Gugulethu "Gugu" Sophia Mbatha-Raw MBE (/ˈɡuË É¡uË
É™mˈbætÉ™rÉ"Ë /; born 21 April 1983) is an English actress. After
studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, she began acting in
British television and stage productions, appearing in the
science-fiction series Doctor Who (2007), and went on to appear in
American productions such as the comedy film Larry Crowne (2011), and
the short-lived television series Undercovers (2010) and Touch
(2012).Mbatha-Raw's breakthrough came with the British period drama
Belle (2013), for which she won the BIFA Award for Best Actress, and
the romantic drama Beyond the Lights (2014). Her leading performance
as the titular character in Jessica Swale's 2015 play Nell Gwynn
earned her a nomination for the Evening Standard Theatre Award for
Best Actress. Her starring role in "San Junipero", an episode in
season three of the anthology series Black Mirror, was praised. Her
career progressed with roles in the films Miss Sloane (2016), Beauty
and the Beast (2017), Misbehaviour (2020), and the Apple TV+ drama
series The Morning Show (2019).Gugulethu Sophia Mbatha-Raw was born on
21 April 1983 in Oxford, the daughter of Patrick Mbatha, a black South
African doctor, and Anne Raw, a white English nurse. She grew up in
Witney. Her first name is a contraction of igugu lethu, which means
"our pride" in Zulu and in isiXhosa.
É™mˈbætÉ™rÉ"Ë /; born 21 April 1983) is an English actress. After
studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, she began acting in
British television and stage productions, appearing in the
science-fiction series Doctor Who (2007), and went on to appear in
American productions such as the comedy film Larry Crowne (2011), and
the short-lived television series Undercovers (2010) and Touch
(2012).Mbatha-Raw's breakthrough came with the British period drama
Belle (2013), for which she won the BIFA Award for Best Actress, and
the romantic drama Beyond the Lights (2014). Her leading performance
as the titular character in Jessica Swale's 2015 play Nell Gwynn
earned her a nomination for the Evening Standard Theatre Award for
Best Actress. Her starring role in "San Junipero", an episode in
season three of the anthology series Black Mirror, was praised. Her
career progressed with roles in the films Miss Sloane (2016), Beauty
and the Beast (2017), Misbehaviour (2020), and the Apple TV+ drama
series The Morning Show (2019).Gugulethu Sophia Mbatha-Raw was born on
21 April 1983 in Oxford, the daughter of Patrick Mbatha, a black South
African doctor, and Anne Raw, a white English nurse. She grew up in
Witney. Her first name is a contraction of igugu lethu, which means
"our pride" in Zulu and in isiXhosa.
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