Having arrived in England as a refugee from Swaziland at age seven, she was educated in Felixstowe before moving to London at eighteen, where she began her acting training. Her stage career quickly earned critical acclaim, notably winning a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Supporting Performance in 2006 for her role in A Raisin in the Sun and a second Olivier in 2017 for portraying Hermione Granger…
