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Letitia Wright
Actor Producer

Letitia Wright

Born October 31, 1993 in Georgetown, Guyana

9 films

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. C-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards

1 win, 1 nomination

Filmography 9

Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot (2024) movie poster
Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot2024
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2023) movie poster
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever2023
Surrounded (2023) movie poster
Surrounded2023
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) movie poster
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever2022
The Silent Twins (2022) movie poster
The Silent Twins2022
Sing 2 (2021) movie poster
Sing 22021
Guava Island (2019) movie poster
Guava Island2019
Black Panther (2018) movie poster
Black Panther2018
My Brother the Devil (2012) movie poster
My Brother the Devil2012