Naomie Melanie Harris was born on 6 September 1976 and is a British actress.
23 Facts About Naomie Harris
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Naomie Harris started her career when she was a child, appearing in the television series Simon and the Witch in 1987.
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Naomie Harris portrayed Eve Moneypenny in the James Bond films Skyfall, Spectre, and No Time to Die.
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Naomie Harris was born on 6 September 1976 in Islington, London, where she was raised.
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Naomie Harris's mother worked as a screenwriter on EastEnders and works as a healer.
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Naomie Harris attended the Anna Scher Theatre where she studied acting as a child before attending Woodhouse College as a sixth-form student.
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Naomie Harris graduated from Pembroke College, Cambridge, in 1998 with a degree in social and political sciences.
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Naomie 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.
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Naomie Harris was in the cast of Naomie Harris Stoops to Conquer, Studio 3, Pebble Mill, May 2000.
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Naomie Harris has appeared in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, and Michael Mann's Miami Vice.
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Naomie Harris did a comic turn in Michael Winterbottom's indie ensemble piece, A Cock and Bull Story.
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Naomie Harris starred in Channel 4's adaptation of the 2006 novel Poppy Shakespeare, which was first shown on 31 March 2008.
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Naomie Harris appeared in BBC's historical drama Small Island in December 2009.
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Naomie Harris played Elizabeth Lavenza in Danny Boyle's stage production of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein for the National Theatre from 22 February to 2 May 2011.
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Naomie Harris 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.
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Naomie Harris co-starred in the 23rd James Bond film, Skyfall, playing Miss Moneypenny.
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Naomie Harris is the first black actress to play Moneypenny, and is the first Moneypenny to be given a first name.
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Naomie Harris reprised her role as Moneypenny in the 24th Bond film, Spectre, which was released on 26 October 2015.
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Naomie Harris portrayed Winnie Mandela in the biopic Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, based on the book of the same name, opposite the actor Idris Elba.
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In 2016, Naomie Harris starred as Paula in the critically acclaimed film Moonlight.
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Naomie Harris played the abusive, drug-addicted mother of the film's main character, Chiron.
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Naomie Harris received the honour from Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace on 23 February 2017.
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Naomie Harris has been recognised for her influence with her addition in the 2019 edition of the Powerlist, ranking the 100 most influential Black Britons.