nine, including a starring role in the remake of the [[science fiction]] series ''[[The Tomorrow People]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Naomie Harris Biography|url=http://www.starpulse.com/Actresses/Harris,_Naomie/Biography/|accessdate=16 November 2012|newspaper=Starpulse.com}}</ref> In 2000, she played Susan in ''[[The Witch of Edmonton]]'' at the [[Southwark Playhouse]]. In November 2002, she starred in [[Danny Boyle]]'s [[post-apocalyptic]] film ''[[28 Days Later]]''.<ref name="Naomie"/> In the same year, she starred in the [[White Teeth (TV serial)|television adaptation]] of [[Zadie Smith]]'s ''[[White Teeth]]''.<ref name="Naomie">{{cite web|title=Naomie Harris- Biography|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/person/naomie-harris/biography.html;_ylt=ArAvKb4U2FdbsvR7T7vi3Gv3TssF;_ylu=X3oDMTI2ajBnaDlrBG1pdANQZXJzb24gRW50aXR5IEFib3V0BHBvcwMxBHNlYwNNZWRpYUVudGl0eUFib3V0TGlua3NQYWNrYWdlQXNzZW1ibHk-;_ylg=X3oDMTE2Z2ppM3RwBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAMEcHQD;_ylv=3|work=[[Yahoo! 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She also appeared in BBC's historical drama ''[[Small Island (TV film)|Small Island]]'' in December 2009.<ref>{{cite news|title=Small Island: Naomie Harris plays Hortense|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2009/10_october/14/small2.shtml|accessdate=16 November 2012|newspaper=BBC|date=14 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Gilbert|first=Matthew|title='Small Island' weaves tale of hope and despair|url=http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2010/04/17/pbss_small_island_weaves_a_tale_of_hope_and_despair/|accessdate=16 November 2012|newspaper=[[Boston Globe]]|date=17 April 2010}}</ref> She played [[Elizabeth Lavenza]] in [[Danny Boyle]]'s stage production of [[Mary Shelley]]'s ''[[Frankenstein (2011 play)|Frankenstein]]'' for the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]] from 22 February to 2 May 2011.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rozen|first=Leah|title=Actress Naomie Harris: From First Grade to ‘Frankenstein’|url=http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2011/05/actress-naomie-harris-from-first-grade-to-frankenstein/|accessdate=16 November 2012|newspaper=BBC|date=17 May 2011}}</ref> She played the lead role in ''[[The First Grader]]'', directed by [[Justin Chadwick]], which was premiered on 18 May 2011 in the [[Seattle International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Naomie Harris On The First Grader |url=http://www.empireonline.com/interviews/interview.asp?IID=1302 |accessdate=16 November 2012 |newspaper=[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]] |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130620105930/http://www.empireonline.com/interviews/interview.asp?IID=1302 |archivedate=20 June 2013 |df= }}</ref> Harris co-starred in the 23rd [[James Bond in film|James Bond]] film, ''[[Skyfall]]'' (2012), playing [[Miss Moneypenny|Eve Moneypenny]].<ref name="Lilia" /> She is the first black actress to play Moneypenny, and is the first Moneypenny to be given a first name.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111106/jsp/7days/story_14713697.jsp|title=Tittle tittle|accessdate=1 December 2012|work=The Daily Telegraph|location=Calcutta, India|first=Amit|last=Roy|date=6 November 2011}}</ref> In 2012, Harris was the [[voice acting|voice-over]] for the Boss Nuit Pour Femme commercial starring the actress [[Gwyneth Paltrow]]. Harris portrayed [[Winnie Mandela]] in the biopic ''[[Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom]]'', based on the [[Long Walk to Freedom|book of the same name]], opposite the actor [[Idris Elba]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Browne|first=Niall|title=Idris Elba & Naomie Harris Take A ‘Long Walk To Freedom’|url=http://screenrant.com/idris-elba-naomie-harris-mandela-long-walk-freedom-niall-159045/|date=13 March 2012|accessdate=24 January 2013|newspaper=screenrant.com}}</ref> The film was released on 29 November 2013. On viewing the film, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela told Harris that it seemed as if she was not acting, but channeling her, and that it was "the first time she felt truly captured on film".