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Gugu Mbatha-Raw – IMDb: Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Actress: Belle. Gugu Mbatha-Raw was born Gugulethu Sophia Mbatha in the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, England. Her father, Patrick Mbatha, is a Black South African doctor, and her mother, Anne Raw, is a Caucasian English nurse. Her parents separated when she was a year old, and she was brought up by her mother in the town of Witney, Oxfordshire (she is still …
Gugu Mbatha-Raw: on Oprah, race and Hollywood: Already one of Britain’s most promising actors, Gugu Mbatha-Raw is now joining the A-list and working with the likes of Oprah, Mindy Kaling and Reese Witherspoon
Gugu Mbatha-Raw to Return to London Stage: The rising screen star of ‘Belle’ and ‘Beyond the Lights’ will play the title role in ‘Nell Gwynn,’ about the 17th century brothel-keeper’s daughter who became the king’s mistress.
Belle (2013) – IMDb: Directed by Amma Asante. With Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Matthew Goode, Emily Watson, Miranda Richardson. The mixed-race daughter, Dido Elizabeth Belle (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), of Royal Navy Captain Sir John Lindsay (Matthew Goode) is raised by aristocratic Great-uncle Lord William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield (Tom Wilkinson) in eighteenth century England.
Gugu Mbatha-Raw Is Changing Hollywood: The breakout star of 2014’s runaway hits Beyond the Lights and Belle, Gugu Mbatha-Raw certainly fits the bill of an up-and-comer. Yet with her most recent role playing opposite Will Smith in the acclaimed Concussion , the actor proved that she’s…
Speed Date: ‘Belle’ Breakout Gugu Mbatha-Raw Fancies Nina Simone and ‘The Neverending Story’: Just one quick glance at the poster for the new film “Belle” tells viewers they’re looking at uncharted territory for Hollywood. It’s the vision of a strikingly beautiful black woman in full aristocratic garb, looking as though she’s posing in front of a Merchant Ivory set.
Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Clea Hopkins on Touch, Interview: GUGU M’BATHA-RAW ON “TOUCH” EXCLUSIVE – In the normal course of television journalism, one doesn’t usually start an interview by asking about someone’s fundamental beliefs. However, it’s hard to discuss Fox’s new series TOUCH without doing just that. “When I read the script,” says actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw, “I was so delighted about, because it really sort of correlated with my view of the universe, that idea of everything happens for a reason. I find that incredibly comforting. There are so many bad things that happen in life and the experiences that people go through that are damaging, and you think, ‘Why me?’ But if you can believe that there is something to learn from every experience you go through, then I think that’s a positive way to approach your life.”
My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: actress was born 21 April 1983 in london . her breakthrough came with her performance in the period drama Belle . she won the BIFA Award for Best Actress . Mbatha-Raw is best known for her roles in mainstream films Miss Sloane (2016) and Misbehaviour (2020) she also appeared in live-action adaptations of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (2017) in 2001, she moved to London to train at the royal academy of dramatic art . one of her earliest breakthroughs in drama was in Romeo and Juliet in 2005 . she was nominated for best actress in the in 2009, she was cast as Ophelia in Hamlet on London’s west end and Broadway . she also appeared as Octavia in Antony and Cleopatra at the same theatre in 2005 . Mbatha-Raw was nominated for numerous awards for her performance . she won two British Independent Film Awards for Best Performance by an Actress . in 2014, she also starred as a popular singer in the in recognition of her body of work, she was nominated in 2015 for a BAFTA Rising Star Award . that year, she had a supporting role in the space opera Jupiter Ascending . Mbatha-Raw starred opposite Matthew McConaughey in a biopic on Newton Knight . the film premiered at the 2015 AFI Festival . she played Plumette in the live-action adaptation of Mbatha-Raw also played in an independent feature film Fast Color . she will star in her adaptation of Roxane Gay’s novel An Untamed State . which she will film later in 2018 .
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