Public figure
Michaela Coel Gold
British actress and screenwriter
Michaela Coel is a British actress and screenwriter. Born 1987 in Aldgate.
At a glance
Gold- Born
- 1987-10-01, Aldgate
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Occupations
- actor, screenwriter, playwright, writer, film actor, showrunner, poet, manufacturer, director
- Fields
- acting, dramaturgy
- Also known as
- Michaela Ewuraba O Collinson, Michaela Collinson, Michaela The Poet, Michaela-Moses Ewuraba Boakye-Collinson
Education and professional journey
SilverEducation
Awards and recognition
Silver- British Academy Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance 2016
- OkayAfrica 100 Women 2017
- Jane Fonda Humanitarian Award 2022
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature 2022
Notable work
- Chewing Gum
- I May Destroy You
Personal journey
- Languages
- English
Due diligence
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What we have, and what we might have wrong
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- Wikidata, as of 3 Oct 2026. Community-curated knowledge base (CC0)
- Wikimedia Commons. Photo, see the file page for licence
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