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Naomie Harris Biography

Naomie Melanie Harris, OBE (born 6 September 1976) is an English actress. She started her career as a child actress, appearing in the children television series Simon and the Witch in 1987. She played the voodoo witch Tia Dalma in the second and third Pirates of the Caribbean films, Selena in 28 Days Later, and Winnie Mandela in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. She played Eve Moneypenny in the James Bond films Skyfall and Spectre. In 2016, she starred in the critically acclaimed film Moonlight, a performance which earned her several nominations for Best Supporting Actress awards, including the Golden Globe, BAFTA and the Academy Award.

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When you film in Africa, it's almost like a character in and of itself because it is so beautiful and has this special magic that I've never experienced anywhere else. There is something so incredibly beautiful about the light.

Beautiful, Character, Light, Special, Film

When I have finished a job, done all the promotion, and it's been received well. Then I can allow myself the luxury of a break, and chilling out with my family and friends, and taking a nice break knowing I've done a good job.

Jobs, Nice, Luxury, Received, Friends, Done

What I generally get from being in Africa is a sense of warmth and openness. As a stranger, you are always welcomed into people's homes and people are always offering you food. That generosity is incredibly touching.

Home, Offering, People, Welcomed, Warmth, Generosity

I really, really love Daniel Craig as Bond.

Bond, Craig, Daniel, Love

I always find filming stressful. I get very caught up thinking about my character - 'Am I doing it right? Should it be done this way?'

Character, Thinking, Done

Mandela is this extraordinary individual who can inspire the world. Instead of wanting revenge after being brutalized, he showed the world how to forgive.

Revenge, Inspire, Forgiving, Forgive, Showed

I started acting when I was seven. And I went to a local drama school which is very well-known in London. Because of that, I started getting jobs, and I worked all the time as a child, pretty much non-stop.

Children, Drama, Jobs, London, Seven, Time

What interests Sam Mendes are characters and relationships, and he was a genius at giving you the freedom to create the type of character you want, and also to explore and have fun with your fellow actors. For him, characters and relationships are really the heartbeat of the film, and then the action is the backdrop. By developing the characters, he makes you care that much more about the action and going on a journey with the characters.

Fun, Character, Heart, Action, Interests

I don't think I have the assets to play the more traditional Bond Girl.

Girl, Thinking, Play, Traditional, Think

Only do acting, if you don't want to do anything else. And know that it's a tough journey with a lot of rejection along the way. You have to have a lot of self-belief.

Journey, Rejection, Self, Way

I usually look in my eyes to tell the truth of how I'm feeling that day.

Day, Eye, Eyes, Feelings, Looks, Usually

When I started out in the profession, it was definitely about proving that I was worthy, but after achieving a certain amount of success, I realized I didn't have to prove anything to anybody.

Achieve, Certain, Worthy, Definitely, Achieving, Realized

I cry at random things, like a flower, or someone giving me a present, or my sister giving me a nice hug.

Nice, Flower, Kissing, Cry, Like

I've never been that person who wants a Rolls Royce or wants to live in a mansion or what have you.

Mansion, Person, Persons, Rolls Royce, Royce, Want

I can't impersonate someone. That is not what I do. I can only take someone's essence and create a character out of that.

Character, Essence, Impersonate, Create

I was really nervous, because I was certain it was going to be bigger than anything I'd ever done before. But I was relieved when I actually discovered that there was a family atmosphere on the set, with a brother-sister team, Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson running it all.

Actually, Bigger, Brother, Done, Running, Team

I never ever thought that I would be in a Bond film, ever, which is weird because I grew up loving these amazing movies.

Would Be, Film, Grew Up, Amazing, Weird, Loving

People have very strong opinions about how their national icons should be played.

Strong, Icons, People, Played

Powerful women are the most interesting to play.

Powerful, Play, Interesting, Women

You don't want to just preach to people; you want to get them emotionally involved, and I think you do that with a wonderful human story about one person's struggle.

Emotionally, People, Preach, Struggle, Thinking

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