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/10535434/Naomie-Harris-interview-Winnie-Mandela-terrified-me.html|title=Naomie Harris interview: 'Winnie Mandela terrified me'|date=2 January 2014|publisher= |work=The Telegraph|last=Smith|first=Julia Liewellyn|location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url= http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2014/0105/495994-naomie-harris-was-nervous-to-meet-winnie-mandela |title=Naomie Harris Nervous to meet Winnie Mandela |publisher= |website=RTÉ Ireland |date=5 January 2014 }}</ref> Harris reprised her role as Moneypenny in the 24th Bond film, ''[[Spectre (2015 film)|Spectre]]'', which was released on 26 October 2015.<ref>{{cite news|title=Spectre: James Bond 24 title is revealed|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/jamesbond/11272631/Spectre-James-Bond-24-title-is-revealed.html|first=Anita|last=Singh|publisher= |work=The Daily Telegraph|accessdate=5 December 2014|date=4 December 2014}}</ref> In 2016, Harris starred as Paula in the critically acclaimed film ''[[Moonlight (2016 film)|Moonlight]]''. She played the abusive, drug-addicted mother of the film's main character, Chiron. The film follows her and her son through a 20-year period. ''Moonlight'' won the [[Academy Award for Best Picture]] and Harris was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]], [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role]], and [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture]], among other awards. ==Filmography== ===Films=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |2001 |''Crust'' |Receptionist | |- | 2002 |''Living In Hope'' |Ginny | |- | 2002 |''Anansi'' |Carla | |- | 2002 |''[[28 Days Later]]'' |Selena | |- | 2004 |''[[Trauma (2004 film)|Trauma]]'' |Elisa | |- | 2004 |''[[After the Sunset]]'' |Sophie | |- | 2006 |''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest]]'' |[[Tia Dalma]] | |- | 2006 |''[[Miami Vice (film)|Miami Vice]]'' |Trudy Joplin | |- | 2006 |''[[A Cock and Bull Story]]'' |Jennie | |- | 2007 |''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End]]'' |Tia Dalma / Calypso | |- | 2008 |''[[Street Kings]]'' |Linda Washington | |- | 2008 |''[[Explicit Ills]]'' |Jill | |- | 2008 |''[[August (2008 film)|August]]'' |Sarah | |- | 2009 |''[[Morris: A Life with Bells On]]'' |Sonja | |- | 2009 |''[[Ninja Assassin]]'' |Mika Coretti | |- | 2009 |''[[Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (film)|Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll]]'' |Denise | |- | 2009 |''[[My Last Five Girlfriends]]'' | Gemma | |- |2010 |''[[The First Grader]]'' |Jane Obinchu | |- | 2012 | ''[[Skyfall]]'' | [[Miss Moneypenny|Eve Moneypenny]] | |- | 2013 | ''[[Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom]]'' | [[Winnie Mandela]] | |- | 2015 | ''[[Southpaw (film)|Southpaw]]'' | Angela Rivera | |- | 2015 | ''[[Spectre (2015 film)|Spectre]]'' | Eve Moneypenny | |- | 2016 | ''[[Our Kind of Traitor (film)|Our Kind of Traitor]]'' | Gail Perkins | |- | 2016 | ''[[Moonlight (2016 film)|Moonlight]]'' | Paula | |- | 2016 | ''[[Collateral Beauty]]'' | Madeleine | |- | 2018 | ''[[Rampage (2018 film)|Rampage]]'' | Dr. Kate Caldwell | |- | 2018 | ''[[Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle]]'' | [[Raksha (The Jungle Book)|Nisha]] | Motion-capture and voice |- | 2019 | ''[[Black and Blue (2019 film)|Black and Blue]]'' | Alicia West | Post-production |- | 2020 | ''[[Bond 25]]'' | Eve Moneypenny | Filming |} <!