Gugu Mbatha-Raw
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 21, 1983 (age 43)
- Birthplace
- Oxford, Oxfordshire, England UK
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.
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Filmography
Nobody’s Heart
Movie · as Lily
Seacole
Movie · as Mary Seacole
An Untamed State
Movie · as Mireille Duval Jameson
Blood Ties
Movie · as Detective Reese Rezek
It's Alright
Movie
Deep Dive
Movie · as Self
Possession
TV · as Claudia · 5 eps
Trinity
TV · as Commander Katherine Decker · 7 eps
The Claudia Winkleman Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Fuze
Movie · as Zuzana
The Woman in Cabin 10
Movie · as Rowan
The War Between the Land and the Sea
TV · as Salt · 5 eps
Lift
Movie · as Abby Gladwell
Surface
TV · as Sophie Ellis, Tess Caldwell / Sophie Ellis · 8 eps
Sherri
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Marvel Studios Assembled
TV · as Self - Ravonna Renslayer · 1 ep
The Girl Before
TV · as Jane Cavendish · 4 eps
Loki
TV · as Judge Renslayer · 9 eps
Summerland
Movie · as Vera
Come Away
Movie · as Alice Littleton (Adult)
Misbehaviour
Movie · as Jennifer Hosten - Miss Grenada
Fast Color
Movie · as Ruth
Motherless Brooklyn
Movie · as Laura Rose
The Crystal Calls - Making The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
Movie · as Self
The Morning Show
TV · as Hannah Shoenfeld · 10 eps
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
TV · as Seladon (voice) · 9 eps
The Cloverfield Paradox
Movie · as Ava Hamilton
A Wrinkle in Time
Movie · as Dr. Kate Murry
Irreplaceable You
Movie · as Abbie
Farming
Movie · as Ms. Dapo
After the Storm
Movie · as Mother
Beauty and the Beast
Movie · as Plumette
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
Movie · as Self
Free State of Jones
Movie · as Rachel
The Whole Truth
Movie · as Janelle
Miss Sloane
Movie · as Esme Manucharian
Easy
TV · as Sophie · 2 eps
Jupiter Ascending
Movie · as Famulus
Concussion
Movie · as Prema Mutiso
Beyond the Lights
Movie · as Noni Jean
9 Kisses
Movie · as Bride
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Belle
Movie · as Dido Elizabeth Belle
Odd Thomas
Movie · as Viola Peabody
Touch
TV · as Clea Hopkins · 13 eps
Larry Crowne
Movie · as Talia
Black Mirror
TV · as Kelly Booth · 1 ep
Undercovers
TV · as Samantha Bloom · 11 eps
All My Dreams on VHS
Movie · as Erica
Act of God
Movie · as Rose
Fallout
Movie · as Shanice Roberts
Bonekickers
TV · as Viv Davis · 6 eps
Lost in Austen
TV · as Pirhana · 2 eps
Straightheads
Movie · as Young PA
Dead Clever: The Life and Crimes of Julie Bottomley
Movie · as Jessica
Walk Away and I Stumble
Movie · as Nurse
Doctor Who: Time of the Timelords
Movie · as Tish Jones
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Viva Blackpool
Movie · as Pretty Young Woman
Born Equal
Movie · as Girl at King's Cross Station
Totally Doctor Who
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Rachael Ray
TV · 1 ep
The One Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Vital Signs
TV · as Eve · 5 eps
Doctor Who Confidential
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Doctor Who
TV · as Tish Jones · 4 eps
Walk Away and I Stumble
TV · as Nurse · 2 eps
Agatha Christie's Marple
TV · as Tina Argyle · 1 ep
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Spooks
TV · as Jenny · 9 eps
Bad Girls
TV · as Fidelity · 1 ep
Holby City
TV · as Colette Hill · 1 ep
Trial & Retribution
TV · as Jenny Miller · 2 eps
The Daily Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Entertainment Tonight
TV · as Self · 1 ep