Wright at the premiere of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever in 2022
Born
Letitia Michelle Wright
(1993-10-31) 31 October 1993 (age 30)
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. 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,[1] 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.
^"BAFTA and Burberry Reveal 2015 Breakthrough Brits" Archived 29 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine. BAFTA.org, 10 November 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
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,...
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community" Rihanna as Kofi Novia, Deni's girlfriend and musical inspiration LetitiaWright as Yara Love Nonso Anozie as Red, "a shady island tycoon" whose business...
producing. In November 2018 it was announced that he would star with LetitiaWright in a novel adaption of Hold Back the Stars. He has also been cast in...
Smoczyńska directed a feature film with the twins as the subject, starring LetitiaWright and Tamara Lawrance, based on the 1986 book The Silent Twins by Marjorie...
branch of Identity School was launched in 2018 with alumni John Boyega, LetitiaWright, Malachi Kirby, Damson Idris, and Melanie Liburd as patrons of the new...
Identity School of Acting in London alongside the likes of John Boyega, LetitiaWright, and Malachi Kirby. At Brunel, Idris met actress Cathy Tyson, who encouraged...
and most recently Steve McQueen's Small Axe: Mangrove (2020) starring LetitiaWright. Jennings was born in Romford, Essex, the son of Peggy Patricia (née...
Boseman. T'Challa's sister Shuri (played by LetitiaWright) would eventually succeed him as Black Panther. Wright struggled with becoming Black Panther on...
2023. Blair, Olivia (12 February 2019). "Lily James, Jodie Comer and LetitiaWright named among the most game-changing under 30-year-olds in Europe". Harper's...
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