Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Also Known As: Gugulethu Sophia Mbatha, Gugulethu Mbatha, Gugulethu Mbatha-Raw, Gugu Mbatha Raw, Γκούγκου Μπάθα-Ρο, 구구 엠바사 로, ググ・バサ＝ロー, Гугу Эмбата-Ро, Гугу Мбата-Роу, 古古·瑪芭塔-勞, گوگو امباتا-را
Biography: Gugulethu Sophia Mbatha-Raw, MBE (/ˈɡuːɡuːəmˈbætərɔː/;[1][2] 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.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England UK
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Birthday: April 21, 1983
Age: 42 years old
Gender: Female
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Nobody’s Heart
Overview: A beautiful, poetic story of love and loss, set against the backdrop of Lisbon in the thirties. As Lily is forced to confront the sudden and devastating death of her husband, she inherits his cork factory and begins to form an unexpected, highly charged relationship with his enigmatic co-worker, igniting repressed imagination and passion, and discovering unknown truths about both herself and her late husband.
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Original Language: en
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Larry Crowne
Overview: When he suddenly finds himself without his long-standing blue-collar job, Larry Crowne enrolls at his local college to start over. There, he becomes part of an eclectic community of students and develops a crush on his teacher.
Genres: Comedy Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-06-30
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Seacole
Overview: The biopic of Mary Seacole, a Scottish-Jamaican nurse and heroine during the Crimean War.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
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Lift
Overview: An international heist crew, led by Cyrus Whitaker, race to lift $500 million in gold from a passenger plane at 40,000 feet.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-01-12
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Belle
Overview: Dido Elizabeth Bell, the illegitimate, mixed-race daughter of a Royal Navy admiral, plays an important role in the campaign to abolish slavery in England.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-05-01
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Odd Thomas
Overview: In a California desert town, a short-order cook with clairvoyant abilities encounters a mysterious man with a link to dark, threatening forces.
Genres: Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-01-29
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All My Dreams on VHS
Overview: James can record his dreams onto VHS. He collects them… but what happens when girl of his dreams Erica finds herself on tape?
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-09-21
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Beyond the Lights
Overview: Noni Jean is a hot new rising star. But not all is what it seems, and the pressure causes Noni to nearly fall apart - until she meets Kaz Nicol, a promising young cop and aspiring politician who's been assigned to her detail. Can Kaz's love give Noni the courage to find her own voice and break free to become the artist she was meant to be?
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-11-14
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Straightheads
Overview: There is instant chemistry between Alice (Gillian Anderson), a businesswoman, and Adam (Danny Dyer), a younger working-class man who installs a security system in her London apartment. She takes him to a party in the country, and they end up making love. But the night turns horrific when they encounter three thugs who maim Adam and rape Alice. The incident turns them into fearful recluses until Alice spots the leader of their attackers (Anthony Calf) -- and the two victims plot a brutal revenge.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-04-27
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Jupiter Ascending
Overview: In a universe where human genetic material is the most precious commodity, an impoverished young Earth woman becomes the key to strategic maneuvers and internal strife within a powerful dynasty…
Genres: Science Fiction Fantasy Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-02-04
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Concussion
Overview: A dramatic thriller based on the incredible true David vs. Goliath story of American immigrant Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of CTE, a football-related brain trauma, in a pro player and fought for the truth to be known. Omalu's emotional quest puts him at dangerous odds with one of the most powerful institutions in the world.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-11-12
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Free State of Jones
Overview: In 1863, Mississippi farmer Newt Knight serves as a medic for the Confederate Army. Opposed to slavery, Knight would rather help the wounded than fight the Union. After his nephew dies in battle, Newt returns home to Jones County to safeguard his family but is soon branded an outlaw deserter. Forced to flee, he finds refuge with a group of runaway slaves hiding out in the swamps. Forging an alliance with the slaves and other farmers, Knight leads a rebellion that would forever change history.
Genres: Action Drama History War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-06-24
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The Whole Truth
Overview: A defense attorney works to get his teenage client acquitted of murdering his wealthy father.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-03-25
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9 Kisses
Overview: 2014's best actors pair up in a series of intimate encounters.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-12-11
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After the Storm
Overview: Inspired by current social events, After the Storm explores the lives of a family – a mother, father and their son – caught in the aftermath of an incident that has changed their dynamic forever, as they attempt to come to terms with the predicament they're in, rebuilding what has been broken.
Genres: Family Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-09-21
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Miss Sloane
Overview: An ambitious lobbyist faces off against the powerful gun lobby in an attempt to pass gun control legislation.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-11-25
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Fallout
Overview: A London policeman returns to the estate where he grew up to investigate the murder of a young boy. Adapted by the playwright from his 2002 play.
