Michaela Coel
| Naaŋɔ | female  |
|---|---|
| Country of citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Birth name | Michaela-Moses Ewuraba O Boakye-Collinson |
| Given name | Michaela |
| Family name | Coel |
| Date of birth | 1 fɔɔ 1987 |
| Place of birth | Aldgate |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | English |
| Field of work | acting, dramaturgy |
| Educated at | Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
| Residence | East London |
| Work period (start) | 2013 |
| Instrument | voice |
| Notable work | I May Destroy You |
| Award received | British Academy Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance, OkayAfrica 100 Women, Jane Fonda Humanitarian Award |
Michaela Ewuraba Boakye-Collinson FRSL ( ba dɔgɛ e la 1987 yuunɛ la puan). Zo'e zo'e la yi'iri e la Michaela Coel. A de la sinii itq bɔna solemitiŋa, Britian. Abkelum dɛna la gɔngulesa la TV director. A yuum nyɛ yu'urɛ mɛ bɔna sɛla ti ba yi'ira ti E4 sitcom Chewing Gum (pɔsɛ 2015 yuunɛ la puan wa paɛ–2017 yuunɛ la puan). Iŋɛ n tuum di sɛla ri ba yi'ira ti BAFTA Award duma la yuum dɛna pɔgesɛka n yuum mɔi baŋɛ a taaba waabi. Dagi bala ma'a gee a yuum kelum di yia bɔna BBC O wene/HBO la I May Destroy You (2020 yuunɛ la puan) ti a yuum kelum di British Academy Television Award bɔna 2021 yuunɛ la puan. Iŋɛ n yuum kelum dɛna nɛresabega yia dɛna pɔka ti a di Primetime Emmy Award bɔna sɛla ti ha yi'ira ti 'Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special'.
Coel de la nɛra ti ba mina paa bɔna Netflix de'eŋo duma basɛba puan Black Mirror (pɔsɛ 2016 yuunɛ la puan ta–2017 yuuma la puan) la Black Earth Rising ( bɔna 2018 yuunɛ la puan) Been So Long ( bɔna 2018 yuunɛ la puan).
A Pɔsega Vom Yɛla
[demese | demesego zia]Michaela Ewuraba Boakye-Collinson wa Ba yuum dɔgɛ e la 1987 yuunɛ la puan bɔna East London. A dɔgereba za'a de la Gaana nɛreba. parents are Ghanaian. gee ti iŋɛ la a sua kayima ba ma ma'a n yuum uge ba bɔna East London tiŋa la puan. primarily Hackney and Tower Hamlets. A pɔsɛ kiŋɛ a sukuu la Roman Catholic sukuu n boi East London, gee yeti iŋɛ pɔsega sukuu kinɛ saŋa la puan iŋɛ yuum ni namesa a taaba mɛ yɛsa la iŋɛ ti ba yuum namesɛ se'em. A pa'alɛ ti kiŋɛ ma'a n yuum de nɛresabega a taaba la zi'an bɔna a pɔsega sukuu kinɛ saŋa la puan. A amaa, a pa'alɛ yeti namesegɔ wa yuum ka doose e paɛ a niŋa sukuu duma puan.
Ze'ele 2007 yuunɛ la puan ta paɛ 2009 yuunɛ la puan. Coel kiŋɛ la University of Birmingham, ta zamesɛ solemiine yetɔgum 'English Literature and Theology' la . Ze'ele 2009 yuunɛ la puan, a tɛɛ kiŋɛ la zɛsɛka ti ba yi'ira ti "Guildhall School of Music and Drama" la hali iŋɛ n yuum de yia daana gee dɛna nɛresabega gee kelum dɛna pɔka ti a bɔna bini paɛ yuuma anuu.
Iŋɛ n yuum di sɛla ti ba yi'ira ti "Laurence Olivier Bursary Award" la. Sansɛka ti a yuum bɔna Guildhall la Coel yuum nyɛ sore mɛ kiŋɛ sɛla ti ba yi'ira ti "Mark Proulx workshop" bɔna Prima del Teatro gee yuum kelum po kiŋɛta zamesɛ sɛla ti ba yi'ira ti "Kat Francois Poetry" Theatre Royal Stratford East. A yuum ba'asɛ la sukuu sɛka ti ba yi'ira ti "Guildhall School of Music and Drama" 2012 yuunɛ la puan.
Accolades
[demese | demesego zia]| Year | Association | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Theatre Royal Stratford East Poetry Slam | Herself | Won | ||
| 2009 | Won | ||||
| 2010 | Won | ||||
| Cordless Show | Poetry/Music | Won | |||
| 2011 | Laurence Olivier Award | Bursary Award | Won | ||
| 2012 | Alfred Fagon Award | Best Playwright of African or Caribbean Descent | Chewing Gum Dreams | Won | |
| 2016 | British Academy Television Award | Best Female Comedy Performance | Chewing Gum | Won | |
| Best Scripted Comedy | Tɛmpileti:Nom | ||||
| Breakthrough Talent | Won | ||||
| RTA Programme Award | Breakthrough | Won | |||
| Outstanding Actress, Comedy Series | Tɛmpileti:Nom | ||||
| Outstanding Writing, Comedy Series | Tɛmpileti:Nom | ||||
| 2018 | Berlin International Film Festival Award | EFP Shooting Star | Herself | Won | |
| Tɛmpileti:TBA | First Day on Earth | Henri | Main role; also writer, creator and an executive producer | ||
Stage
[demese | demesego zia]| Year | Title | Role | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Three Birds | Tiana | Bush Theatre |
| Home | Young Mum / Portugal | Royal National Theatre | |
| Chewing Gum Dreams | Tracey Gordon | Royal Exchange Theatre | |
| 2014 | Blurred Lines<ref name=MichaelaThePoet-BlurredLines-2014>Blurred Lines (The Shed, Royal National Theatre) (16 January 2014). | Michaela | Royal National Theatre |
| Home (Revival) | Young Mum / Portugal | Royal National Theatre | |
| Chewing Gum Dreams | Tracey Gordon | Royal National Theatre | |
| Medea | Nurse | Royal National Theatre |
Discography
[demese | demesego zia]EP
- 22 May (2007)<ref name=MichaelaThePoet-About>About (6 November 2009).
LPs
- Fixing Barbie (2009)
- We're the Losers (2011)name=MBrioMusic-MichaelaThePoet-2011 />
Bibliography
[demese | demesego zia]- Coel, Michaela (2013). Chewing Gum Dreams (UK ed.). London: Oberon Books Ltd. ISBN 978-1-783-19014-0. OCLC 870600609.
- Coel, Michaela (2021). Misfits: A Personal Manifesto (UK ed.). London: Ebury Press. ISBN 978-1529148251. OCLC 1246284580.
Viisegɔ Gɔnɔ
[demese | demesego zia]Viisegɔ Gɔnɔ Tuseto
[demese | demesego zia]- Michaela Coel at IMDb
- Michaela Coel on Twitter
- Michaela Coel's James MacTaggart Lecture at Edinburgh TV Festival 2018