Michaela Coel

TV Actress

Michaela Coel was born in London, England, United Kingdom on October 1st, 1987 and is the TV Actress. At the age of 36, Michaela Coel biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, TV shows, and networth are available.

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Other Names / Nick Names
Michaela Ewuraba Boakye-Collinson, Michaela
Date of Birth
October 1, 1987
Nationality
United Kingdom
Place of Birth
London, England, United Kingdom
Age
36 years old
Zodiac Sign
Libra
Profession
Actor, Film Actor, Playwright, Screenwriter, Singer, Writer
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Michaela Coel Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 36 years old, Michaela Coel has this physical status:

Height
165cm
Weight
57kg
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Build
Slim
Measurements
Not Available
Michaela Coel Religion, Education, and Hobbies
Religion
Not Available
Hobbies
Not Available
Education
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Michaela Coel Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Spouse(s)
Not Available
Children
Not Available
Dating / Affair
Not Available
Parents
Not Available
Siblings
She has an older sister.
Michaela Coel Career

In 2006, Coel began performing at poetry open mics in Ealing. As she continued to do open mics, she was encouraged by actor, playwright and director Ché Walker, who saw her perform at the Hackney Empire, to apply to Guildhall. As a poet, Coel performed on many stages, including Wembley Arena, Bush Theatre, Nuyorican Poets Cafe and De Doelen, Rotterdam. She went by the name Michaela The Poet.

Coel joined the Talawa Theatre Company summer school program TYPT in 2009. During her time at Talawa, Coel was in the TYPT 2009 production of Krunch, directed by Amani Naphtali. That same year, Coel released an album entitled Fixing Barbie, which featured her work as a poet and musician. In 2011, Coel released the record We're the Losers.

Coel's play Chewing Gum Dreams was her senior graduation project at Guildhall in 2012. The play was first produced at The Yard Theatre in Hackney Wick. The play featured Coel in a one-woman show telling the dramatic story of a 14-year-old girl named Tracey. The play then went on to be produced by the Bush Theatre (2012), Royal Theatre Holland (2012), Royal Exchange Theatre (2013) and the National Theatre (2014). It received positive reviews.

In 2013, Coel appeared in Channel 4 drama Top Boy and has had leading roles at the National Theatre, including the award-nominated Home and the critically-acclaimed Medea.

Channel 4 announced that Coel would write and star in a new sitcom called Chewing Gum, inspired by her play Chewing Gum Dreams in August 2014. "C4 Comedy Blaps" were released as teasers in September 2014, and the series began on E4 in October 2015. Her performance earned her the British Academy Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance in 2016. She also won a BAFTA for Breakthrough Talent for writing the show. Chewing Gum received overwhelmingly positive reviews.

In 2015, Coel appeared in BBC One drama London Spy. The following year, she played Lilyhot in the E4 sci-fi comedy-drama The Aliens, which was filmed in Bulgaria.

Chewing Gum returned for a second series in January 2017. She also appeared in both the "Nosedive" and "USS Callister" episodes of Charlie Brooker's series Black Mirror. Coel also had a small role in the 2017 film Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

In 2018, Coel starred in Black Earth Rising, a co-production between BBC Two and Netflix, where she played Kate, the main character. She also starred as Simone in the musical-drama film Been So Long, by Che Walker, based on his own stage play, which was released on Netflix to positive reviews in October 2018.

Coel created, wrote, produced, co-directed and starred in the comedy-drama series I May Destroy You, inspired by her own experience of sexual assault. The show launched on BBC One in the UK and HBO in the US in June 2020 to widespread acclaim. She acknowledged refusing $1 million from Netflix after the streaming service declined to offer her intellectual property ownership of her show.

In 2020, Coel was included in Time's 100 Most Influential People. She was also named as one of the breakout stars of 2020 for film. Coel also appeared in British Vogue's 2020 list of influential women. Furthermore, in the 15th annual Powerlist of the most influential people of African or African-Caribbean heritage in the United Kingdom, Coel was ranked fourth for the impact of her work on I May Destroy You.

In July 2021, Coel was cast in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

Coel's first book, Misfits: a Personal Manifesto, was published simultaneously in the UK and the USA on 7 September 2021 by Ebury Press. Based on her MacTaggart lecture at 2018's Edinburgh Festival, which touches on Coel's experiences with racism and misogyny, her publisher described the book as "a powerful manifesto on how speaking your truth and owning your differences can transform your life".

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www.dailymail.co.uk, February 2, 2024
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Michaela Coel confesses to having PTSD after being exposed to bigotry at drama school

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 16, 2023
Michaela Coel, the creator of I May Destroy You, has admitted to suffering from PTSD after being surrounded by racial abuse at school. She spoke to The Telegraph's Arts supplement in 2009 about having a "s***ty time" as a black student at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. An independent review into student discrimination in 2020 found evidence of a racial society in which multiple black students were branded N-word and'suppressed' by white tutors.

When Michaela Coel attends 'The Kitchen' premiere at the BFI London Film Festival, she appears to be sophisticated in a chic black dress and matching chunky boots

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 15, 2023
On Sunday evening, Michaela Coel, a black matching outfit, appeared sophisticated at the BFI London Film Festival premiere. At the Royal Festival Hall, the I May Destroy You actress, 36, wore a sleek black gown with patterned cut-outs and a matching train. The stunning dress was dressed in a variety of fabrics and shoulder pads were added to the unique style.
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