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Michaela Ewuraba Boakye-Collinson FRSL (born 1 October 1987), known professionally as Michaela Coel, is a British actress, filmmaker and poet.
Michaela Coel. Actress: Chewing Gum. Michaela was born on October 1st 1987 as Michaela Boakye-Collinson to Ghanaian parents and brought up in Tower Hamlets by her mother, a devout member of the Pentecostal church who instilled her religion into Michaela and her sister - something that she would later draw on for her play 'Chewing Gum Dreams.
May 16, 2024 · Michaela Coel (born October 1, 1987, London, England) is a British screenwriter, actress, and producer who gained acclaim for the award-winning television series Chewing Gum (2015–17) and I May Destroy You (2020), both of which she wrote, starred in, and produced.
Oct 6, 2022 · Michaela Coel doesn’t like to sit still; she’s a self- described mover, the type to run a half- marathon in the middle of the night for fun.
Jul 13, 2020 · As Michaela Coel was writing I May Destroy You, her brilliant, ruminative series about sexual assault, she found herself so inspired by Netflix’s Russian Doll —another half-hour series...
Sep 1, 2021 · Michaela Coel - actor, writer, director and brains behind I May Destroy You) is ELLE's 2021 October issue cover star and talks standing out, forgiveness and dancing into the night.
Michaela Coel. Actress: Chewing Gum. Michaela was born on October 1st 1987 as Michaela Boakye-Collinson to Ghanaian parents and brought up in Tower Hamlets by her mother, a devout member of the Pentecostal church who instilled her religion into Michaela and her sister - something that she would later draw on for her play 'Chewing Gum Dreams.
Jul 10, 2020 · How Michaela Coel Transformed Her Trauma Into the Year's Best TV Show. The rising British star makes groundbreaking drama from sexual assault in HBO's I May Destroy You. GQ speaks to the writer...
May 5, 2021 · In Variety's Power of Women issue, Michaela Coel looks to the future of her career after her powerful HBO series 'I May Destroy You'
Jun 29, 2020 · In her new show, Michaela Coel, a prodigiously talented writer, director, and performer, takes on life after sexual assault. Illustration by Xia Gordon. Who hasn’t been...