Carmen Ejogo

Biography

Carmen Ejogo (born 22 October 1973) is an English actress. She made her feature film debut in the musical, "Absolute Beginners" (1986), and her big break came when she was cast in the title role of the television movie, "Sally Hemings: An American Scandal" (2000). She has since starred in the “Fantastic Beasts” series, “Alien: Convenant,” and “Selma.”

Known For

Law & Order

True Detective

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

The Girlfriend Experience

The Penguin

Your Honor

Alien: Covenant

All Movies (31)

• Fountain of Youth2025 · as Deb McCall
• Goodrich2024 · as Lola
• Forty Winks2022 · as Nina Sherman
• Rattlesnake2019 · as Katrina Ridgeway
• Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald2018 · as Seraphina Picquery
• Roman J. Israel, Esq.2017 · as Maya Alston
• It Comes at Night2017 · as Sarah
• Alien: Covenant2017 · as Karine
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them2016 · as Seraphina Picquery
• Born to Be Blue2015 · as Jane/Elaine
• Selma2014 · as Coretta Scott King
• The Purge: Anarchy2014 · as Eva Sanchez
• Alex Cross2012 · as Maria Cross
• Sparkle2012 · as Sister
• Away We Go2009 · as Grace De Tessant
• Pride and Glory2008 · as Tasha
• The Brave One2007 · as Jackie
• Lackawanna Blues2005 · as Alean
• Noel2004 · as Dr. Batiste
• What’s the Worst That Could Happen: Scene Stealers2002 · as Self
• What's the Worst That Could Happen?2001 · as Amber Belhaven
• Perfume2001 · as Chloe
• Boycott2001 · as Coretta Scott King
• Love's Labour's Lost2000 · as Maria
• Sally Hemings: An American Scandal2000 · as Sally Hemings
• Tube Tales1999 · as Girl (segment "Steal Away")
• The Avengers1998 · as Brenda
• I Want You1998 · as Amber
• Metro1997 · as Ronnie Tate
• Absolute Beginners1986 · as Carmen
• The Julia Set—

All TV Shows (17)

• Wild Cherry2025 · as Lorna Gibbons
• The Penguin2024 · as Eve Karlo
• I'm a Virgo2023 · as LaFrancine
• The Crowded Room2023 · as DDA Patricia Richards
• Your Honor2020 · as Lee Delamere
• Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker2020 · as Addie
• Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'2018 · as Self
• The Girlfriend Experience2016 · as Bria Jones / Sarah Day
• True Detective2014 · as Amelia Reardon
• Zero Hour2013 · as Rebecca 'Beck' Riley
• CHAOS2011 · as Fay Carson
• Kidnapped2006 · as Turner
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
• Sally Hemings: An American Scandal2000 · as Sally Hemings
• Colour Blind1998 · as Rose-Angela Patterson
• Cold Lazarus1996 · as Blinda
• Law & Order1990 · as April Lannen