Sheila Atim
Young, fresh, girl next door. Oozes strength, confidence & Intelligence. Natural, clean, trustworthy and relevant.
Actor, singer, model, writer & composer.
Born in Essex but naturally has a neutral accent with a slight London edge.
In 2022, Sheila won an Olivier award for Best Actress for her role in Constellations. She won her first Olivier Award in 2018 for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical for her role in Girl From The North Country. Made her writing debut with Anguis at Edinburgh Fringe 2019.
Very confident with an Amercian accent - including Chicago, Minnesota & generic American.
Credits
- Pinocchio (Feature Film, 2022) Signora Vitelli. Disney
- Comedy Central, Drunk history: Black Stories (TV, 2021) Yaa Asantewaa. Comedy Central
- The Irregulars (TV, 2021) Tooth Fairy. Netflix
- Drunk Black History (TV, 2021) Yaa Asantewaa. Comedy Central
- Constellations (Theatre, 2021) Marianne. Vaudeville Theatre
- The Underground Railroad (TV, 2020) Mable. Amazon
- Bruised (Feature Film, 2020) Bobbi Buddhakan Berroa. Romulus Entertainment
- The Understudy (Radio, 2020) Nora Harper.
- The Pale Horse (TV, 2019) Thryza Grey. BBC
- The Show (Feature Film, 2019) John Conqueror. Lex Films
- Time is Love/ Tiempo Es Amor (Theatre, 2019) Rosa. Finborough
- The Feed (TV, 2019) Amanda Javad. Amazon
- Othello (Theatre, 2018) Emilia. The Globe
- Bounty Hunters (TV, 2018) The Investigator. Sky
- Harlots (TV, 2018) Limehouse Nell. Hulu
- Sulphur and White (Feature Film, 2018) Samira. EMU Films
- Black Lives Black Words - The Interrogation of Sandra Bland (Theatre, 2017) Bland One. Bush Theatre
- Babette's Feast (Theatre, 2017) Babette. Print Room
- Girl from the North Country (Theatre, 2017) Marianne Laine. The Old Vic
- Les Blancs (Theatre, 2016) The Woman. National Theatre
- Shakespeare Trilogy: Julius Caesar (Theatre, 2016) Lucius. Donmar Warehouse
- Shakespeare Trilogy: Henry IV (Theatre, 2016) Gadshill & Lady Percy. Donmar Warehouse
- Shakespeare Trilogy: The Tempest (Theatre, 2016) Ferdinand. Donmar Warehouse
- Jew of Malta (Theatre, 2015) Attendant. RSC
- Love's Sacrifice (Theatre, 2015) Julia. RSC
- Volpone (Theatre, 2015) Assistant to Lady Would-Be. RSC
- Twelfth Night (Theatre, West End, 2015) Viola/Sebastian. Interactive Shakespeare Company
- Ghosttown (Theatre, 2014) Keira. Pilot Theatre
- Klook's Last Stand (Theatre, 2014) Vinette. Park Theatre
- Rachel (Theatre, 2014) Mrs. Lane. Park Theatre
- Hopelessly Devoted (Theatre, 2014) Chess. Paines Plough
- I Live with Models (TV, 2014) Mean Girl 1. Roughcut
- The Lightning Child (Theatre, 2013) Maenad. The Globe
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18/01/2023
Congratulations to Sheila Atim and Aimee Lou Wood, nominated for the BAFTA Rising Star Award!
The public-voted EE Rising Star Award honours young acting talent who have demonstrated exceptional talent and ambition and begun to capture the imagination of the British public. Aimee Lou Wood and Sheila Atim (MBE) have both been nominated for the award amongst three others. The winner will be announced on the 19th February at the BAFTA ceremony.
06/09/2022
New action film 'The Woman King' starring Sheila Atim.
A historical epic inspired by the true events that happened in The Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries. Out in select Cinemas in the US from the 16th September and UK Cinemas from the 7th October.
02/08/2022
New live-action adaptation of 'Pinocchio' on Disney+.
Featuring Sheila Atim who plays Signora Vitelli. Available on Disney+ from September 8th.
05/05/2022
New marvel film 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness' starring Sheila Atim & Ako Mitchell
Dr. Stephen Strange casts a forbidden spell that opens the doorway to the multiverse, including alternate versions of himself, whose threat to humanity is too great for the combined forces of Strange, Wong, and Wanda Maximoff. Out in UK cinemas from the 6th May.