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Gugulethu Sophia Mbatha-Raw MBE ( / ˈɡuːɡuː əmˈbætərɔː /; [1] [2] born 21 April 1983) is an English actress. She began acting at the National Youth Theatre and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and gained acclaim for her roles as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet and Octavia in Anthony and Cleopatra in 2005 at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester.
Mbatha-Raw appeared on such varied television series as Bad Girls (1999), Doctor Who (2005), Marple (2004) and Touch (2012). She had a supporting role in the romantic comedy Larry Crowne (2011), written and directed by Tom Hanks, who also played the title role.
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.
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Jul 26, 2022 · Mbatha-Raw — who was an associate producer on the HBO Max limited series “ The Girl Before ” — signed on to “Surface” before it was sold to Apple. West described her as “an exec in...
Sep 2, 2022 · After a season spent piecing together her lost memories after an apparent attempt at suicide by throwing herself off a ship, Sophie Ellis ( Gugu Mbatha-Raw) learned she’d never actually...
Aug 19, 2022 · Gugu Mbatha-Raw Finds Balance in Surface and Loki. The talented actress, star and executive producer of the elegant Apple TV+ thriller Surface, is convinced she’s just hitting her stride. By...
Jul 28, 2022 · Everything is beautiful and full of darkness. That’s how Gugu Mbatha-Raw describes the world of her new series, Surface, a noirish Apple TV+ drama about Sophie, a well-heeled British woman ...
Jul 5, 2020 · Gugu Mbatha-Raw knew her role on The Morning Show would be a challenge. As Hannah Shoenfeld, the talent booker who survives a sexual assault, she provided a crucial turning point in the...
Gugulethu Sophia Mbatha-Raw MBE is an English actress, known for her role as Kelly in Black Mirror, Dido Elizabeth Belle in Belle, Noni Jean in Beyond the Lights, and Plumette in Beauty and the Beast.
