English beauty Gugu Mbatha-Raw is on the rise, making a successful transition from British TV to international cinema. She is most certainly one of the Brit Pack members to watch. Here is 5 things you need to know about her.
Oxford born actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw has taken on leading roles in popular, successful British TV shows. Fast forward to 2014 and she is steadily carving herself out quite the nice career in Hollywood, and is set to take her celebrity status to a whole new level.
Here are some things you should know about Gugu Mbatha-Raw:
What’s her story?
Born in 1983 in Oxford England, Gugu Mbatha-Raw is the daughter of Anne Raw, an English Nurse, and Patrick Mbatha, a doctor from the Republic of South Africa. Her surname is made up of both her parents’ and her first name is the shortened version ‘Gugulethu’, a contraction of igugu lethu that means ‘Our Pride’ in Zulu. Then at 18, she moved to London to train at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in 2001, where her career as an actress started to take off.
Born in 1983 in Oxford England, Gugu Mbatha-Raw is the daughter of Anne Raw, an English Nurse, and Patrick Mbatha, a doctor from the Republic of South Africa. Her surname is made up of both her parents’ and her first name is the shortened version ‘Gugulethu’, a contraction of igugu lethu that means ‘Our Pride’ in Zulu. Then at 18, she moved to London to train at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in 2001, where her career as an actress started to take off.
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From minor roles to heading big money American shows, Gugu Mbatha-Raw as the skill of turning her hand to all manner of genre. Starting off on a show called Holby City in 2004, she progressed to Doctor Who in 2007 and by 2010 was the lead role of J. J. Abram’s American action spy series Undercovers but it sadly didn’t take off.
From minor roles to heading big money American shows, Gugu Mbatha-Raw as the skill of turning her hand to all manner of genre. Starting off on a show called Holby City in 2004, she progressed to Doctor Who in 2007 and by 2010 was the lead role of J. J. Abram’s American action spy series Undercovers but it sadly didn’t take off.
During the shows filming Tom Hanks cast her for his film Larry Crowne, alongside Juliet Robers. In 2012 she had a major breakthrough in ‘Touch’ alongside Kiefer Sutherland and in the same year she started working on the film ‘Odd Thomas’ by Stephen Sommers. Also, she landed a role in the soon-to-be released ‘Belle’ by Amma Asante that is about an illegitimate mixed race daughter of a Royal Navy Admiral that is raised by her aristocratic great-uncle. It’s been very well received on the film festival circuit and is sure to win crowds over once on general release.
What else should we know?She’s shared the stage with some big names, including current Spider-Man Andrew Garfield and the amazing Jude Law in 2009 for Hamlet.
Is there a guy on the scene?
Well, sore subject as the star was actually engaged to Harry Lloyd, who played Viserys Targaryen in the Game of Thrones, you know, the guy whose head was melted by a ‘crown’. They were connected until 2013 and since then, she’s kept things on the low and who can blame her.
Well, sore subject as the star was actually engaged to Harry Lloyd, who played Viserys Targaryen in the Game of Thrones, you know, the guy whose head was melted by a ‘crown’. They were connected until 2013 and since then, she’s kept things on the low and who can blame her.
What’s Next?
There are two major roles coming up this year. The first is in ‘Blackbird’, which stars Minnie Driver and Danny Glover in a film about a talented young musician on the brink of super stardom struggles with the pressure of her new-found success.
There are two major roles coming up this year. The first is in ‘Blackbird’, which stars Minnie Driver and Danny Glover in a film about a talented young musician on the brink of super stardom struggles with the pressure of her new-found success.
More notably is the ‘Jupiter Ascending’ by the Wachowski siblings, in which she plays ‘Famulus’ alongside Mila Kunis, Sean Bean and Channing Tatum. It is going to be a HUGE event of 2014 and is sure to see her name and face go everywhere.
Belle with Gugu Mbatha-Raw is going to be released on May 2, 2014
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