Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Gugu Mbatha-Raw | |
|---|---|
| Born | Gugulethu[1] Mbatha-Raw |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | Since 2004[1] |
Gugu Mbatha-Raw (born 1983) is an English actress, perhaps best known for her semi-regular role as Jenny in the fifth series of Spooks, and lead role as Vivienne Davis in BBC1 new drama Bonekickers.
Television
A RADA-trained actress, her first television role was playing Colette Hill in Holby City. She played a nurse in Walk Away and I Stumble, and Eve in Vital Signs (TV series). More recently she has played Fidelity Saunders in Bad Girls and Martha Jones' sister Tish in the 2007 series of Doctor Who.[2] She appeared in Marple, in an episode based on the novel Ordeal by Innocence.
She recently appeared in the television version of Roy Williams' play Fallout (part of Channel 4's Disarming Britain series) as Shanice Roberts.
Theatre
Mbatha-Raw has appeared on stage in Broadway, London, Birmingham, Exeter and Manchester.
She has appeared twice at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, first in Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra opposite Josette Bushell-Mingo and then as Juliet opposite Andrew Garfield in Romeo And Juliet, both in 2005.
In November 2008 she took the part of Monique in Gethsemane at the National Theatre, and later on tour.[3] In June 2009 she played a "touchingly bewildered" Ophelia opposite Jude Law in the Donmar's West End production of Hamlet.[4] She will repeat her performance of Ophelia when the production moves to Broadway.
Radio
During 2006 she appeared on BBC Radio 4 in Living with the Enemy.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d Gugu Mbatha-Raw - Biography
- ^ "Meet the Joneses", BBC. URL last accessed 2006-10-28.
- ^ Staff writer. "Gethsemane: Cast credits". National Theatre. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
- ^ Bosanquet, Theo. "Law...Disproves Doubters". Review Round-up. Whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
The best support comes from Gugu Mbatha-Raw, whose touchingly bewildered Ophelia goes quietly mad instead of indulging in a psychiatric cabaret turn
- ^ www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/livingwiththeenemy/
External links
- Template:Wayback, originally from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art website
- Gugu Mbatha-Raw at IMDb
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