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{{short description|Zimbabwean actress (1977)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Chipo Chung
| image = Chipo Chung - Museum Futures.png
| caption = Chung in 2008
| birth_name = Chipo Tariro Chung
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1977|8|17}}
| birth_place = [[Dar es Salaam]], [[Tanzania]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| nationality = Zimbabwean
| education = [[Yale University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| years_active = 2003–present
| mother = [[Fay Chung]]
| father = [[Rugare Gumbo]]
}}
'''Chipo Tariro Chung''' (born 17 August 1977)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://directors.findthecompany.co.uk/l/6679811/Chipo-Tariro-Chung|title=Chipo Tariro Chung|website=Directors.findthecompany.co.uk|accessdate=31 March 2017}}{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> is a Zimbabwean actress and activist based in London.<ref>{{cite news|title=How We Met: Chipo Chung & Bonnie Greer|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/how-we-met-chipo-chung-amp-bonnie-greer-2326894.html|access-date=3 March 2012|newspaper=The Independent|date=31 July 2011|first=Bonnie |last=Greer|authorlink=Bonnie Greer}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Chung was born as a refugee in [[Dar es Salaam]], Tanzania. Her [[given name]] Chipo means "gift" in the [[Shona language]]. She spent her first two years in refugee camps in [[Mozambique]] with thousands of young people who were escaping the war in then-[[Rhodesia]].<ref>{{cite news |author= |title= 100 Women: Chipo Chung on identity, acting and activism |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-24608662/100-women-chipo-chung-on-identity-acting-and-activism |publisher=BBC |location=London |date=21 October 2013 |access-date=30 January 2020 }}</ref>

Chung was raised in [[Harare]] where she attended [[Dominican Convent High School, Harare|Dominican Convent High School]] and developed her acting with the mixed-race theater company [[Over the Edge (Zimbabwe)|Over the Edge]]. At eighteen, she moved to the United States where her mother, educationist and former minister of education in Zimbabwe [[Fay Chung]], was working for the United Nations.

Chung first studied directing at [[Yale University]] and then trained as an actor at the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] (RADA) in London, graduating in 2003.<ref name="The Stage">{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Holly |date=14 September 2017 |title=Chipo Chung: 'I had to go round the houses to get into theatre' |url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/interviews/2017/chipo-chung-go-round-houses-get-theatre/ |accessdate=30 January 2020 |website=THE STAGE}}</ref>

==Career==
Chung's stage debut was as [[Ophelia]] in a [[Nuffield Theatre, Southampton|Nuffield Theatre]] production of ''[[Hamlet]]''. Appearances in ''[[The Mayor of Zalamea]]'' and ''[[Ma Rainey's Black Bottom]]'' at the [[Everyman Theatre, Liverpool|Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse]] followed. She then appeared in ''[[Talking to Terrorists]]'' ([[Royal Court Theatre]]),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Talking to Terrorists – Stockroom |url=https://www.stockroom.co.uk/production/talking-to-terrorists/ |access-date=2022-10-11 |website=www.stockroom.co.uk}}</ref> ''The Overwhelming'' ([[Royal National Theatre]]) and ''Fallujah'' (in which she played [[Condoleezza Rice]]),<ref>{{Cite news |last=Peter |first=John |title=Fallujah |newspaper=[[The Sunday Times]] |language=en |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/fallujah-t7dxdk88vfx|date=13 May 2007 |access-date=2022-10-11 |issn=0140-0460}}</ref> as well as classical plays including ''[[Phedre]]'', which was the first National Theatre Live recording, and starred [[Helen Mirren]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Hytner |first1=Nicholas |title=National Theatre Live: Phèdre|website=IMDb |date=2009-06-25 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1489229/ |type=Drama |publisher=National Theatre |access-date=2022-10-11 |last2=Lough |first2=Robin}}</ref>

