Carmen Ejogo was born on october 22-nd in 1973 in Kensington, London, England. She is the daughter of Elizabeth and Charles Ejogo. Carmen began her career as a teenager hosting the Saturday Disney morning show from 1993 to 1995. Her film credits include "Love's Labour's Lost" (2000), "What's the Worst That Could Happen?" (2001), "Away We Go" (2009), "Sparkle" (2012), "Alex Cross" (2012), "The Purge: Anarchy" (2014), "It Comes at Night" (2017) and "Alien: Covenant" (2017). She is also known for her role as Seraphina Picquery in the "Fantastic Beasts" film series.
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 and was given King's blessing for her portrayal.

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