Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Date of birth: 1983-04-21
Place of birth: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Gugulethu Sophia Mbatha, Gugulethu Mbatha, Gugulethu Mbatha-Raw, Gugu Mbatha Raw, Γκούγκου Μπάθα-Ρο, 구구 엠바사 로, ググ・バサ＝ロー, Гугу Эмбата-Ро, Гугу Мбата-Роу, 古古·瑪芭塔-勞, گوگو امباتا-را
Biography
Gugulethu Sophia Mbatha-Raw, MBE (/ˈɡuːɡuːəmˈbætərɔː/; born 21 April 1983) is a British actress. She began acting at the National Youth Music Theatre and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She gained acclaim for her roles as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet and Octavia in Anthony and Cleopatra in 2005 at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester. She made her West End and Broadway debut, portraying Ophelia in Hamlet in 2009. For her role as the titular character in Jessica Swale's 2015 play Nell Gwynn, she received an Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress nomination. Her early television roles include Doctor Who(2007), the NBC series Undercovers (2010), and FOX's Touch (2012). She had her breakthrough with the British period drama film Belle (2013), for which she won the BIFA for Best Actress. After roles in the films Beyond the Lights (2014) and Miss Sloane (2016), she co-starred in the Emmy Award-winning Black Mirror episode "San Junipero" (2016), for which she received acclaim. Her other film roles include Beauty and the Beast (2017), A Wrinkle in Time (2018), Motherless Brooklyn (2019), Misbehaviour (2020), and Summerland (2020). She has also acted in the Apple TV+ drama series The Morning Show (2019) and the Disney+ series Loki (2021–present). In 2017, Mbatha-Raw was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for services to drama. In February 2021, Mbatha-Raw was appointed a global Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Description above from the Wikipedia article Gugu Mbatha-Raw, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie Credits
Nobody’s Heart
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Larry Crowne
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Seacole
The biopic of Mary Seacole, a Scottish-Jamaican nurse and heroine during the Crimean War.
Lift
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Belle
2013-05-01
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Odd Thomas
2013-01-29
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All My Dreams on VHS
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James can record his dreams onto VHS. He collects them… but what happens when girl of his dreams Eri
Beyond the Lights
2014-11-14
Noni Jean is a hot new rising star. But not all is what it seems, and the pressure causes Noni to ne
Straightheads
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Jupiter Ascending
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In a universe where human genetic material is the most precious commodity, an impoverished young Ear
Concussion
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Free State of Jones
2016-06-24
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The Whole Truth
2016-03-25
A defense attorney works to get his teenage client acquitted of murdering his wealthy father.
After the Storm
2017-09-21
Inspired by current social events, After the Storm explores the lives of a family – a mother, father
Miss Sloane
2016-11-25
An ambitious lobbyist faces off against the powerful gun lobby in an attempt to pass gun control leg
Fallout
2008-07-03
A London policeman returns to the estate where he grew up to investigate the murder of a young boy.
Beauty and the Beast
2017-03-16
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Fuze
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The Cloverfield Paradox
2018-02-04
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Viva Blackpool
2006-06-10
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Walk Away and I Stumble
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Born Equal
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Dead Clever: The Life and Crimes of Julie Bottomley
2007-01-01
When Julie Bottomley discovers her husband of 10 years has been sleeping with her sister, her first
Act of God
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A Wrinkle in Time
2018-03-08
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Fast Color
2019-03-29
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Irreplaceable You
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Farming
2018-09-08
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August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
2017-08-26
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Motherless Brooklyn
2019-10-31
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Summerland
2020-07-24
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Misbehaviour
2020-03-12
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Come Away
2020-11-12
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The Crystal Calls - Making The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
2019-08-30
Go behind the scenes with stars, puppeteers and creators as they bring Jim Henson's magical world of
An Untamed State
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Blood Ties
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The Woman in Cabin 10
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On a lavish yacht for an assignment, a journalist sees a passenger go overboard. But when no one bel
9 Kisses
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Deep Dive
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Deep Dive: The Making of The War Between The Land And The Sea
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