Naomie Harris - wikipedia Naomie Harris Naomie Harris OBE Harris in June 2014 Naomi Melanie Harris ( 1976 - 09 - 06 ) 6 September 1976 ( age 41 ) London, England, UK Alma mater Pembroke College, Cambridge Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Occupation Actress Years active 1987 -- present Naomie Melanie Harris, OBE ( born 6 September 1976 ) is an English actress. She started her career as a child actress, appearing on the children television series Simon and the Witch in 1987. She played voodoo witch Tia Dalma in the second and third Pirates of the Caribbean films, Selena in 28 Days Later, and Winnie Mandela in Mandela : Long Walk to Freedom. She played Eve Moneypenny in the James Bond films Skyfall and Spectre. In 2016, she starred in the critically acclaimed film Moonlight ; a performance which earned her several nominations for Best Supporting Actress awards, including the Golden Globe, BAFTA, and the Academy Award. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Filmography 3.1 Films 3.2 Television 3.3 Video games 4 Theatre 5 Awards and nominations 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External links Early Life Harris was born on 6 September 1976 in Islington, London, where she was raised. Harris ' mother, Lisselle Kayla, came to London as a child with her parents from Jamaica, and her father, a fashion designer, came there from Trinidad. They separated before she was born, and Harris was raised by her mother and has no relationship with her father. Her mother later remarried and Harris has two younger half - siblings. Her mother worked as a screenwriter on EastEnders and is now a healer. Harris attended London 's St Marylebone School, before attending Woodhouse College as a 6th form student. She graduated from Pembroke College, Cambridge in 1998 with a degree in Social and Political Sciences. Harris gained her training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Career Harris has appeared in television and film since she was nine, including a starring role on the remake of the science fiction series The Tomorrow People. In 2000, she played Susan in The Witch of Edmonton at the Southwark Playhouse. In November 2002, she starred in Danny Boyle 's post-apocalyptic film 28 Days Later. In the same year, she starred in the television adaptation of Zadie Smith 's White Teeth. Since then, 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. She also did a comic turn in Michael Winterbottom 's indie ensemble piece, A Cock and Bull Story. She starred in Channel 4 's adaptation of the novel Poppy Shakespeare, which was first shown on 31 March 2008. She also appeared in BBC 's historical drama Small Island in December 2009. She 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. She played the lead role in The First Grader, directed by Justin Chadwick, which premiered on 18 May 2011 in the Seattle International Film Festival. Harris co-starred in the 23rd James Bond film, Skyfall, playing Eve Moneypenny. She is the first black actress to play Moneypenny, and is the first Moneypenny to be given a first name. In 2012, Harris was the voice - over for the Boss Nuit Pour Femme commercial starring actress Gwyneth Paltrow. Harris portrayed Winnie Mandela in the biopic Mandela : Long Walk to Freedom, based on the book of the same name, opposite actor Idris Elba. The film was released on 29 November 2013. Winnie Madikizela - Mandela on viewing the film told Harris that it seemed like she was n't acting, but channeling her and that it was `` the first time she felt truly captured on film ''. Harris reprised her role as Eve Moneypenny in the 24th Bond film, Spectre, which was released on 26 October 2015. In 2016, Harris starred as Paula in the critically acclaimed film Moonlight. She played the abusive, drug - addicted mother of the film 's main character, Chiron. The film follows her and her son through a 20 - year period. Moonlight ended up winning the Academy Award for Best Picture, and Harris was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role, and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress -- Motion Picture, among other awards. Harris was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire ( OBE ) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to drama. Filmography Films Year Title Role Notes Crust Receptionist 2002 Living In Hope Ginny 2002 Anansi Carla 2002 28 Days Later Selena Trauma Elisa After the Sunset Sophie 2006 Pirates of the Caribbean : Dead Man 's Chest Tia Dalma 2006 Miami Vice Trudy Joplin 2006 A Cock and Bull Story Jennie 2007 Pirates of the Caribbean : At World 's End Tia Dalma / Calypso 2008 Street Kings Linda Washington 2008 Explicit Ills Jill 2008 August Sarah 2009 Morris : A Life with Bells On Sonja 2009 Ninja Assassin Mika Coretti 2009 Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll Denise 2009 My Last Five Girlfriends Gemma The First Grader Jane Obinchu 2012 Skyfall Eve Moneypenny 2013 Mandela : Long Walk to Freedom Winnie Mandela 2015 Southpaw Angela Rivera 2015 Spectre Eve Moneypenny 2016 Our Kind of Traitor Gail Perkins 2016 Moonlight Paula 2016 Collateral Beauty Madeleine 2018 Rampage Dr. Kate Caldwell Post-production 2018 Jungle Book Nisha ( voice ) Post-production Television Year Title Role Notes 1987 -- 1988 Simon and the Witch Joyce 12 episodes Erasmus Microman Millie 1 episode 1992 -- 1993 Runaway Bay Shuku 17 episodes 1992 -- 1995 The Tomorrow People Ami Jackson 16 episodes 2000 Dream Team Lola Olokwe 1 episode 2002 Trial & Retribution V Tara Gray 1 episode 2002 White Teeth Clara 4 episodes 2002 The Project Maggie Dunn Television film 2002 -- 2003 Dinotopia Romana 2 episodes 2008 Poppy Shakespeare Poppy Shakespeare Television film 2009 Small Island Hortense Roberts Television film 2009 Blood and Oil Alice Omuka Television film Accused Alison Wade 1 episode Video games Year Title Role Fable III Page 2012 007 Legends Eve Moneypenny Theatre Year Title Role 2000 The Witch of Edmonton Susan Carter 2011 Frankenstein Elizabeth Lavenza Awards and nominations Main article : List of awards and nominations received by Naomie Harris References ^ Jump up to : `` Naomie Harris - Biography ''. Yahoo ! Movies. Retrieved 16 November 2012. Jump up ^ Charlotte Philby ( 24 April 2010 ). `` My Secret Life : Naomie Harris, actress, 33 ''. The Independent. Retrieved 19 September 2014. Jump up ^ Naomie Harris interview accessed 26 October 2016 ^ Jump up to : Lilia Diu, Nisha ( 25 October 2012 ). `` Naomie Harris interview for Skyfall : RIP the Bond girl ''. The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 16 November 2012. Jump up ^ `` Naomie Harris Biography ''. biography.com. Retrieved 17 September 2014. Jump up ^ `` Naomie Harris Biography ''. Starpulse.com. Retrieved 16 November 2012. Jump up ^ Witch of Edmonton accessed 26 October 2016 Jump up ^ `` Tristram Shandy : A Cock and Bull Story ''. slantmagazine.com. 6 October 2005. Retrieved 17 September 2014. Jump up ^ `` Small Island : Naomie Harris plays Hortense ''. BBC. 14 October 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2012. Jump up ^ Gilbert, Matthew ( 17 April 2010 ). `` ' Small Island ' weaves tale of hope and despair ''. Boston Globe. Retrieved 16 November 2012. Jump up ^ Rozen, Leah ( 17 May 2011 ). `` Actress Naomie Harris : From First Grade to ' Frankenstein ' ''. BBC. Retrieved 16 November 2012. Jump up ^ `` Naomie Harris On The First Grader ''. Empire. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2012. Jump up ^ Roy, Amit ( 6 November 2011 ). `` Tittle tittle ''. The Daily Telegraph. Calcutta, India. Retrieved 1 December 2012. Jump up ^ Browne, Niall. `` Idris Elba & Naomie Harris Take A ' Long Walk To Freedom ' ''. screenrant.com. Retrieved 24 January 2013. Jump up ^ Smith, Julia Liewellyn ( 2 January 2014 ). `` Naomie Harris interview : ' Winnie Mandela terrified me ' ''. London : The Telegraph. Jump up ^ `` Naomie Harris Nervous to meet Winnie Mandela ''. RTÉ Ireland. 5 January 2014. Jump up ^ `` Spectre : James Bond 24 title is revealed ''. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 5 December 2014. Jump up ^ `` No. 61803 ''. The London Gazette ( Supplement ). 