Noma Dumezweni
Biography
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.
Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Law & Order
1990
Midsomer Murders
1997
Doctor Who
2005
Silent Witness
1996
Only Murders in the Building
2021
Shameless
2004
Nature
1982
New Tricks
2004
The Little Mermaid
2023
Presumed Innocent
2024
The Shards
2026
Filmography
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Kathryn Tynan · 1999
Law & Order
as Chief Kathryn Tynan · 1990
Midsomer Murders
as Ailsa Probert · 1997
Doctor Who
as Captain Magambo · 2005
Silent Witness
· 1996
Only Murders in the Building
as Maxine Spear · 2021
Shameless
as Mrs. Newman · 2004
Nature
as Narrator (voice) · 1982
New Tricks
· 2004
The Little Mermaid
as The Queen · 2023
Presumed Innocent
as Judge Laryn Lyttle · 2024
The Shards
as Teacher · 2026
Normal People
as Gillian · 2020
Murderbot
as Mensah · 2025
The Watcher
as Theodora Birch · 2022
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
as Senior Agent Okhile · 2017
Made for Love
as Dr. Fiffany Hodeck · 2021
The Undoing
as Hayley Fitzgerald · 2020
Mary Poppins Returns
as Miss Penny Farthing · 2018
The Kid Who Would Be King
as Mrs. Lee · 2019
Black Earth Rising
as Alice Munezero · 2018
The Colour of Magic
as Marchessa · 2008
Retribution
as Angela Brickmann · 2023
Best Interests
as Samantha · 2023
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
as Edith Sikelo · 2019
The Friend
as Barbara · 2025
Dirty Pretty Things
as Celia · 2002
The Last Enemy
as Valerie · 2008
Fallen Angel
as Carla · 2007
Soul of the Ocean
as Self - Narrator · 2022
Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead
as Capt Magambo · 2009
The Same Storm
as Dionne Davis · 2022
Tusker: Brotherhood of Elephants
as Self - Narrator · 2026
Mysterious Creatures
as Chanelle Pinkerton · 2006
The Roof
as Another Fan · 2016
Teeth
as Mrs. Taylor · 2012
Prima Facie
· 2026
Fallout
as Joyce Abena · 2008
Lions of the Skeleton Coast
as Self - Narrator · 2025
ReEntry
as Alicia · 2024
Macbeth
as Weird Sister · 2001
Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
as (voiceover) · 2021
Statue Wars: One Summer in Bristol
as Narrator · 2021
The Marriage of Reason & Squalor
· 2015
Magpie Sings the Blues
as Dr. Marcia Hammond · 2012
The Grey Man
as Sergeant · 2007
Out of Darkness
· 2013