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LETITIA WRIGHT

Actress
Letitia Michelle Wright (born 31 October 1993) is a Guyanese-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...
BORN October 31, 1993
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HEIGHT 5'5" (1.65 m)
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NATIONALITY Guyana
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YEARS ACTIVE 2003 – Present
LETITIA WRIGHT

🏆 AWARDS & ACCOLADES

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2015
ACADEMY AWARDS

Best Lead Performance (The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon)

WINNER
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2006
GOLDEN GLOBES

Best Actor/Actress in a Motion Picture (Doctor Who)

WINNER
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2019
BAFTA FILM AWARDS

Outstanding Cinematic Achievement (Avengers: Infinity War)

WINNER
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2012
CRITICS' CHOICE

Best Performance (Black Mirror)

WINNER

👤 BIOGRAPHY

Letitia Michelle Wright (born 31 October 1993) is a Guyanese-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. Wright 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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🗉 QUICK FACTS

  • Nick Name Letitia Michelle Wright
  • Born October 31, 1993
  • Height 5'5" (1.65 m)
  • Nationality Guyana
  • Citizenship Guyana
  • Education 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.
  • Current Status Active (Recently in Avengers: Doomsday, National Theatre at Home: The Story)
  • Years Active 2003 – Present
  • Occupation Actress
  • Family Background Private Family Background
  • Early Career She began her career with guest roles in the television series Top Boy, Coming Up, Chasing Shadows, Humans, Doctor Who, and Black Mirror.
  • Partner Private
  • Children 1
  • Social

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