Chung has appeared twice in ''[[Doctor Who]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jeffery |first=Morgan |date=2019-01-05 |title=8 actors who played more than one role in new Doctor Who |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/cult/a857385/doctor-who-actors-recast-returned/ |access-date=2020-10-26 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB}}</ref> in one episode playing the Master's assistant Chantho in the series 3 episode "[[Utopia (Doctor Who)|Utopia]]", and a character called [[Turn Left (Doctor Who)#Plot|the Fortune Teller]] in series 4’s "[[Turn Left]]".<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-10-18|title=15 actors who've appeared in 'Doctor Who' as different characters - Page 2 of 3|url=https://cultbox.co.uk/features/lists/15-actors-whove-appeared-in-doctor-who-as-different-characters|access-date=2020-10-26|website=CultBox|language=en-US}}</ref> Her first film credit was as the [[voice acting|voice]] of Icarus II in [[Danny Boyle]]'s ''[[Sunshine (2007 film)|Sunshine]]'' (2007). Other television appearances include in the drama ''[[The Last Enemy (TV series)|The Last Enemy]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Last Enemy (TV Mini Series 2008) |website=IMDb |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0966151/fullcredits |access-date=2022-10-11}}</ref> and as a reporter in the ''[[Sherlock (TV series)|Sherlock]]'' second series episode "[[The Hounds of Baskerville]]".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sherlock (TV Series 2010–2017) |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1475582/characters/nm1496158|website=IMDb |access-date=2022-10-11}}</ref>

In 2011, she had a recurring role in the medieval romance drama series ''[[Camelot (TV series)|Camelot]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Camelot (TV Series 2011) |website=IMDb |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1672189/characters/nm1496158 |access-date=2022-10-11}}</ref> as Vivian, an indentured servant at King Uther's court who then works as an attendant and messenger for Morgan le Fay, played by [[Eva Green]]. Chung appeared in the first season of [[Sky Atlantic]] series ''[[Fortitude (TV series)|Fortitude]]'' as Trish Stoddart,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-02-11 |title=Fortitude star Chipo Chung: 'I don't know what happens in the end' |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a628085/fortitude-star-chipo-chung-i-dont-know-what-happens-in-the-end/|first=Morgan |last=Jeffery |access-date=2022-10-11 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB}}</ref> before winning the role of [[Mary Magdalene]] in the TV series, ''[[A.D. The Bible Continues]]''. The show was hailed for its international and multiracial casting and opened to 11 million viewers in April 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-04-07 |title=Jesus was a feminist, says Mary Magdalene actress|first=Matilda |last=Battersby |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/a-d-s-mary-magdalene-chipo-chung-jesus-was-really-advanced-in-his-views-on-women-10151655.html |access-date=2022-10-11 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Culturati |first=Kate O'Hare's Pax |date=2015-05-10 |title='A.D.' Star Chipo Chung Thinks Mary Magdalene Was 'Robust' |url=https://www.patheos.com/blogs/kateohare/2015/05/a-d-star-chipo-chung-thinks-mary-magdalene-was-robust/ |access-date=2022-10-11 |website=Kate O'Hare's Pax Culturati |language=en}}</ref>

Chung then featured as the Master in [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]]'s post-apocalyptic kung fu series [[Into the Badlands (TV series)|''Into the Badlands'']].

In 2017, Chung played Portia and Octavius in the Sheffield Theatre production of [[Julius Caesar (play)|Julius Caesar]], before taking on the title role of [[Dido, Queen of Carthage (play)|''Dido, Queen of Carthage'']] in the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]]'s premiere production of [[Christopher Marlowe]]'s tragedy. [[Michael Billington (critic)|Michael Billington]] wrote in ''[[The Guardian]]'' that she "plays [Dido] with a volatility and sense of contradiction that anticipates Shakespeare's Cleopatra".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-09-23 |title=Coriolanus/Dido, Queen of Carthage review – Shakespeare and Marlowe do battle |url=http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2017/sep/23/coriolanus-dido-queen-of-carthage-review-rsc-stratford |access-date=2022-11-28 |website=The Guardian |first=Michael|last=Billington|language=en}}</ref>

