Carmen Ejogo 

Hi Carmen. I got to know about you when you starred in the movie Metro with Eddie Murphy. When the cast list flashed by, I was surprised: I thought I saw my name on the list. So, I had to get on the net and double check, and sure enough, there it was - my name! You see Carmen, I'm a Nigerian, from Delta state. The nature of my surname is such that it's unique. My surname is the same as yours: Ejogo. I'm curious about your origins. I discovered that your father is a Nigerian as well, and from the same state as me. Is it possible that we share the same roots. I'm a fan of Hollywood movies and wo  By: K.C. on the September 19th, 2008
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Hi Carmen. I got to know about you when you starred in the movie Metro with Eddie Murphy. When the cast list flashed by, I was surprised: I thought I saw my name on the list. So, I had to get on the net and double check, and sure enough, there it was - my name! You see Carmen, I'm a Nigerian, from Delta state. The nature of my surname is such that it's unique. My surname is the same as yours: Ejogo. I'm curious about your origins. I discovered that your father is a Nigerian as well, and from the same state as me. Is it possible that we share the same roots. I'm a fan of Hollywood movies and wo  By: K.C. on the September 19th, 2008
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Carmen Ejogo Wright (born 1 January1974) is a British actress.Ejogo was born in London, England, the daughter of Elizabeth, a tour guide, and Charles Ejogo, an entrepreneur.[1] Her mother is white and Scottish and her father is Nigerian.Her television career began in the UK in the early 1990s, where she co-presented the children's series Saturday Disney. Subsequently, she has had an acting career in the US. She has appeared in Metro with Eddie Murphy, What's the Worst That Could Happen? with Martin Lawrence, and Love's Labour's Lost with Kenneth Branagh, among other films, and also presented her own video show (The Carmen Ejogo Video Show) on BSB'sPower Station channel. She starred as Thomas Jefferson's slave mistress in the television drama Sally Hemmings: An American Scandal.While performing in the HBO film Boycott, she met and later married Jeffrey Wright. They have one son, Elijah. >> By WikiPedia