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Michaela Coyle
Michaela Moses Ioraba or Boaki Collinson, better known as Michaela Cowell, is a British actress who gained notoriety for her role as Arabella Isidu in the series “I May Destroy You”. (Image: HBO Max)
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The screenwriter was born in 1987 in Tower Hamlets (London). Her parents are from Ghana and she grew up alongside her mother and older sister in East London. Coyle attended her first class at a Catholic girls’ school, but made it clear that she was the only black girl in her class, causing her isolation and anguish from violent behavior toward other children. (Photo: AFP)
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Michaela Cole studied Theology and English Literature at the University of Birmingham between 2007 and 2009. In addition, she received Masters classes from Ché Walker at RADA/Exchange Studies after interviewing him at an “open mic”. (Image: HBO Max)
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The British actress attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. While staying at this institution, he attended Marc Proulx’s workshop at the Prima Theater and the Cat Francois Poetry Course at the Theater Royal, Stratford. (Image: HBO Max)
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France Press agency
Coyle submitted his project “Dreams of Bubblegum” in 2012 to graduate from Guildhall School. Two years later, it was announced that the actress would be making a new version of her work. In October 2015, “Bubble Gum” was released. The following year, Michaela won a BAFTA Award for Best Female Performance in a Comedy Show and Breakthrough Talent for the same TV show. (Photo: Stephanie Loos, AFP)
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In the following years, Coel participated in the third season of the series “Black Mirror” and in 2018 starred in “Black Earth Rising”, a series chronicling the genocide in Rwanda, alongside actor John Goodman. (Image: HBO Max)
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France Press agency
Michaela Cole stars in “I May Destroy You,” which centers on writer Arabella’s sexual assault when — in the middle of a creative break — she goes out for a drink with a girlfriend. The next day the difficult process of recovering from the trauma begins. The story is based on the actress’s real-life situation while writing the second season of her series, “Gum”. (Photo: AFP)
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This Tuesday, the Emmy Awards announced the nominees for Best Actress in an Anthology Series, Limited Series, or TV Movie in which Michaela Cole will compete for her co-starring “I May Destroy You” alongside Elizabeth Olsen (“WandaVision”) and Cynthia Erivo. (“Genius: Aretha”), Anya Taylor (“The Queen’s Gambit”), and Kate Winslet (“Mary of Easttown”). (Photo: BBC One/HBO)
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