Fans of the “Harry Potter” books and movies got to know actor Emma Watson, who played the character Hermione. But a new stage play has cast British actress Noma Dumezweni as Harry’s friend, Hermione. Dumezweni is black, and her family is from Swaziland in Africa. Dumezweni has an impressive list of credits in theater, film and television. She won a major award for a role in “A Raisin in the Sun” and performed in a number of Shakespearean roles.
Title: Black actress from England cast as Hermione
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black, and her family is from Swaziland in Africa.</span> <span data-start-time='26458' data-end-time='33292'>Dumezweni has an impressive list of credits in theater, film and television.</span> <span data-start-time='33292' data-end-time='42542'>She won a major award for a role in “A Raisin in the Sun” and performed in a number of Shakespearean roles.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/704/hp_image.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div 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