Sheila Atim
| Born | 1991 |
| Hometown | Uganda |
| Height | 6'0" (1.82m) |
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The Best Black Celeb Looks From The Fashion Awards 2023
The Fashion Awards in London on Monday evening featured some of today’s biggest names in the fashion industry, from models to designers. This year saw one of the most diverse lineups for the Model of the Year Award contestants. For the first time, a Black curve model, Paloma Elsesser, won the big prize.
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‘All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt’ Trailer: Moses Ingram Leads Sundance Breakout Produced by Barry Jenkins
Poet Raven Jackson makes her feature debut writing and directing the A24 film.
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'The Woman King,' a real-life epic, embodies the fight in Viola Davis and her fellow stars
Viola Davis, Lashana Lynch, Thuso Mbedu, Sheila Atim and John Boyega discuss the journey to battle – and joy – in their new movie, "The Woman King."
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Viola Davis' 'The Woman King' highlights joy, a less-depicted aspect of African storytelling
Viola Davis and Gina Prince-Bythewood's new film "The Woman King" showcases joy and wealth, departing from African storytelling that only shows pain.
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Girls On Film Awards Winners; Eleventh Hour Unveils Projects; Series Mania Keynotes; CDG Casting Awards Winners — Global Briefs
‘The Woman King’ & ‘Aftersun’ Dominate Girls On Film AwardsThe Woman King and Aftersun dominated the main awards at the second annual Girls On Film Awards. The Woman King picked up Best Ensemble, sponsored by Netflix, and Best Female Friendship On Screen. Woman King star Viola Davis was also awarded the Feminist Superhero award. Woman […]
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CORRECTED-'Sex Education' co-stars Wood and Mackey among BAFTA Rising Star nominees
Emma Mackey and Aimee Lou Wood, who rose to fame on hit Netflix show "Sex Education", and historical epic "The Woman King" actor Sheila Atim are among the nominees in the rising star category in the BAFTA Film Awards. The list of five contenders revealed on Tuesday, also features Naomi Ackie, who portrayed late music star Whitney Houston in biopic "I Wanna Dance with Somebody" and "Good Luck to You, Leo Grande" actor Daryl McCormack. Mackey and Wood play close friends in the Netflix comedy dra
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BAFTA Rising Star Award: ‘The Woman King’ & ‘Good Luck to You, Leo Grande’ Actors Among Nominees
The 2023 nominees for BAFTA’s Rising Star Award have been revealed, including actors from Gina Prince-Bythewood’s historical epic The Woman King and Sophie Hyde’s sex-positive drama Good Luck to You, Leo Grande. The five nominees this year are: Naomi Ackie (Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody), Sheila Atim (The Woman King), Aimee Lou Wood […]
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Naomie Ackie, Sheila Atim, Daryl McCormack Among BAFTA EE Rising Star Award Nominees
Actors Naomie Ackie, Sheila Atim, Emma Mackey, Daryl McCormack and Aimee Lou Wood are the 2023 nominees for the BAFTA EE Rising Star Award. The five actors, who are all British, have been selected for demonstrating “exceptional talent in film over the past year” and capturing “the imagination of the British public.” Previous winners include […]
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Sheila Atim on ‘The Woman King’: ‘I’d Take My Practice Spear Home and Even Use It in the Kitchen’
“The Woman King” stars the inimitable Viola Davis as Nanisca, but studios being what they are, there was a desire for another big name in the role of her spiritual leader, Amenza. But then director Gina Prince-Bythewood’s editor Terilyn Shropshire told her about Sheila Atim, who was in another film she was working on, Halle […]
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‘The Woman King Tops’ The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) List of the Ten Best Films of the Year
The Woman King headlined the African American Film Critics Association’s annual list of the top 10 films of the year. The film, directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, boasts an ensemble cast led by Viola Davis which includes Lashana Lynch, Sheila Atim, and Thuso Mbedu as the Agojie, an all-female army of fierce warriors. John Boyega also […]