31 December 2016. p. N12. Further reading Gore, Will ( 4 January 2014 ). `` Saint and sinner ''. Arts. The Spectator. 324 ( 9671 ) : 32. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Naomie Harris. Naomie Harris on IMDb Naomie Harris on Facebook 2002 interview with The Guardian Unlimited 2016 interview with Tavis Smiley ( PBS ) Preceded by Samantha Bond 1995 -- 2002 Miss Moneypenny ( in Eon James Bond films ) 2012 -- Succeeded by Current Awards for Naomie Harris Critics ' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble ( 2001 -- 2009 ) Gosford Park ( 2001 ) : Eileen Atkins, Bob Balaban, Alan Bates, Charles Dance, Stephen Fry, Michael Gambon, Richard E. Grant, Tom Hollander, Derek Jacobi, Kelly Macdonald, Helen Mirren, Jeremy Northam, Clive Owen, Ryan Phillippe, Maggie Smith, Geraldine Somerville, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sophie Thompson, Emily Watson, James Wilby Chicago ( 2002 ) : Christine Baranski, Ekaterina Shchelkanova, Taye Diggs, Denise Faye, Colm Feore, Richard Gere, Deidre Goodwin, Queen Latifah, Lucy Liu, Susan Misner, Mýa, John C. Reilly, Dominic West, Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta - Jones The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King ( 2003 ) : Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Bernard Hill, Ian Holm, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, John Noble, Miranda Otto, John Rhys - Davies, Andy Serkis, Liv Tyler, Karl Urban, Hugo Weaving, David Wenham, Elijah Wood Sideways ( 2004 ) : Thomas Haden Church, Paul Giamatti, Virginia Madsen, Sandra Oh Crash ( 2005 ) : Christopher `` Ludacris '' Bridges, Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Jennifer Esposito, William Fichtner, Brendan Fraser, Terrence Howard, Thandie Newton, Ryan Phillippe, Larenz Tate Little Miss Sunshine ( 2006 ) : Alan Arkin, Abigail Breslin, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Paul Dano, Greg Kinnear Hairspray ( 2007 ) : Nikki Blonsky, Amanda Bynes, Paul Dooley, Zac Efron, Allison Janney, Elijah Kelley, Queen Latifah, James Marsden, Michelle Pfeiffer, Brittany Snow, Jerry Stiller, John Travolta, Christopher Walken Milk ( 2008 ) : Josh Brolin, Joseph Cross, James Franco, Victor Garber, Emile Hirsch, Diego Luna, Denis O'Hare, Sean Penn, Alison Pill Inglourious Basterds ( 2009 ) : Daniel Brühl, August Diehl, Julie Dreyfus, Michael Fassbender, Sylvester Groth, Jacky Ido, Diane Kruger, Mélanie Laurent, Denis Ménochet, Mike Myers, Brad Pitt, Eli Roth, Til Schweiger, Rod Taylor, Christoph Waltz, Martin Wuttke ( 2010 -- present ) The Fighter ( 2010 ) : Amy Adams, Christian Bale, Melissa Leo, Jack McGee, Mark Wahlberg The Help ( 2011 ) : Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Allison Janney, Chris Lowell, Ahna O'Reilly, Sissy Spacek, Octavia Spencer, Mary Steenburgen, Emma Stone, Cicely Tyson, Mike Vogel Silver Linings Playbook ( 2012 ) : Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro, Anupam Kher, Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Tucker, Jacki Weaver American Hustle ( 2013 ) : Amy Adams, Christian Bale, Louis C.K., Bradley Cooper, Jack Huston, Jennifer Lawrence, Alessandro Nivola, Michael Peña, Jeremy Renner, Elisabeth Röhm, Shea Whigham Birdman or ( The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance ) ( 2014 ) : Zach Galifianakis, Michael Keaton, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough, Amy Ryan, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts Spotlight ( 2015 ) : Billy Crudup, Brian d'Arcy James, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Mark Ruffalo, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery, Stanley Tucci Moonlight ( 2016 ) : Mahershala Ali, Patrick Decile, Alex R. Hibbert, Naomie Harris, André Holland, Jharrel Jerome, Janelle Monáe, Jaden Piner, Trevante Rhodes, Ashton Sanders London Film Critics ' Circle Award for Supporting Actress of the Year Sareh Bayat ( 2011 ) Anne Hathaway ( 2012 ) Lupita Nyong'o ( 2013 ) Patricia Arquette ( 2014 ) Kate