Her professional debut was in a music video when she was eight years old. She then acted on-stage in England and Scotland, and made her film acting debut in Absolute Beginners (1986) when she was twelve.
Carmen Ejogo: (on playing Sally Hemings in "Sally Hemings: An American Scandal") From an actor's point of view, it's a dream role. I play Sally from 15 through 53 or 54. It is just an enormous time span to tackle. The development of her personality and the challenges she has to face are just tremendous as well.