1. Letitia Michelle Wright was born on 31 October 1993 and is a Guyanese-British actress.
23 Facts About Letitia Wright
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Letitia Wright began her career with guest roles in the television series Top Boy, Coming Up, Chasing Shadows, Humans, Doctor Who, and Black Mirror.
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Letitia Wright then had her breakthrough for her role in the 2015 film Urban Hymn, for which the British Academy of Film and Television Arts named Wright among the 2015 group of BAFTA Breakthrough Brits.
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Letitia Wright reprised the role in Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
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Letitia Wright appeared in Steve McQueen's 2020 anthology series Small Axe, which earned her a Satellite Award nomination.
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Letitia Michelle Wright was born on 31 October 1993 in Georgetown, Guyana.
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Letitia Wright's family moved to London, England, when she was eight years old, and she attended Northumberland Park Community School.
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Letitia Wright attended the Identity School of Acting, enrolling at the age of 16.
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Letitia Wright had a small role in the 2012 film My Brother the Devil, for which she was recognized by Screen International as one of its 2012 Stars of Tomorrow.
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In 2017, Letitia Wright starred in the Black Mirror episode "Black Museum"; her performance earned her a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.
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Letitia Wright co-starred in the 2018 film Black Panther, playing the role of Shuri, King T'Challa's sister and princess of Wakanda.
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Letitia Wright won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture for her work in the film, and reprised the role in Avengers: Infinity War, which was released two months later.
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Also in 2018, Letitia Wright appeared as Reb in Steven Spielberg's film adaptation of the 2011 science-fiction novel Ready Player One.
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In 2018, Letitia Wright was featured in a play called The Convert, which was staged at London's Young Vic Theatre.
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Letitia Wright plays the character of a Jekesai, a young Rhodesia girl who is being forced into marriage by her uncle, but luckily is saved by Chilford.
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In November 2018, it was announced that Letitia Wright would be starring alongside John Boyega in a novel adaptation of Hold Back The Stars.
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Letitia Wright was cast in Steve McQueen's mini-series Small Axe, set in London's West Indian community between the 1960s and 1980s.
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Letitia Wright earned "Best Supporting Actress" nominations for this role, bringing "focussed energy and passion" to her depiction of the real-life Jones-LeCointe, as noted by The New Yorker.
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In February 2020, it was announced that Letitia Wright had accepted to play twin sisters June and Jennifer Gibbons in the film The Silent Twins, based on the 1986 book of the same name by Marjorie Wallace, with shooting beginning in April.
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Letitia Wright returned as Shuri for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, which depicts Shuri becoming the new Black Panther following the death of T'Challa; the film marked her first leading role.
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Letitia Wright told Vanity Fair in 2018 that when she first experienced depression at the age of 20, she "was in the dark going through so many bad things".
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In December 2020, Letitia Wright generated controversy from media for sharing a video from the YouTube channel On The Table on Twitter, in which Tomi Arayomi, a senior leader with the Light London church, questioned the legitimacy of the COVID-19 vaccine and accused China of having spread COVID-19, amongst other statements; the video was later deleted.
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In October 2021, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Letitia Wright had parted ways with her US team of representatives due to the response of the video and her alleged promotion of "anti-vaccine" sentiments on the set of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.