The Miami-Dade county has proclaimed the 10th day of April every year the Sope Aluko Day, in honour of Actress Sope Aluko. The proclamation was awarded to her by the mayor and county commissioner before witnesses.
The Black Panther actress disclosed this on her Instagram page:
Sope Aluko, who played Shaman, the spiritual leader, in the Box Office blockbuster Black Panther, has appeared in major roles in movies like “Pitch Perfect 2” and “Identity Thief”, and has scored recurring roles on several television series like NBC’s “Law & Order SVU”, “Parks & Recreation”, and Netflix’s “Bloodline” as well as special appearances on “Army Wives”, “Burn Notice”, “Graceland” and Starz’s “Counterpart”, released in December 2017.
The Hollywood actress with Nigerian heritage was majorly raised in the United Kingdom, where she started out with an undergraduate degree in Engineering and later obtained a master’s degree in Marketing. She also attended drama classes at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (LAMDA) and eventually took on dance in the same school.
Sope is married with two teenage sons.
