Selma's Carmen Ejogo strips down to stockings for The Violet Files shoot
She took on the role of Martin Luther King's wife Coretta and Carmen Ejogo's star is on the rise.
The Selma actress is not only being recognised for her big screen potential but also her exquisite beauty as she features in a stunning shoot for online magazine The Violet Files.
Carmen looks remarkably youthful, way beyond her 41 years, as she strips down to her lingerie to pull a series of provocative poses in the latest shots.
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Sultry star: Selma star Carmen Ejogo smoulders for The Violet Files as she strips down to her smalls
The elegant actress, whose previous credits include The Purge: Anarchy and Law & Order, was interviewed by the infamous Oprah Winfrey - who produces the film and plays Annie Lee Cooper.
Alongside the interview, Carmen shows off her toned frame in a series of smouldering shots, wearing nothing but black knickers and a silk shirt.
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ShareWith her hair messed into a scruffy bob, the glamorous Hollywood up and comer turns sultry siren with dark, smokey make-up.
The stunning actress was styled by Samantha Traina, with her beauty by Jillian Dempsey, hair by Peter Butler and nails by Tracey Sutter.
Sexier side: The actress looked youthful beyond her years as she's beautified by the Violet Grey team
Elegant: The petite actress looks beautifully elegant in the vintage-look shoot for the online magazine
Despite nearly 20 years in the business, the Kensington-born beauty is starting to make her name among the biggest stars in Hollywood.
Selma, which chronicles Martin Luther King's 1965 campaign to secure equal voting rights for black citizens in the United States, is already nominated for an Academy Award.
This year, it has also narrowly missed out at 2015's Critics' Choice Movie Awards and the Golden Globes after receiving nods.
Rising star: Carmen was interviewed by fellow Selma star and producer Oprah Winfrey
Classic beauty: The actress said she felt empowered to have a black woman behind the camera like Oprah
During their intimate one-to-one, Oprah managed to squeeze in a question about how Carmen felt to watch director Ava DuVernay behind the 'camera, managing and directing the entire experience as a black woman'.
She replied: 'I have been in this business long enough to know that Ava had to exhibit some very special qualities — not to mention stamina—to get to a place where she was taken seriously.
'I ultimately felt that what she had undertaken was quite incredible and trailblazing, not to mention that she was doing it with such grace, vision and leadership.'
Brooding: The actress plays Martin Luther King's wife Coretta in the Oscar-nominated film
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