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Actor

Letitia Wright

Acting

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Acting credits

43

Established

Large and steady acting portfolio.

TMDB popularity

2.0

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Movies: 29Series: 17Crew credits: 8

TMDB ID: 1083010

IMDb ID: nm4004793

Known for: Acting

Born: October 31, 1993

Age: 32

Place of birth: Georgetown, Guyana

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1944 - 2027

Years active: 84

Average TMDB rating: 6.92

Wikidata: Q27489535

Also known as

Letitia Michelle Wright

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Biography

Letitia Michelle Wright (born 31 October 1993) is a British actress. She began her career with guest roles in the television series Top Boy, Coming Up, Chasing Shadows, Humans, Doctor Who, and Black Mirror. For the latter, she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. She then had her breakthrough in the 2015 film Urban Hymn, for which the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) named Wright among the 2015 group of BAFTA Breakthrough Brits. In 2018, she attained global recognition for her portrayal of Shuri in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Black Panther, for which she won an NAACP Image Award and a SAG Award. She reprised the role in Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022). In 2019, she received the BAFTA Rising Star Award. She also appeared in Steve McQueen's 2020 anthology series Small Axe, which earned her a Satellite Award nomination.

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