Naomie Harris Biography
Naomie Harris is an English actress who starred as Paula in Moonlight. Her performance in the film won her nominations for the Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 2017, she was chosen as Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the New Year Honours for services to drama. Queen Elizabeth II gave her the award at Buckingham Palace on February 23, 2017.
Naomie Harris Age
Harris was born Naomie Melanie Harris on September 6, 1976, in Islington, London, England. She is 48 years old as of 2024. Harris celebrates her birthday on September 6th.
Naomie Harris Height
Harris stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 8½ inches.
Naomie Harris Family
Harris was born to Carmen Harris(also credited as Lisselle Kayla) and Brian Clarke in Islington, London, where she also grew up. Carmen migrated to London from Jamaica as a child with her parents. She has worked as a screenwriter on EastEnders and as a healer.
Brian, on the other hand, is a fashion designer who migrated to the UK from Trinidad. He has British, Grenadian, and Guyanese roots. Her parents split before she was born. Thus, she was raised by her mother in a council flat in Finsbury Park. After the divorce, her mother remarried her stepfather.
Her stepfather was a chef in the south of France. She has a stepbrother and stepsister who are 20 years younger than her. On June 19, 2024, she wished her sister, Joey, a happy birthday via her Instagram account.
Naomie Harris Husband/Children
Harris started dating Peter Legler in 2012. When asked about having children during an interview with Woman magazine, she said that it was a personal decision and that one should consider having children when they are ready and fully committed to it. Further, she also said that she has no pressure to have children.
Naomie Harris Net Worth
Harris has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million-$5 Million which she has earned through her successful career as an actor.
Naomie Harris 28 Days Laters
Harris starred as Selena in 28 Days Laters in 2002. Selena is a chemist living in a sweet shop in the London underground after the breakout of the “Rage Virus.” She lives there with Mark as they try to survive the post-apocalyptic world. Her performance in the film won her a Black Reel Outstanding Breakthrough Performance Award.
Naomie Harris Pirates of the Caribbean
Harris starred as Tia Dalma/Calypso in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest in 2006 and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End in 2007. Tia is a voodoo and hoodoo practitioner who helps Captain Jack Sparrow and his crew. She has mystic abilities including resurrection which she uses to bring Captain Barbossa back to life to rescue Sparrow after he is dragged to Davy Jones’s Locker by the Kraken. In Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, she is revealed to be the sea goddess Calypso, bound into human form because of her love affair with Davy Jones.
Naomie Harris Moonlight
Harris starred as Paula in Moonlight opposite Trevante Rhodes as her adult son. Paula is the abusive and drug-addicted mother of Chiron. After becoming addicted to crack cocaine, she becomes neglectful and abusive to Chiron. Her performance in the film won her nominations for the Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Naomie Harris Sick/Condition
Harris was diagnosed with scoliosis when she was around 11 years old. As a teen, the condition progressed severely, leading to a spinal fusion. She recuperated for a month and had to relearn how to walk. She also suffered from adenomyosis.
Naomie Harris Education
Harris studied at St Marylebone School in London. As a child, she studied acting at the Anna Scher Theatre before joining Woodhouse College as a sixth-form student. In 1998, she graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Social and Political Sciences from Pembroke College, Cambridge. Further, she trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
Naomie Harris Career
Harris has starred been an actress on TV and film since she was 9 including an appearance in The Tomorrow People. In 2000, she starred as Susan in The Witch of Edmonton at the Southwark Playhouse. In May of that year, she joined the cast of She Stoops to Conquer. She appeared in 28 Days Later in November 2002. That same year, she appeared in Zadie Smith’s White Teeth.
Harris also starred in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, and Michael Mann’s Miami Vice. In 2005, she appeared in Michael Winterbottom’s A Cock and Bull Story. The following year, she appeared in Channel 4’s adaptation of Poppy Shakespeare. Further, she starred in BBC’s Small Island in December 2009.
2011 to present;
Harris starred as Elizabeth Lavenza in Frankenstein for the National Theatre from February 22 to May 2, 2011. She also starred in the leading role in The First Grader which premiered in the Seattle International Film Festival in May 2011. The following year, she appeared in Skyfall where she portrayed Miss Moneypenny. This made her the first black actress to play Moneypenny and the first Moneypenny to be given a first name. She recurred the role of Moneypenny in Spectre.
Harris starred as Winnie Mandela in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom opposite Idris Elba. Winnie said that Harris’ portrayal made it seem that she was channeling her rather than acting, stating that it was the first time she felt a film truly capture her. In 2016, she starred as Paula in Moonlight.
In 2021, Harris recurred the role of Eve Moneypenny in No Time to Die. Further, she starred as Frances Barrison/Shriek in Venom: Let There Be Carnage. She narrated “That Girl Is Going To Get Herself Killed” in July 2023 on Curio, an audio platform. She will star in Black Bag.
Naomie Harris Movies and TV Shows
Harris has starred in several movies and TV shows during her career such as
- Crust
- Living In Hope
- Runaway Bay
- Anansi
- Trauma
- The Tomorrow People
- The Project
- After the Sunset
- A Cock and Bull Story
- Street Kings
- My Last Five Girlfriends
- Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
- Southpaw
- Our Kind of Traitor
- Rampage
- Black and Blue
- Venom: Let There Be Carnage
- Swan Song
- The Third Day
- The Man Who Fell to Earth
- The Wasp
- Robin and the Hoods
Naomie Harris Social Media Platforms
She is active on her social media accounts and often posts on her Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. She has over 180K followers on Facebook, over 240K on Instagram, and over 43K on Twitter.