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Wunmi Mosaku is a Actor Nigerienne born on 31 july 1986 at Zaria (Nigeria)
Wunmi Mosaku (born 31 July 1986) is a Nigerian-born British actress, best known for her role as Joy in the 2009 BBC Two miniseries Moses Jones, for which she was awarded "Best Actress in a Miniseries" at the Roma Fiction Festival.
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Birth name Oluwunmi Olapeju Mosaku
Nationality Nigeria
Birth 31 july 1986 (38 years) at Zaria (Nigeria)
Nationality Nigeria
Birth 31 july 1986 (38 years) at Zaria (Nigeria)
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When asked to list her personal heroes, Mosaku included her grandmother Anike Adisa, whom she described as having "taught me so many lessons", actor Albert Finney who Mosaku said was her inspiration for attending the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, her colleague and former instructor at RADA, William Gaskill, Paul Newman who she stated she admired not just for his acting but also for his philanthropic efforts with Newman's Own, and Oprah Winfrey who Mosaku said she considers "a superwoman."Usually with
Filmography of Wunmi Mosaku (5 films)
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Philomena (2013)
, 1h38Directed by Stephen Frears
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Films about adoption, Films about children, Films about families, Films about religion, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Buddy films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Judi Dench, Steve Coogan, Michelle Fairley, Simone Lahbib, Mare Winningham, Charlie Murphy
Roles Young Nun (modern era)
Rating75%
London journalist Martin Sixsmith has lost his job as a government adviser. He is approached at a party by the daughter of Philomena Lee. She suggests that he write a story about her mother, who was forced to give up her toddler son Anthony nearly fifty years ago. Though Sixsmith is initially uninterested in writing a human interest story, he meets Philomena and decides to investigate her case.
Citadel (2012)
, 1h24Directed by Ciarán Foy
Origin Irlande
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about children
Actors Aneurin Barnard, James Cosmo, Wunmi Mosaku, Ian Hanmore
Roles Marie
Rating54%
Tommy (Aneurin Barnard) and Joanne (Amy Shiels), who is pregnant, live in a dilapidated apartment complex. One day, when Tommy is in an elevator, Joanne is threatened by a group of teenagers, all wearing hoodies. Tommy watches helplessly as the gang attack his wife, desperately trying to exit the elevator. He finds her beaten, with a syringe in her stomach. In the hospital, Joanne survives and gives birth to Elsa (Harry Saunders), a healthy girl. However, Joanne remains in a coma for several months, eventually being taken off life support. Grief-stricken, Tommy is consoled by a friendly nurse, Marie (Wunmi Mosaku), who attempts to help him with his agoraphobia, the result of his traumatic experience.
Honeymooner (2011)
, 1h15Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Gerard Kearns, Daisy Haggard, Chris Coghill, Alex "Al" Weaver, Wunmi Mosaku, Lisa Faulkner
Rating58%
Twenty-nine-year-old clothing importer Fran Goldman (Gerard Kearns) offered his fiancée everything – including his heart and a two-bedroom penthouse flat in Kentish Town. Unfortunately she didn’t want them - so four weeks before their wedding she called it off. Deciding to stay in London rather than honeymoon on his own, Fran remains convinced that she’ll see the error of her ways and change her mind. But when he bumps into her with her new boyfriend any dreams he might have had of a reconciliation are dashed. He has no choice but to try to move on and meet someone new.
Womb (2010)
, 1h47Genres Science fiction, Romance
Themes Films about families, Films about religion, Films about sexuality
Actors Eva Green, Matthew Smith, Lesley Manville, Hannah Murray, Peter Wight, Natalia Tena
Roles Erica
Rating62%
The film commences with a pregnant woman (Eva Green) telling her unborn child that the father has departed for good, but that together they will start a new life. A love story is then told between two children, Rebecca and Tommy, who swear each other eternal love. When Rebecca departs suddenly for Japan with her mother, the two are separated. Twelve years later, Rebecca returns as a young woman to find that Tommy (Matt Smith) not only remembers her, but still cares deeply for her. The two begin a new relationship.
I Am Slave (2010)
Directed by Gabriel Range
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Films about slavery
Actors Wunmi Mosaku, Isaac de Bankolé, Lubna Azabal, Hiam Abbass, Farzana Dua Elahe, Nonso Anozie
Rating66%