| Gugu Mbatha-Raw |
| Born |
Gugulethu Sophia Mbatha
1983 (age 28–29)
Oxford |
| Occupation |
Actress and Vocal Artist |
| Years active |
2004 - present |
Gugu Mbatha-Raw (born Gugulethu Sophia Mbatha;[1] 1983) is an English actress.
[edit] Life and career
Gugu Mbatha-Raw was born Gugulethu Sophia Mbatha in 1983,[2] in the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, England.[2] Her name, "Gugulethu", is a contraction of igugu lethu, means "our pride" (depending on context) in Xhosa, like the township of the same name.[2][3][4] Her mother, Anne, is an English nurse, and her father, Patrick Mbatha, is a South African doctor. She has appeared in Romeo and Juliet at Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre as well as on television series such as Bad Girls (1999), Doctor Who (2007) and Marple (2007). In September 2010, she starred in the JJ Abrams TV series Undercovers, which was cancelled two months later.[5][6]
In June 2011, Mbatha-Raw was cast as the female lead in the Fox pilot Touch opposite Kiefer Sutherland.[7] She also had a supporting role in Larry Crowne.[8]
[edit] Television
[edit] Theatre
[edit] References
- ^ Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916-2005.; at ancestry.com
- ^ a b c Gugu Mbatha-Raw at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ Dehn, Georgia (May 28, 2009). "Hamlet with Jude Law at Wyndham's Theatre: Gugu Mbatha-Raw is mad for it". The Daily Telegraph (London). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-features/5395153/Hamlet-with-Jude-Law-at-Wyndhams-Theatre-Gugu-Mbatha-Raw-is-mad-for-it.html.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 13, 2010). "J.J. Abrams finds 'Undercovers' female lead". The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jj-abrams-finds-undercovers-female-19431.
- ^ Oldenburg, Ann (November 4, 2010). "NBC cancels 'Undercovers' after 13 episodes". USA Today. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2010/11/nbc-cancels-undercovers-after-13-episodes-/1. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
- ^ Carter, Bill (November 4, 2010). "NBC Cancels ‘Undercovers’". New York Times. http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/04/nbc-cancels-undercovers/. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (June 10, 2011). "'Undercovers' Star Gugu Mbatha-Raw Set As Female Lead In Fox's Pilot 'Touch'". Deadline.com. http://www.deadline.com/2011/06/undercovers-star-gugu-mbatha-raw-set-as-female-lead-in-foxs-pilot-touch/. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
- ^ Mbatha-Raw, Gugu Star Pulse
- ^ Gugu Mbatha-Raw joins Kiefer Sutherland in FOX's 'Touch'
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