In 2021, Chung joined the cast of [[HBO]]/ BBC co-production ''[[His Dark Materials (TV series)|His Dark Materials]]'' playing the angel Xaphania.<ref>{{Cite web |title=His Dark Materials |date=2019-11-04 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5607976/|website=IMDb |type=Adventure, Drama, Family |publisher=Anton, Bad Wolf, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) |access-date=2022-11-28}}</ref> She features in a number of [[Apple TV+]] series including ''[[Foundation (TV series)|Foundation]]'' and [[Silo (TV series)|''Silo'']]. In 2022, it was announced that she would be playing Eleanor Bennett in the Hulu series ''[[Black Cake (TV series)|Black Cake]]'', based on the best-selling novel by [[Charmaine Wilkerson]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Black Cake |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15475330/|website=IMDb |type=Drama |publisher=Harpo Films, Hulu Originals, Kapital Entertainment |access-date=2022-11-28}}</ref> The series is produced by [[Oprah Winfrey]]'s [[Harpo Productions|Harpo Films]] and Aaron Kaplan's [[Kapital Entertainment]].

Chung reads a number of titles on [[Audible (service)|Audible]], most notably the novel ''[[Glory (NoViolet Bulawayo novel)|Glory]]'' by [[NoViolet Bulawayo]], which was a 2022 finalist for the [[Booker Prize]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Glory |url=https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/books/glory |access-date=2022-11-28 |website=The Booker Prizes|date=7 April 2022 }}</ref> as well as books by [[Petina Gappah]] and [[Tsitsi Dangarembga|Tsitsi Dangarembgwa]].

Chung was recognized as one of the [[100 Women (BBC)|BBC's 100 women]] of 2014.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-10-26 |title=Who are the 100 Women 2014? |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-29758792 |access-date=2022-12-17}}</ref> She was nominated for Best Actress at the Zimbabwe International Women's Awards (ZIWA) in 2015 and honoured with a Special Recognition Award for her contribution to Media and the Arts at the [[Zimbabwe Achievers Awards]] in London in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Radio |first=Nehanda |date=2016-05-03 |title=Zim Achievers to celebrate women in media and arts |url=http://nehandaradio.com/2016/05/03/zim-achievers-celebrate-women-media-arts/ |access-date=2022-11-28 |website=Nehanda Radio |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Activism==
Chung co-founded the charity SAFE-Kenya<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.safekenya.org|title=S.A.F.E. Homepage|website=Safekenya.org|accessdate=31 March 2017}}</ref> which develops theatre for social change in [[Kenya]], focusing on [[Human immunodeficiency virus|HIV]] education and abandoning [[clitoridectomy]]. She worked closely with the charity [[Peace Direct]] to start Envision Zimbabwe, a women's trust that works towards consensus-building and peace in Zimbabwe. She also sits on the RADA Council<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fabrique |title=Governance and advisors — RADA |url=https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/governance-advisors/ |access-date=2022-10-11 |website=www.rada.ac.uk |language=en-gb}}</ref> and British Equity's International Committee for Artists' Freedom (ICAF).

In December 2019, along with 42 other cultural figures, Chung signed a letter endorsing the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] under [[Jeremy Corbyn]]'s leadership in the [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019 general election]]. The letter stated that "Labour's election manifesto under Jeremy Corbyn's leadership offers a transformative plan that prioritises the needs of people and the planet over private profit and the vested interests of a few."<ref name="theguardian1">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/dec/03/vote-for-hope-and-a-decent-future|title= Vote for hope and a decent future |work=[[The Guardian]]|date=3 December 2019|accessdate=4 December 2019}}</ref><ref name="theguardian2">{{cite news |last=Proctor|first=Kate|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/dec/03/coogan-klein-lead-cultural-figures-backing-corbyn-labour|title=Coogan and Klein lead cultural figures backing Corbyn and Labour|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=3 December 2019|accessdate=4 December 2019}}</ref>

