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Naomie Melanie Harris (born 6 September 1976) is a British actress. She played voodoo witch Tia Dalma in the second and third Pirates of the Caribbean films, Selena in 28 Days Later, and Winnie Mandela in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. She played Eve Moneypenny in the James Bond films Skyfall and Spectre.
Harris was born on 6 September 1976 in London, where she was raised, and where she attended St Marylebone School. She graduated from Pembroke College, Cambridge in 1998 with a degree in Social and Political Sciences. Her mother, Lisselle Kayla, is originally from Jamaica, and her father from Trinidad. They separated before she was born, and she was raised by her mother. Her mother worked as a screenwriter on EastEnders and is now a healer. Harris gained her training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
Harris has appeared in television and film since she was nine, including a starring role on the remake of the science fiction series The Tomorrow People. In November 2002, she starred in Danny Boyle's post-apocalyptic film 28 Days Later. In the same year, she starred in the television adaptation of Zadie Smith's White Teeth. Since then, Harris has appeared in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End and Michael Mann's Miami Vice. She also did a comic turn in Michael Winterbottom's indie ensemble piece, A Cock and Bull Story. She starred in Channel 4's adaptation of the novel Poppy Shakespeare, which was first shown on 31 March 2008. She also appeared in BBC's historical drama Small Island in December 2009.
Yeah baby
Girl I love you
Girl, I'm so sorry
I never told you as much as I could have
I never listened to what you were saying
What you were feeling
All of your hurt, girl, I wished I could see
I was too busy just thinking of me
Now is there a way, I can make you stay
On my knees begging you, please
That's how much I love you
I'm willing to do anything
Whatever it takes, I'll be there for you, baby
Forgive me, and let me show you
That's how much I love you
I swear that I'll do everything
I'll give you my all, my heart and soul
I'll do more than try, don't say goodbye
All of those nights, girl
We were together, you were alone
I was so blind babe
To see your tears thinking nothing was wrong
All of your hurt, girl, I wished I could see
I was too busy just thinking of me
Now is there a way, I can make you stay
On my knees begging you, please
That's how much I love you
I'm willing to do anything
Whatever it takes, I'll be there for you, baby
Forgive me, and let me show you
That's how much I love you
I swear that I'll do everything
I'll give you my all, my heart and soul
I'll do more than try, don't say goodbye
You are the best thing that's happened to me
It had to take this to make me see, baby
You're the one thing that I know I've done right
And I can't let you walk out of my life
All that I wanted was just to love you
And, baby, I swear now I'll know what to do
Baby please hear me, won't you please stay
Giveme a chance, don't walk away
That's how much I love you
I'm willing to do anything
Whatever it takes, I'll be there for you, baby
Forgive me, and let me show you
That's how much I love you
I swear that I'll do everything
I'll give you my all, my heart and soul
I'll do more than try, don't say goodbye
That's how much I love you