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.”

Filmography

• 2026The Julia Set
• 2025Fountain of Youth — Deb McCall
• Wild Cherry — Lorna Gibbons
• 2024Goodrich — Lola
• The Penguin — Eve Karlo
• I'm a Virgo — LaFrancine
• The Crowded Room — DDA Patricia Richards
• 2022Forty Winks — Nina Sherman
• Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker — Addie
• Your Honor — Lee Delamere
• 2019Rattlesnake — Katrina Ridgeway, Executive Producer
• 2018Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald — Seraphina Picquery
• 2017Alien: Covenant — Karine
• 2017It Comes at Night — Sarah
• 2017Roman J. Israel, Esq. — Maya Alston
• 2016Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them — Seraphina Picquery
• The Girlfriend Experience — Bria Jones / Sarah Day
• 2015Born to Be Blue — Jane/Elaine
• 2014Selma — Coretta Scott King
• 2014The Purge: Anarchy — Eva Sanchez
• True Detective — Amelia Reardon
• Zero Hour — Rebecca 'Beck' Riley
• 2012Alex Cross — Maria Cross
• 2012Sparkle — Sister
• CHAOS — Fay Carson
• 2009Away We Go — Grace De Tessant
• 2008Pride and Glory — Tasha
• 2007The Brave One — Jackie
• Kidnapped — Turner
• 2005Lackawanna Blues — Alean
• 2004Noel — Dr. Batiste
• 2001Boycott — Coretta Scott King
• 2001Perfume — Chloe
• 2001What's the Worst That Could Happen? — Amber Belhaven
• 2000Love's Labour's Lost — Maria
• 2000Sally Hemings: An American Scandal — Sally Hemings
• Sally Hemings: An American Scandal — Sally Hemings
• 1999Tube Tales — Girl (segment "Steal Away")
• Colour Blind — Rose-Angela Patterson
• 1998I Want You — Amber
• 1998The Avengers — Brenda
• 1997Metro — Ronnie Tate
• Cold Lazarus — Blinda
• Law & Order — April Lannen
• 1986Absolute Beginners — Carmen
• Untitled Roald Dahl Series

Appearances as themselves (3)

• Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us' — Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self
• 2002What’s the Worst That Could Happen: Scene Stealers — Self