Biography
Carmen Elizabeth Edjo - British and American film actrix, which also became successful as a vocalist. The most famous films of Carmen Ejo are considered to be "Boycot", "Sparkle" and "Fantastic Creatures and where they live." In addition, she received recognition from small viewers when in young years a number of Saturday children's television broadcasts were led on American channels.
Biography of Carmen Eddge originates in the London District of Kensington. The girl was born on October 22, 1973, although in some sources it appears in 1974. The father of the future actress was Nigerian Charles Edge, who moved to Britain and founded her own business there. Mom Elizabeth Douglas is from Scotland. In the younger years, this woman attributed herself to Hippie's movement. Subsequently, she began to work as a tourist guide.
Carmen has the elder brother Charles, who not only received the same name as his father, but also adopted his entrepreneurial veil and became a successful businessman. Charles became a member of the First In the UK Realistic Show for Entrepreneurs "Dragons' Den", which in Russia passed under the name "Capital". In the first issue, the EJ investment in vending machines brought tremendous income, and the guy signed a contract with a well-known company.
Sama Carmen, by 1984, attended a spectrum initial Roman Catholic school in Chelsea, and then, after the first successful experience of filming in 12 years, decided to focus on learning acting skills. In his youth, she moves to the United States, where there are many master classes from professional professionals. But the first fame of the girl brought the work of TV presenter of children's programs, which at the weekend showed before the Multi Walt Disney.
Films
As mentioned above, for the first time in the film, Carmen Ejo appeared at the age of 12. It was the British musical "Absolute Newcomers", in which the girl managed to work with David Bowie. Then a ten-year-old pause has arrived in the career of the actress. In 1996, Carmen returns with a fantastic thriller "Cold Lazar", followed by the criminal comedy "City Police" with Eddie Murphy, an infidewater picture "I want you" with Rachel Weiss, the musical of the vain efforts of love with Alicia Silverstone.
An important work of the actress is considered the historical and biographical film "Scandal in the White House" and the Drama "Boycot" for which Carmen was nominated for the Naacp Image Award. The year 1998 was marked in the film engineer by work in the thriller "Avengers" with the mind of the turman in the lead role. Despite the scale of the project, the film turned out to be failed - eight nominations and one victory at the Golden Raspberry Prize ceremony.
Later, the actress was replenished with 1-2 filmmakers annually. In the number of large-scale projects involving EJO, the comedy "What could be worse?", Where partners Carmen on the set were comedians Martin Lawrence and Danny de Vito, as well as the musical drama "Lakavanna Blues", which received a nomination for the Golden Globe. In the New Year's melodraman "Noel", where the main characters played Penelope Cruz and Paul Walker, Carmen appeared in the form of a doctor. Soon the work was followed in the criminal series "Kidnapped".
The next breakthrough occurred after entering the screens of the musical melodrama "Sparkle", which became, by the way, the last project in the life of the actress and singer Whitney Houston. In addition, Carmen Edjo performed the main characters in the thriller "Iks Hour" and a melodraman "Born to be sad." No less important was the participation of actresses in the thriller "Judgment Night 2", where Carmen played the main heroine - NSU's nurse. Together with her daughter, she has to escape from the crowd of murderers who go to the US streets one day a year. Her great honor for himself, EJO considered to participate in the Drama "Selm", in which the role of Scott King, the wife of Martin Luther King executed the role. In the film, we were talking about the movement for the rights of black citizens in America. Heroine's husband Carmen played David Oleouo.
In 2016, Carmen agreed to play a seraphine of Picewers in the adventure fantasy "Fantastic creatures and where they live," where they starred with Colin Farrell, Alison Sudol, Eddie Redmony. The main female role in the film was performed by Catherine Waterstone. In Kinolent, the events preceding the narration of Harry Potter. The film turned out to be successful in terms of cash collections. For the year of show, he collected $ 840 million, which exceeded the cost of shooting and advertising campaign three times.