Genres: Thriller Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-07-03
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Beauty and the Beast
Overview: A live-action adaptation of Disney's version of the classic tale of a cursed prince and a beautiful young woman who helps him break the spell.
Genres: Family Fantasy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-03-16
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Fuze
Overview: A long-buried WWII bomb found in central London sparks a citywide evacuation.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
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The Cloverfield Paradox
Overview: Orbiting above a planet on the brink of war, scientists test a device to solve an energy crisis and end up face-to-face with a dark alternate reality.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-02-04
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Act of God
Overview: When a heart surgeon chooses to save one female patient's life over another, her boyfriend looks for revenge.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-01-01
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Born Equal
Overview: Four characters living in one neighborhood in London - all living dramatically different lives, all of them on the edge - see their stories unfold.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-12-17
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Viva Blackpool
Overview: Ripley is now an ordained minister and owner of the Chapel of Love. He's on a search for the prize that will bring him untold riches - the Jules Rimet trophy. But when glamorous Kitty De-Luxe is jilted at his altar, Ripley falls hopelessly in love.
Genres: Comedy Drama Music TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-06-10
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Dead Clever: The Life and Crimes of Julie Bottomley
Overview: When Julie Bottomley discovers her husband of 10 years has been sleeping with her sister, her first instinct is to kill him. However, rather than risk life imprisonment herself, she devises a better plan to get revenge on Ian by faking her own death and framing him for murder. But can she resist the temptation to let her jailed husband know just how "Dead Clever" she's been?
Genres: Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-01-01
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Walk Away and I Stumble
Overview: Andy Spader has been happily married for 13 years, with two teenage children, when he meets a younger woman, Claire Holmes, after going to investigate a break-in at her travel agency shop. Having told his wife that he is leaving her, he learns that Claire has just discovered that she has an inoperable brain tumour and has only a few months to live.
Genres: Romance Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-05-16
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A Wrinkle in Time
Overview: After the disappearance of her scientist father, three peculiar beings send Meg, her brother, and her friend to space in order to find him.
Genres: Adventure Science Fiction Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-03-08
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Fast Color
Overview: A woman is forced to go on the run when her superhuman abilities are discovered. Years after having abandoned her family, the only place she has left to hide is home.
Genres: Thriller Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-03-29
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Irreplaceable You
Overview: A stunning cancer diagnosis spurs Abbie to seek a future girlfriend for fiancé and childhood sweetheart Sam, who's clueless when it comes to dating.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-02-16
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Farming
Overview: Based on the writer/director's childhood, FARMING tells the story of a young Nigerian boy, 'farmed out' by his parents to a white British family in the hope of a better future. Instead, he becomes the feared leader of a white skinhead gang.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-09-08
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August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
Overview: Documentary film on events that happened on August 28th in African-American history, shown at the Smithsonian African-American History Museum.
Genres: History Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-08-26
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Motherless Brooklyn
Overview: New York City, 1957. Lionel Essrog, a private detective living with Tourette syndrome, tries to solve the murder of his mentor and best friend, armed only with vague clues and the strength of his obsessive mind.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-10-31
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Summerland
Overview: A woman during the Second World War opens her heart to an evacuee after initially resolving to be rid of him.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-07-24
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Misbehaviour
Overview: A group of women involved in the Women's Liberation Movement hatched a plan to invade the stage and disrupt the live broadcast at the 1970 Miss World competition in London, resulting in overnight fame for the newly-formed organization. When the show resumed, the results caused an uproar and turned the Western ideal of beauty on its head.
Genres: Drama History Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-03-12
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Come Away
Overview: Before Alice went to Wonderland, and before Peter became Pan, they were brother and sister. When their eldest brother dies in a tragic accident, they each seek to save their parents from their downward spirals of despair until finally they are forced to choose between home and imagination, setting the stage for their iconic journeys into Wonderland and Neverland.
Genres: Fantasy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-11-12
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The Crystal Calls - Making The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
Overview: Go behind the scenes with stars, puppeteers and creators as they bring Jim Henson's magical world of Thra back to life in a sweeping fantasy series.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-08-30
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An Untamed State
Overview: The powerful, unflinching story of a Haitian-American woman kidnapped for ransom in front of her husband and child.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
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Blood Ties
Overview: A detective obsessively investigates the brutal murders of a seemingly ordinary couple in suburban Virginia.
Genres: Drama Crime Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
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The Woman in Cabin 10
Overview: A journalist witnesses a passenger being thrown overboard a luxury yacht at night—only to be told that it didn’t happen as all the passengers and crew are accounted for. Despite no one believing her, she continues to look for answers, putting her own life in danger.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: en
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