Naomie Harris

Naomie Harris OBE
Harris in June 2014
Born	Naami Melanie Harris (1976-09-06) 6 September 1976 (age 40) London, England, UK
Alma mater	Pembroke College, Cambridge Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1987–present

Naomie Melanie Harris,OBE (born 6 September 1976) is an English actress. She started her career as a child actress, appearing on the children television series Simon and the Witch in 1987. She played voodoo witch Tia Dalma in the second and third Pirates of the Caribbean films, Selena in 28 Days Later, and Winnie Mandela in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. She played Eve Moneypenny in the James Bond films Skyfall and Spectre. In 2016, she starred in the critically acclaimed film Moonlight; a performance which earned her nominations for several Best Supporting Actress awards, including the Golden Globe, BAFTA, and the Academy Award.

Harris was born on 6 September 1976 in Islington, London, where she was raised. Harris' mother, Lisselle Kayla, came to London as a child with her parents from Jamaica, and her father came there from Trinidad. They separated before she was born, and Harris was raised by her mother and has no relationship with her father. Her mother later remarried and Harris has two younger half-siblings. Her mother worked as a screenwriter on EastEnders and is now a healer. Harris attended London's St Marylebone School, before attending Woodhouse College as a 6th form student. She graduated from Pembroke College, Cambridge in 1998 with a degree in Social and Political Sciences. Harris gained her training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.