Letitia Wright
Actor
Born October 31, 1993 in Georgetown, Guyana
Letitia Michelle Wright (born 31 October 1993) is a Guyanese-British actress. She began her career with guest roles in the television series 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 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. Wright 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.
Filmography
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Avengers: Secret Wars
Shuri
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Avengers: Doomsday
Shuri
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National Theatre at Home: The Story
Yvonne
Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life
Self
Ironheart
Shuri (archive footage) (uncredited)
Highway to the Moon
Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot
Disney 100: Remember That
Self
Surrounded
Mo Washington
Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever
Shuri (archive footage) / Self - Actress
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Self
Aisha
Aisha Osagie
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Shuri
20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda
Self
The Silent Twins
June
Death on the Nile
Rosalie Otterbourne
Sing 2
Nooshy (voice)
Things I Never Told My Father
Lines
Marvel Studios Legends
Shuri (archive footage) (uncredited)
Small Axe
Altheia Jones
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
Self (archive footage)
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest
I Am...
Danielle
Avengers: Endgame
Shuri
Guava Island
Yara Love
Avengers: Infinity War
Shuri
Ready Player One
Reb (Safe House)
Black Panther
Shuri
The Commuter
Jules Skateboarder
Cake
Steve
Self
Urban Hymn
Jamie Harrison
Humans
Renie
Banana
Vivienne Scott
Cucumber
Vivienne Scott
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
Chasing Shadows
Taylor Davis
Glasgow Girls
Amal
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
Big Girl
Hannah
My Brother the Devil
Aisha
Black Mirror
Nish
Top Boy
Chantelle
Victim
Nyla
Doctor Who
Anahson
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter