British actress (born 1992)
Naomi Sarah Ackie (born 2 November 1992) is a British actress. She is known for her television roles in The End of the F***ing World (2019) and Master of None (2021) and her film roles in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019), I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022), and Blink Twice (2024).
Early life
Naomi Ackie was born on 2 November 1992 in Walthamstow , London , the daughter of second-generation immigrants from Grenada . Her father was a Transport for London employee and her mother worked for the National Health Service . She is one of three children and has an older brother and sister. She went to Walthamstow School for Girls .
Her first role was at the age of 11, playing the angel Gabriel in a school nativity play . She studied at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and graduated in 2012.
Career
Ackie's breakthrough film role was in Lady Macbeth (2016), for which she won the British Independent Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer in 2017. She subsequently appeared in Idris Elba 's directorial debut Yardie (2018) and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019). She also portrayed Bonnie in the second season of Netflix 's black comedy series The End of the F***ing World , and a school inspector in Education , an hour-long drama part of Steve McQueen 's anthology film series Small Axe .
Ackie portrayed American singer Whitney Houston in the biographical film I Wanna Dance with Somebody . The film opened to mixed reviews but widespread praise for Ackie's performance, with Variety calling her "a veritable artist of lip-syncing." The Hollywood Reporter noted that Ackie herself is "a capable singer" and can be heard briefly in a few early scenes.
Ackie starred in Zoë Kravitz 's directorial debut Blink Twice (2024). Ackie will star in Bong Joon-ho 's upcoming film, Mickey 17 , based on Edward Ashton's science-fiction novel , alongside Robert Pattinson , Toni Collette and Mark Ruffalo .
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References
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Ruby, Jennifer (14 August 2017). "Naomi Ackie admits she tried not to 'freak out' when she auditioned for Idris Elba's directorial debut" . Evening Standard . Archived from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
Brown, Tracy (30 October 2019). "'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker': Meet Naomi Ackie, the new face of a more inclusive galaxy" . Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
Liebman, Lisa (15 November 2019). "Naomi Ackie on The End of the F***ing World, Eating Lipstick, and Joining Star Wars" . Vulture . Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
Robey, Tim (13 December 2020). "Small Axe: Education, review: Steve McQueen ends his tremendous anthology by going back to school" . The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 16 December 2020.
Galuppo, Mia (15 December 2020). "Whitney Houston Biopic Finds Its Star in Naomi Ackie (Exclusive)" . The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on 15 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
Gleiberman, Owen (21 December 2022). "'Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody' Review: A Lavish, All-Stops-Out Biopic That Channels Her Glory and Gets Her Story Right" . Variety . Archived from the original on 23 December 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
Rooney, David (21 December 2022). "'Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody' Review: Naomi Ackie Shines in Kasi Lemmons' Lovingly Made Biopic" . The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on 9 April 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
Jackson, Angelique (25 June 2021). "Zoë Kravitz's 'Pussy Island' Movie Lands at MGM, Naomi Ackie to Star" . Variety . Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
Kroll, Justin (20 May 2022). "Naomi Ackie, Toni Collette And Mark Ruffalo Join Robert Pattinson In Bong Joon Ho's Next Film At Warner Bros" . Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
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