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Michaela Coel

Bio: Michaela Ewuraba Boakye-Collinson (born October 1, 1987), known professionally as Michaela Coel, is a Ghanaian-British actress, filmmaker, singer, and composer. She is best known for creating and starring in the E4 sitcom Chewing Gum (2015–2017), for which she won the BAFTA Award for Best Female Comedy Performance; and the BBC One/HBO comedy-drama series I May Destroy You (2020) for which she won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress in 2021
Born: Sat, Oct 01 1988
Birthplace: Tower Hamlets, London, England, UK
Michaela Coel is 36 years old
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Poster of I May Destroy You
I May Destroy You
Michaela Coel was
31+ in I May Destroy You
as 'Executive Producer, Director, Writer, Creator'.
First Air Date
Sun, Jun 07 2020
Poster of Chewing Gum
Chewing Gum
Michaela Coel was
27+ in Chewing Gum
as 'Original Music Composer, Creator'.
First Air Date
Tue, Oct 06 2015
Poster of First Day on Earth
First Day on Earth
Michaela Coel will be
36+ in First Day on Earth
as 'Executive Producer, Creator'.
First Air Date
Unreleased