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.

Noma Dumezweni

Acting Born July 28, 1969 Swaziland, South Africa

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.

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Kathryn Tynan

Law & Order

Chief Kathryn Tynan

Midsomer Murders

Ailsa Probert

Doctor Who

Captain Magambo

Silent Witness

Only Murders in the Building

Maxine Spear

Shameless

Mrs. Newman

Nature

Narrator (voice)

Presumed Innocent

Judge Laryn Lyttle

New Tricks

The Little Mermaid

The Queen

The Shards

Teacher