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 in 2021. For her work on I May Destroy You, Coel was the first black woman to win the Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards.[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).
- ^ 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.