In 2020, Chung co-chaired British Equity's Independent Commission on Race Equality, and in 2022 founded the British charity Partnership on Rape Aftercare (PORA), which supports the Adult Rape Clinic in Zimbabwe.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grater |first=Tom |date=2020-05-28 |title=UK Actors' Union Equity Sets Up Race Equality Commission After Laurence Fox Row |url=https://deadline.com/2020/05/uk-actors-union-equity-race-equality-commission-laurence-fox-row-1202945200/ |access-date=2022-11-28 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome to S.A.F.E. – safekenya.org |url=https://safekenya.org/ |access-date=2022-11-28 |website=safekenya.org}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Mobile App===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 2017 ||Deep Time Walk|| The Scientist ||
|}

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Proof (2005 film)|Proof]]'' || University Friend ||
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Sunshine (2007 film)|Sunshine]]'' || Icarus II (voice) ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[In the Loop (film)|In the Loop]]'' || Annabelle Hsin ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[360 (film)|360]]'' || Editor ||
|-
| 2012 || ''Labalaba, He'll Return'' || Atika || Short film
|-
| 2013 || ''Red Zone'' || Starling (voice) || Short film
|-
| 2014 || ''Beyond Plain Sight'' || Agnes Takahata || Short film
|-
| 2018 || ''Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures!'' || African Troublesome Trucks, Various African Characters (voice) || UK & US versions
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Absolute Power (comedy)|Absolute Power]]'' || Miriam || Episode: "History Man"
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Dalziel and Pascoe (BBC TV series)|Dalziel and Pascoe]]'' || Layla Jadwin || 2 episodes
|-
| 2007–2008 || ''[[Doctor Who]]'' || Chantho, Fortune Teller || Episodes "[[Utopia (Doctor Who)|Utopia]]" & "[[Turn Left (Doctor Who)|Turn Left]]"
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Holby City]]'' || Dr. Nicola Wood || Episode: "Past Imperfect"
|-
| 2008 || ''[[The Last Enemy (TV series)|The Last Enemy]]'' || Lucy Fox || 2 episodes
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' || Dan Dan || Episode: "Who Do You Think You Are?"
|-
| 2009 || ''[[National Theatre Live]]'' || Ismene || Episode: "Phédre"
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Identity (TV series)|Identity]]'' || Michelle Fielding || Episode: "Second Life"
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Camelot (TV series)|Camelot]]'' || Vivian || 8 episodes
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Sherlock (TV series)|Sherlock]]'' || Presenter || Episode: "The Hounds of Baskerville"
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Fortitude (TV series)|Fortitude]]'' || Trish Stoddart || 5 episodes
|-
| 2015 || ''[[A.D. The Bible Continues]]'' || [[Mary Magdalene]] || 12 episodes
|-
| 2015 || ''[[From Darkness]]'' || Jemima Greer || Episode: "Episode #1.2"
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Thirteen (TV series)|Thirteen]]'' || Alia Symes || 3 episodes
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Absentia (TV series)|Absentia]]'' || Agent Whitman || 7 episodes
|-
| 2017–2019 || ''[[Into the Badlands (TV series)|Into the Badlands]]'' || The Master || 14 episodes
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Thomas & Friends]]'' || Hong-Mei, African Trucks || UK/US voice
|-
| 2021 || ''[[Foundation (TV series)|Foundation]]'' || Simulation Instructor || 2 episodes
|-
| 2022 || ''[[His Dark Materials (TV series)|His Dark Materials]]'' || Xaphania || Main role
|-
| 2023 || ''[[Silo (TV series)|Silo]]'' || Sandy || Main role
|-
| 2023 || ''[[Black Cake (TV series)|Black Cake]]'' || Eleanor Bennett || 8 episodes
|-
|2024
|''[[Constellation (TV series)|Constellation]]''
|Michaela Moyone
|5 episodes
|}

===Video games===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice]]'' || Narrator ||
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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[[Category:Alumni of Dominican Convent High School]]
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