Winslet ( 2015 ) Naomie Harris ( 2016 ) National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress Nina Foch ( 1954 ) Marjorie Rambeau ( 1955 ) Debbie Reynolds ( 1956 ) Sybil Thorndike ( 1957 ) Kay Walsh ( 1958 ) Edith Evans ( 1959 ) Shirley Jones ( 1960 ) Ruby Dee ( 1961 ) Angela Lansbury ( 1962 ) Margaret Rutherford ( 1963 ) Edith Evans ( 1964 ) Joan Blondell ( 1965 ) Vivien Merchant ( 1966 ) Marjorie Rhodes ( 1967 ) Virginia Maskell ( 1968 ) Pamela Franklin ( 1969 ) Karen Black ( 1970 ) Cloris Leachman ( 1971 ) Marisa Berenson ( 1972 ) Sylvia Sidney ( 1973 ) Valerie Perrine ( 1974 ) Ronee Blakley ( 1975 ) Talia Shire ( 1976 ) Diane Keaton ( 1977 ) Angela Lansbury ( 1978 ) Meryl Streep ( 1979 ) Eva Le Gallienne ( 1980 ) Mona Washbourne ( 1981 ) Glenn Close ( 1982 ) Linda Hunt ( 1983 ) Sabine Azéma ( 1984 ) Anjelica Huston ( 1985 ) Dianne Wiest ( 1986 ) Olympia Dukakis ( 1987 ) Frances McDormand ( 1988 ) Mary Stuart Masterson ( 1989 ) Winona Ryder ( 1990 ) Kate Nelligan ( 1991 ) Judy Davis ( 1992 ) Winona Ryder ( 1993 ) Rosemary Harris ( 1994 ) Mira Sorvino ( 1995 ) Juliette Binoche / Kristin Scott Thomas ( 1996 ) Anne Heche ( 1997 ) Christina Ricci ( 1998 ) Julianne Moore ( 1999 ) Lupe Ontiveros ( 2000 ) Cate Blanchett ( 2001 ) Kathy Bates ( 2002 ) Patricia Clarkson ( 2003 ) Laura Linney ( 2004 ) Gong Li ( 2005 ) Catherine O'Hara ( 2006 ) Amy Ryan ( 2007 ) Penélope Cruz ( 2008 ) Anna Kendrick ( 2009 ) Jacki Weaver ( 2010 ) Shailene Woodley ( 2011 ) Ann Dowd ( 2012 ) Octavia Spencer ( 2013 ) Jessica Chastain ( 2014 ) Jennifer Jason Leigh ( 2015 ) Naomie Harris ( 2016 ) Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress -- Motion Picture Musical or Comedy ( 1996 -- 2005, retired ) Debbie Reynolds ( 1996 ) Joan Cusack ( 1997 ) Joan Allen ( 1998 ) Catherine Keener ( 1999 ) Kate Hudson ( 2000 ) Maggie Smith ( 2001 ) Tovah Feldshuh ( 2002 ) Patricia Clarkson ( 2003 ) Regina King ( 2004 ) Rosario Dawson ( 2005 ) Motion Picture Drama ( 1996 -- 2005, retired ) Courtney Love ( 1996 ) Julianne Moore ( 1997 ) Kimberly Elise ( 1998 ) Chloë Sevigny ( 1999 ) Jennifer Ehle / Rosemary Harris ( 2000 ) Jennifer Connelly ( 2001 ) Edie Falco ( 2002 ) Maria Bello ( 2003 ) Gena Rowlands ( 2004 ) Laura Linney ( 2005 ) Motion Picture ( 2006 -- present ) Jennifer Hudson ( 2006 ) Amy Ryan ( 2007 ) Rosemarie DeWitt ( 2008 ) Mo'Nique ( 2009 ) Jacki Weaver ( 2010 ) Jessica Chastain ( 2011 ) Anne Hathaway ( 2012 ) June Squibb ( 2013 ) Patricia Arquette ( 2014 ) Alicia Vikander ( 2015 ) Naomie Harris ( 2016 ) VIAF : 120345192 LCCN : no2004015610 ISNI : 0000 0001 1456 1966 GND : 141099879 SUDOC : 090395972 BNF : cb14628503h ( data ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Naomie_Harris&oldid=808718379 '' Categories : 1976 births 20th - century English actresses 21st - century English actresses Actresses from London Alumni of Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Alumni of Pembroke College, Cambridge Black English actresses English film actresses English people of Jamaican descent English people of Trinidad and Tobago descent English television actresses Living people People educated at St Marylebone School British child actresses Officers of the Order of the British Empire People from Islington ( district ) Hidden categories : Pages containing London Gazette template with parameter supp set to y Use dmy dates from October 2017 Use British English from October 2017 Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Asturianu বাংলা Български Čeština Cymraeg Dansk Deutsch Ελληνικά Español Esperanto Euskara فارسی Français Galego 한국어 Հայերեն हिन्दी Bahasa Indonesia Italiano עברית Latviešu Македонски Nederlands नेपाली 日本 語 Norsk Plattdüütsch Polski Português Русский Simple English Српски / srpski Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Suomi Svenska Türkçe Українська 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 4 November 2017, at 18 : 14. 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Question: who played the witch in pirates of the caribbean
Answer: Naomie Melanie Harris