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Carmen Elizabeth Ejogo (born 1973)〔(Family Search ), accessed 11/22/14.〕〔("Birth Registration Details" ), ''Ancestry.co.uk'' (retrieved 19 July 2009).〕 is a British actress and singer. She began her career as a teenager in London, hosting the Saturday Disney morning show from 1993 to 1995. Her film credits include ''What's the Worst That Could Happen?'', ''Away We Go'', ''Sparkle'', ''Alex Cross'', and ''The Purge: Anarchy''. Ejogo has appeared as civil rights activist Coretta Scott King in two films: ''Boycott'' (2001) and ''Selma'' (2014). While preparing for the role in ''Boycott'', she met with King〔Juliet Izon, (accessed 12/5/14 "Carmen Ejogo Talks Playing Coretta Scott King in 'Selma'" ), ''Los Angeles Confidential''.〕 and was given King's blessing for her portrayal.〔Levy, Emanuel; ("Selma: The Women’s Civil Rights Story" ), EmanuelLevy.com, 24 December 2014 (retrieved 29 December 2014).〕 ==Personal life== Born and raised in London, Ejogo is the daughter of Elizabeth (née Douglas) and Charles Ejogo.〔("A Gran Day Out" ) ''CumnockChronicle.com'', 24 June 2009 (retrieved 19 July 2009).〕 Her father is Nigerian and her mother is Scottish.〔("Carmen Ejogo" ), Global News, 16 March〕 During her childhood, Ejogo remembers her mother as being "a bit of a hippie".〔Rich, Katey; ("Interview: Away We Go's Carmen Ejogo" ) ''CinemaBlend.com'', 2 June 2009 (retrieved 19 July 2009).〕 Her younger brother is also named Charles Ejogo.〔(Umbrolly website ) ''Umbrollys.com'' (retrieved 19 July 2009).〕〔Acey, Madeleine; ("Dragons Den 'winner' takes to the streets" ), ''TimesOnline.co.uk'', 7 August 2006 (retrieved 19 July 2009).〕 She attended the Oratory Primary Roman Catholic primary school in Chelsea until 1984. Ejogo was briefly married to trip-hop artist Tricky.〔(Tricky biography. )〕 In 2000, she married American actor Jeffrey Wright, whom she met while making the HBO film ''Boycott''. They have a son (Elijah) and a daughter (Juno).〔("Carmen Ejogo: 'There's some kind of trauma at play'" ), ''The Independent'', 4 September 2009 (retrieved 2 July 2015).〕〔("Carmen, Elijah & Juno Wright" ) ''alittlemuse.com'', 7 September 2011 (retrieved 2 July 2015).〕 Ejogo and Wright have since divorced.〔Zahed, Ramin; ("'Selma' allows Carmen Ejogo to play Coretta Scott King a second time" ), ''LATimes.com'', 18 December 2014 (retrieved 26 December 2014).〕 She currently lives in Brooklyn, New York. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Carmen Ejogo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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