Father, Charles, was a Nigerian entrepreneur (now deceased)
Mother, Elizabeth, is a Scottish tour guide
Brother, Charles Jr., is a law student (b. 1976)
Her father is Nigerian and her mother is Scottish.
Before becoming big in the Film and TV, she used to present Children's TV on Saturday mornings with former Blue Peter presenter Stuart Miles.
Carmen Ejogo Detailed Biography -
Carmen Ejogo (born in 1 January 1974 in London, England) is an actress, born to a white Scottish mother and a Nigerian father.
She has appeared in Metro with Eddie Murphy, What's The Worst That Could Happen? with Martin Lawrence, and Love's Labor Lost with Kenneth Branagh, among other films. While filming Basquiat, she met and later married Jeffrey Wright. They have one son, Elijah.