Michaela Coel

Michaela Coel
Born
Michaela Ewuraba Boakye-Collinson

(1987-10-01) 1 October 1987 (age 36)
Alma materGuildhall School of Music and Drama
Occupation(s)Actress, poet, film director, film producer, screenwriter, singer
Years active2013–present
AwardsFull list

Michaela Ewuraba Boakye-Collinson FRSL (born 1 October 1987),[1] 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.[2]

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).

  1. ^ Gould, Gaylene (25 August 2020). "Interviews: The misfit-education of Michaela Coel". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Born Michaela Ewuraba Boakye-Collinson in 1987....; Coel's born-and-bred East London swagger....
  2. ^ 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.

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