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Letitia Wright

Oct 31, 1993 (31 years old) in Georgetown, Guyana

Letitia Michelle Wright (born 31 October 1993) is a Guyanese-British actress. She began her career with guest roles in 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, 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.

Known For

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Doctor Who
Anahson
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Black Mirror
Nish
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Avengers: Infinity War
Shuri
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Avengers: Endgame
Shuri
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Black Panther
Shuri
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Shuri
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Sing 2
Nooshy (voice)
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Death on the Nile
Rosalie Otterbourne
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Humans
Renie
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Marvel Studios Legends
Shuri (archive footage) (uncredited)

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