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Biography
Michaela Ewuraba Boakye-Collinson FRSL (born October 1, 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. 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Michaela Coel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 1, 1988
Age
37 years old
Place of Birth
Tower Hamlets, London, England, UK
Popularity Score
0.9
Filmography
Mother Mary
Sam Anselm
2026Movie
The Christophers
Lori Butler
2026Movie
Proper Ladies
Executive Producer
2026Movie
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Bev
2024TV
Babygirl
Thanks
2024Movie
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Aneka
2022Movie
I May Destroy You
Arabella Essiuedu
2020TV
I May Destroy You
Executive Producer
2020TV
I May Destroy You
Director
2020TV
I May Destroy You
Writer
2020TV
I May Destroy You
Creator
2020TV
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
Self - Guest Judge
2019TV
Been So Long
Simone
2018Movie
Black Earth Rising
Kate Ashby
2018TV
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Resistance Monitor
2017Movie
The Aliens
Lilyhot
2016TV
London Spy
Journalist
2015TV
Chewing Gum
Tracey Gordon
2015TV
Chewing Gum
Original Music Composer
2015TV
Chewing Gum
Creator
2015TV
National Theatre Live: Chewing Gum Dreams
Tracey Gordon
2014Movie
National Theatre Live: Medea
Nurse
2014Movie
Monsters: Dark Continent
Kelly
2014Movie
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014TV
National Theatre Live: Chewing Gum Dreams
Writer
2014Movie
National Theatre Live: Home
Young Mum / Portugal
2013Movie
Top Boy
Kayla
2011TV
Black Mirror
Airline Stewardess
2011TV
Comedy Blaps
Tracey Gordon
2011TV
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007TV
The Daily Show
Self
1996TV
First Day on Earth
Henri
—TV
Bloodsport
Director
—Movie
Bloodsport
Screenplay
—Movie
First Day on Earth
Executive Producer
—TV
First Day on Earth
Creator
—TV