Music
In addition to the fact that Carmen Edge is a gifted actress, she is also a singer who worked with different musicians. For example, she wrote and executed in a duet with DJ Alex Reece song "Candles", and with a trip-hop singer Tricky recorded the hit "Slowly", which later came out the clip. The girl created and led his own video show on the American BSB TV channel, where the music could promote the masses, which he considered the highest quality and meeting the needs of young people.Repeatedly actress sang and in films in which he was shot. For example, her vocals are heard in the painting "Vain Efforts of Love", and in the musical "Sparkle", the voice of EJOs sounds in the "Yes i do", "Jump", "Something He Can Feel" and "Hokeed on Your Love". In 2012, these musical compositions entered the Soundtrack album from the movie.
Personal life
In the personal life of Carmen Ejo there were two marriages. For the first time, the actress married in 1998 for the musician Adrian Touus, the more famous music lovers under the name of the Tricks. Young people tied romantic relationships and love for music. In addition to the joint recording of songs, Edge participated in Trick concerts. However, the passion went out as quickly as flashed. This marriage existed for one year, and the couple decided to divorce.
At the end of the summer of 2000, Carmen again goes under the crown. This time, the actor and film crews Jeffrey Wright becomes her husband, with whom the British artist met during collaboration on the Boycot's biographic drama.
During the marriage, Carmen even wore the dual surname of Edge-Wright. Spouses gave life to two children: the son of Elaidge and daughter Jun. But after 14 years of life, Wright and Edge decided to disperse. Now the actress is not married and lives together with children in its own apartments in Brooklyn, New York. Her "Instagram" is filled with a photo dedicated to acting. Edge rarely lays out personal images for everyone, leaving a personal life behind the scenes.
Carmen Edjo now
In 2017, the actress appeared on the set of continuation of fantastic saga "Alien: Covenant." In the film, Carmen appeared in the image of Christopher Orama (Billy Krupp), the captain of the "covenant" ship. In the American TV series "Call Girl", Carmen played the main heroine. The film was created at the junction of several genres - thriller, legal drama, melodramas. The creators managed to keep the interest of the audience for 2 seasons.Another thriller, "it comes at night," soon appeared in the repertoire of the artist. In the film, we were talking about the family, which for the sake of salvation from the epidemic of an unknown disease was forced to hide in the forest. In the depths, the couple with a teenager son meet other fugitives. Carmen, together with Joel Edgeton played a married couple Sarah and Paul.
The actress is equally well coped with roles in the comedies, which confirmation of the criminal film "Roman Israel, ESQ" about an experienced lawyer who cannot come to understanding with the new boss. Roman is different from others - wears the 70s clothing, the corresponding hairstyle and at the same time endowed with phenomenal memory. Carmen entered the main acting film together with Denzel Washington and Colin Farrell. The actress performed the role of colleagues of the main character. The premiere was held at the festival in Toronto, but later the director remounted on the ribbon, making it shorter.
Now Edjo is removed in the continuation of the Spin-Off "Harry Potter" "Fantastic Creatures: Green de Wald crimes," which tells about the magicians community that seek world domination. In the film in the young Albus Dumbledore will reincarnate Jude Low. Zoya Kravitz and Johnny Depp will also appear on the screen, which agreed to play in the adaptation of the works of Joan Rowling, even without reading the script. The film is located at the stage of post-production, the premiere is scheduled for November.
The actress continues to be filmed in the series "This Detective". A contract for participation in the third season of the detective film has already been signed. In the cast, in addition to Carmen Edge, will include Scout McNareyri, Mahershal Ali, Stephen Dorff.
Filmography
- 2000 - "Fancy Efforts of Love"
- 2000 - "Scandal in the White House"
- 2001 - "What could be worse?"
- 2008 - "Pride and Glory"
- 2012 - "Sparkle"
- 2013 - "Iks Hour"
- 2014 - Selma
- 2014 - "This Detective"
- 2015 - "Born to be sad"
- 2016 - "Fantastic creatures and where they live"
- 2017 - "Alien: Covenant"
- 2017 - "Roman Israel, ESQ"
- 2018 - "Fantastic Creatures: Green De Wald Crimes"