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Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Acting

3.5 Popularity Apr 21, 1983 (42 years old) Oxford, Oxfordshire, England UK

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 a...

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).

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Filmography 75

2024
Lift Movie

as Abby Gladwell

2022
Sherri TV

as Self - Guest

2022
Surface TV

as Sophie Ellis

2022
Surface TV

Executive Producer

2021
2021
The Girl Before TV

Associate Producer

2021
Loki TV

as Judge Ravonna Renslayer

2021
Marvel Studios Assembled TV

as Self - Ravonna Renslayer

2020
Come Away Movie

as Alice Littleton (Adult)

2020
Summerland Movie

as Vera

2020
Misbehaviour Movie

as Jennifer Hosten - Miss Grenada

2019
The Morning Show TV

as Hannah Shoenfeld

2019
Motherless Brooklyn Movie

as Laura Rose

2019
2019
Fast Color Movie

as Ruth

2018
Farming Movie

as Ms. Dapo

2018
A Wrinkle in Time Movie

as Dr. Kate Murry

2018
Irreplaceable You Movie

as Abbie

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Personal Details

Known For Acting
Gender Female
Birthday April 21, 1983 (42 years old)
Place of Birth Oxford, Oxfordshire, England UK
Also Known As Gugulethu Sophia Mbatha, Gugulethu Mbatha, Gugulethu Mbatha-Raw and 8 more
Years Active 1981 - 2025
Popularity 3.5
Career Stats
75 Total Credits
38 Movie Roles
34 TV Roles
16 Photos