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Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Known For Acting
Birthday Apr 21, 1983 (42)
Birthplace Oxford, Oxfordshire, England UK
Popularity 2 (history)
Updated Aug 01, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Gugulethu Sophia Mbatha-Raw, MBE (/ˈɡuːɡuːəmˈbætərɔː/; born 21 April 1983) is a British actress. She began acting at the National Youth Music Theatre and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She 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. She made her West End and Broadway debut, portraying Ophelia in Hamlet in 2009. For her role as the titular character in Jessica Swale's 2015 play Nell Gwynn, she received an Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress nomination. Her early television roles include  Doctor Who(2007), the NBC series Undercovers (2010), and FOX's Touch (2012). She had her breakthrough with the British period drama film Belle (2013), for which she won the BIFA for Best Actress. After roles in the films Beyond the Lights (2014) and Miss Sloane (2016), she co-starred in the Emmy Award-winning Black Mirror episode "San Junipero" (2016), for which she received acclaim. Her other film roles include Beauty and the Beast (2017), A Wrinkle in Time (2018), Motherless Brooklyn (2019), Misbehaviour (2020), and Summerland (2020). She has also acted in the Apple TV+ drama series The Morning Show (2019) and the Disney+ series Loki (2021–present). In 2017, Mbatha-Raw was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for services to drama. In February 2021, Mbatha-Raw was appointed a global Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Description above from the Wikipedia article Gugu Mbatha-Raw, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

The Woman in Cabin 10

The Woman in Cabin 10

2025

as Rowan

Lift

Lift

2024

as Abby Gladwell

Summerland

Summerland

2020

as Vera

Misbehaviour

Misbehaviour

2020

as Jennifer Hosten - Miss Grenada

Come Away

Come Away

2020

as Adult Alice

Fast Color

Fast Color

2019

as Ruth

Motherless Brooklyn

Motherless Brooklyn

2019

as Laura Rose

The Cloverfield Paradox

The Cloverfield Paradox

2018

as Ava Hamilton

Irreplaceable You

Irreplaceable You

2018

as Abbie

Farming

Farming

2018

as Ms. Dapo

A Wrinkle in Time

A Wrinkle in Time

2018

as Dr. Kate Murry

After the Storm

After the Storm

2017

as Mother

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

2017

as Plumette

Free State of Jones

Free State of Jones

2016

as Rachel

Miss Sloane

Miss Sloane

2016

as Esme Manucharian

The Whole Truth

The Whole Truth

2016

as Janelle

Concussion

Concussion

2015

as Prema Mutiso

Jupiter Ascending

Jupiter Ascending

2015

as Famulus

Beyond the Lights

Beyond the Lights

2014

as Noni Jean

9 Kisses

9 Kisses

2014

as Bride

Belle

Belle

2013

as Dido Elizabeth Belle

Odd Thomas

Odd Thomas

2013

as Viola Peabody

Larry Crowne

Larry Crowne

2011

as Talia

All My Dreams on VHS

All My Dreams on VHS

2009

as Erica

Act of God

Act of God

2009

as Rose

Fallout

Fallout

2008

as Shanice Roberts

Walk Away and I Stumble

Walk Away and I Stumble

2007

as Nurse

Straightheads

Straightheads

2007

as Young PA

Viva Blackpool

Viva Blackpool

2006

as Pretty Young Woman

Born Equal

Born Equal

2006

as Girl at King's Cross Station

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Organization Category Movie
BAFTA Awards Best Actress Beyond the Lights Nominated
Television Credits

Surface

as Sophie Ellis

Episodes: 16

First Aired: Jul 28, 2022

Touch

as Clea Hopkins

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Jan 25, 2012

Undercovers

as Samantha Bloom

Episodes: 11

First Aired: Sep 22, 2010

The Morning Show

as Hannah Shoenfeld

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Nov 01, 2019

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

as Seladon (voice)

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Aug 30, 2019

Spooks

as Jenny

Episodes: 9

First Aired: May 13, 2002

Loki

as Judge Ravonna Renslayer

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Jun 09, 2021

Bonekickers

as Viv Davis

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jul 08, 2008

Inheritance

as Claudia

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Unknown

The Girl Before

as Jane

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Dec 19, 2021

Doctor Who

as Tish Jones

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Mar 26, 2005

Lost in Austen

as Pirhana

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 03, 2008

Easy

as Sophie

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 22, 2016

Agatha Christie's Marple

as Tina Argyle

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 12, 2004

Bad Girls

as Fidelity

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 01, 1999

Black Mirror

as Kelly Booth

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 04, 2011

The War Between the Land and the Sea

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Unknown

Vital Signs

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Apr 20, 2006

Doctor Who Confidential

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 26, 2005

Trial & Retribution

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 19, 1997

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 22, 2007

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 17, 2014

Totally Doctor Who

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 13, 2006

Marvel Studios Assembled

as Self - Ravonna Renslayer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 12, 2021

The Daily Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 22, 1996

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 26, 2003

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 21, 2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 25, 2014

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 05, 1988

Entertainment Tonight

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1981

Rachael Ray

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 2006

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2025 1 17 25 13
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2025 3 5 22 0
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