-- Per WP:NFF and WP:CRYSTAL, do not add films that are listed as "pre-production" --> <!--DO NOT USE ROWSPANS PER WP:FILMOGRAPHY--> ===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |1987–1988 |''[[Simon and the Witch]]'' | Joyce | 12 episodes |- |1989 |''Erasmus Microman'' | Millie | 1 episode |- |1992–1993 |''[[Runaway Bay (TV series)|Runaway Bay]]'' | Shuku | 17 episodes |- |1992–1995 |''[[The Tomorrow People]]'' | Ami Jackson | 16 episodes |- |2000 |''[[Dream Team (TV series)|Dream Team]]'' | Lola Olokwe | 1 episode |- | 2002 |''Trial & Retribution V'' | Tara Gray | 1 episode |- | 2002 |''[[White Teeth (TV serial)|White Teeth]]'' | Clara | 4 episodes |- | 2002 |''[[The Project (film)|The Project]]'' | Maggie Dunn | Television film |- |2002–2003 |''Dinotopia'' | Romana | 2 episodes |- | 2008 |''[[Poppy Shakespeare]]'' | Poppy Shakespeare | Television film |- | 2009 |''[[Small Island (TV film)|Small Island]]'' | Hortense Roberts | Television film |- | 2009 |''Blood and Oil'' | Alice Omuka | Television film |- |2010 |''Accused'' | Alison Wade | 1 episode |} ===Video games=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |2010 |''[[Fable III]]'' |Page |Voice |- |2012 |''[[007 Legends]]'' |Eve Moneypenny |Voice |} ===Theatre=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ |- ! Year ! Title ! Role |- |2000 |''[[The Witch of Edmonton]]'' |Susan Carter |- |2011 |''[[Frankenstein (2011 play)|Frankenstein]]'' |Elizabeth Lavenza |} ==Awards and nominations== {{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Naomie Harris}} In addition to numerous acting awards, Harris was appointed an Officer of the [[Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) in the [[2017 New Year Honours]], for services to drama. She received the honour from Queen [[Elizabeth II]] at [[Buckingham Palace]] on 23 February 2017.<ref name="harpersobe"/> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Further reading== * {{cite magazine |author=Gore, Will |authorlink= |authormask= |date=4 January 2014 |title=Saint and sinner |department=Arts |magazine=[[The Spectator]] |volume=324 |issue=9671 |page=32}} ==External links== {{Commons category|Naomie Harris}} * {{IMDb name}} * {{Facebook|OfficialNaomieHarris}} * [http://film.guardian.co.uk/interview/interviewpages/0,,815383,00.html 2002 interview with The Guardian Unlimited] * [https://www.pbs.org/wnet/tavissmiley/interviews/actress-naomie-harris/ 2016 interview with Tavis Smiley] (PBS)] {{sequence| prev=[[Samantha Bond]]<br><small>1995–2002</small>| next='''Current'''| list=[[Miss Moneypenny]]<br><small>(in [[Eon Productions|Eon]] [[James Bond in film|James Bond films]])<br>2012–</small>| }} {{Navboxes |title = [[List of awards and nominations received by Naomie Harris|Awards for Naomie Harris]] |list = {{London Film Critics Circle Award for Supporting Actress of the Year}} {{National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress}} {{Satellite Award Best Supporting Actress Motion Picture}} }} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Harris, Naomie}} [[Category:1976 births]] [[Category:20th-century English actresses]] [[Category:21st-century English actresses]] [[Category:Actresses from London]] [[Category:Alumni of Bristol Old Vic Theatre School]] [[Category:Alumni of Pembroke College, Cambridge]] [[Category:Black English actresses]] [[Category:English film actresses]] [[Category:English people of Jamaican descent]] [[Category:English people of Trinidad and Tobago descent]] [[Category:English television actresses]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People educated at St Marylebone School]] [[Category:English child actresses]] [[Category:Officers of the Order of the British Empire]] [[Category:People from Finsbury Park]] [[Category:People from Harringay]] [[Category:People from Islington (district)]]'