Letitia Wright | |
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.jpg) Wright at the premiere of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever in 2022 | |
| Born | Letitia Michelle Wright 31 October 1993 Georgetown, Guyana |
| Education | Northumberland Park Community School Identity School of Acting |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Notable work | Black Panther (2018) |
Letitia Michelle Wright (born 31 October 1993) is a Guyanese-British actress.[1] 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 for her role in the 2015 film Urban Hymn,[2] 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.
- ^ "Guyanese-British Actress Ms. Letitia Wright Addresses the National Assembly | Parliament of Guyana". www.parliament.gov.gy. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "BAFTA and Burberry Reveal 2015 Breakthrough Brits" Archived 29 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine. BAFTA.org, 10 November 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2018.