Ngozi Paul is a Canadian award-winning stage and on screen actress,
writer, director and producer. Best known as the creator, executive
producer, and actress on Global TV hit comedic drama Da Kink in My
Hair.Paul was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, to a father from
Dominica and a mother from St. Kitts and Nevis. She is the younger
sister of Green Party of Canada leader, Annamie Paul. Her upbringing
created the foundation for her work as a social and cultural
innovator. With academic roots in Birmingham Conservatory for
Classical Theatre,[1] Ngozi began her acting career on stage at the
Stratford Festival of Canada.During the course of her professional
career, Paul has worked in theatre and film projects and with
performers such as Tonya Lee Williams, star of the popular daytime
drama The Young and the Restless. In addition, Ngozi has been cast,
most notably, with fellow actors Don Cheadle, Chiwetel Ejiofor (Talk
to Me) and Rachel Weisz (The Whistleblower).In 2003, Paul was listed
as one of Toronto's top ten actors by Now Magazine.[2] She is the
recipient of the prestigious Tyrone Guthrie Award for her work with
the Stratford Festival, and was Best Actress nominee at the
International Black Film Festival for her performance in the film
Banyan. She played a leading role in Charles Officer’s
Genie-nominated film Short Hymn, Silent War, featured at the 2004
Sundance Film Festival. More recently, Paul played a young Nelson
Mandela in the Toronto production of the screenplay In the Freedom of
Dreams: The Story of Nelson Mandela.
writer, director and producer. Best known as the creator, executive
producer, and actress on Global TV hit comedic drama Da Kink in My
Hair.Paul was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, to a father from
Dominica and a mother from St. Kitts and Nevis. She is the younger
sister of Green Party of Canada leader, Annamie Paul. Her upbringing
created the foundation for her work as a social and cultural
innovator. With academic roots in Birmingham Conservatory for
Classical Theatre,[1] Ngozi began her acting career on stage at the
Stratford Festival of Canada.During the course of her professional
career, Paul has worked in theatre and film projects and with
performers such as Tonya Lee Williams, star of the popular daytime
drama The Young and the Restless. In addition, Ngozi has been cast,
most notably, with fellow actors Don Cheadle, Chiwetel Ejiofor (Talk
to Me) and Rachel Weisz (The Whistleblower).In 2003, Paul was listed
as one of Toronto's top ten actors by Now Magazine.[2] She is the
recipient of the prestigious Tyrone Guthrie Award for her work with
the Stratford Festival, and was Best Actress nominee at the
International Black Film Festival for her performance in the film
Banyan. She played a leading role in Charles Officer’s
Genie-nominated film Short Hymn, Silent War, featured at the 2004
Sundance Film Festival. More recently, Paul played a young Nelson
Mandela in the Toronto production of the screenplay In the Freedom of
Dreams: The Story of Nelson Mandela.
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