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Sheila Atim

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  • Composer
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Sheila Atim
A decades-spanning exploration of a woman's life in Mississippi and an ode to the generations of people, places, and ineffable moments that shape us.
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Sheila Atim was born in January 1991 in Uganda. She is an actress and composer, known for The Woman King (2022), Bruised (2020) and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022).
BornJanuary 1991
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BornJanuary 1991
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 5 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Known for

    Viola Davis, Lashana Lynch, John Boyega, Sheila Atim, and Thuso Mbedu in The Woman King (2022)
    The Woman King
    6.9
    • Amenza
    • 2022
    Halle Berry in Bruised (2020)
    Bruised
    6.2
    • Buddhakan
    • 2020
    Chiwetel Ejiofor, Elizabeth Olsen, Benedict Wong, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Xochitl Gomez in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
    Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
    6.8
    • Sara
    • 2022
    Tom Hanks and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth in Pinocchio (2022)
    Pinocchio
    5.1
    • Signora Vitelli
    • 2022

    Credits

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    Actress

    • Blade Runner 2099
      • Post-production
      • TV Mini Series
      • 2026
    • Sam Reid in Detroit (2026)
      The Vampire Lestat
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Queen of the Damned
      • The Queen of the Damned
      • 2026
    • Elizabeth Olsen and Kenna Ramsey in Marvel Zombies (2025)
      Marvel Zombies
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Sara (voice)
      • 2025
    • Sigourney Weaver, Mads Mikkelsen, Sophie Sloan, David Dastmalchian, Rebecca Henderson, and Sheila Atim in Dust Bunny (2025)
      Dust Bunny
      6.5
      • Brenda
      • 2025
    • John Kani, Seth Rogen, Kagiso Lediga, Preston Nyman, Billy Eichner, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Blue Ivy Carter, and Aaron Pierre in Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)
      Mufasa: The Lion King
      6.6
      • Ajarry (voice)
      • 2024
    • Leaving Ikorodu in 1999 (2024)
      Leaving Ikorodu in 1999
      9.3
      Short
      • Mother
      • 2024
    • Royal Kill List (2024)
      Royal Kill List
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Storyteller
      • 2024
    • All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt (2023)
      All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt
      5.9
      • Evelyn
      • 2023
    • Viola Davis, Lashana Lynch, John Boyega, Sheila Atim, and Thuso Mbedu in The Woman King (2022)
      The Woman King
      6.9
      • Amenza
      • 2022
    • Tom Hanks and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth in Pinocchio (2022)
      Pinocchio
      5.1
      • Signora Vitelli
      • 2022
    • Chiwetel Ejiofor, Elizabeth Olsen, Benedict Wong, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Xochitl Gomez in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
      Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
      6.8
      • Sara
      • 2022
    • Ivanno Jeremiah and Sheila Atim in The Agreement (2022)
      The Agreement
      9.8
      Short
      • Evelyn
      • 2022
    • Royal Bastards: Rise of the Tudors (2021)
      Royal Bastards: Rise of the Tudors
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Storyteller
      • 2021
    • Peter Capaldi, Russell Tovey, Zoë Wanamaker, Anna Maxwell Martin, Chris O'Dowd, Ivanno Jeremiah, Omari Douglas, and Sheila Atim in National Theatre Live: Constellations (2021)
      National Theatre Live: Constellations
      • Marianne
      • 2021
    • Comedy Central, Drunk history: Black Stories (2021)
      Comedy Central, Drunk history: Black Stories
      3.6
      TV Series
      • 2021
    • Joel Edgerton, William Jackson Harper, Aaron Pierre, and Thuso Mbedu in The Underground Railroad (2021)
      The Underground Railroad
      7.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Mabel
      • 2021

    Composer

    • Meghan Leone Cox and Alexandra Lemus in Lexi and Micky (2017)
      Lexi and Micky
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2017
    • Mattia Bartoli and Montana Roesch in Flower (2017)
      Flower
      Short
      • music by
      • 2017

    Sound Department

    • Ralph Fiennes in Richard III (2016)
      Richard III
      8.0
      • sound assistant
      • 2016

    Videos6

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    Why 'The Woman King' Stunts Had to Be 90 to 100% Real
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    Trailer 1:58
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    The Pale Horse
    Trailer 1:52
    The Pale Horse

    Personal details

    • Height
      • 5′ 11¾″ (1.82 m)
    • Born
      • January 1991
      • Uganda

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Sheila won Best Female Performance in Film at the 2019 Screen Nation Awards for playing shipwrecked twins Viola and Sebastian in Twelfth Night (2018) for Shanty Productions.

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