Gugu was born in Oxford, England, she appeared in TV series Bad Girls, Bonekickers and Doctor Who. In 2013 She starred in Amma Asante's film Belle.Followed by starring in Gina Prince-Bythewood's film Beyond The Lights. Also starred in Jupiter Ascending, Concussion, Free State of Jones, Miss Sloane and Beauty and the Beast.
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She became a rising star in Hollywood after appearing the acclaimed period drama Belle.
And while Gugu Mbatha-Raw has cemented herself as one of Hollywood's hottest starlets in A Wrinkle in Time, the Oxford-born actress has admitted one of the greatest moments was meeting Oprah Winfrey.
The 34-year-old stunned in a futuristic covershoot for VOGUE, telling the fashion publication's April issue that Oprah had a 'goddess-like' aura about her during their meeting.
The former Doctor Who star admitted that she only met Oprah for a short while on a day of filming for the fantasy film, but would love to work with her in the future.
She said: 'We didn't have any scenes together in Wrinkle. But we were both on the set on the same day and she came and hung out in my trailer for a little bit and we had a chat, in her full character regalia, which is just goddess-like.'
Rising star: Gugu said that while she only met Oprah briefly on set for A Wrinkle in Time, she hopes she gets to work her in more depth in the future
The film, based on the novel of the same name, tells the story of Meg who is sent into space by three mysterious beings to solve the disappearance of her scientist father.
Joining stars including Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine and Mindy Kaling, Gugu added it was a no-brainer that she wanted to work with Ava on the picture.
Prior to her big budget roles Gugu first gained Hollywood recognition as the star of the period drama Belle, which tells the true story of the titular character, a mixed race woman born into illegitimacy and raised by her white father in the 18th Century.
Oprah Winfrey stars in official trailer for A Wrinkle in Time
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Star-studded: Gugu appears in the science fantasy film alongside stars including Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling and Chris Pine - and Oprah (pictured)
Gugu said that she wanted to appear in a period film, but also wanted to portray a person of colour that was not restricted by slavery or subservience.
She said: 'As a biracial woman born in the 1980s, if you let popular culture dictate it, you'd think mixed-race people were like a new thing. And that's absolutely not the case.
'People of colour have existed throughout history – it's just who has been able to tell the stories. And that to me became really important: to illuminate that.
'To show that Dido Elizabeth Belle is as valid a story as Elizabeth Bennet… And, you know, Elizabeth Bennet's fictional.'
See the full shoot in the April issue of Vogue, on sale Friday.
Breakthrough: Gugu first broke onto the Hollywood scene in 2013's Belle, as a biracial woman raised by her white father in the 18th Century
Gugu Mbatha-Raw Covers April Vogue byALICE NEWBOLD Alice is the Vogue Daily editor of Vogue.co.uk Monday 5 March 2018
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GUGU MBATHA-RAW is the cover star of the April 2018 issue of British Vogue.
Photographed by Mikael Jansson and styled by senior contributing fashion editor Kate Phelan, with hair by Eugene Souleiman and make-up by Hannah Murray, the portrait of Mbatha-Raw wearing Valentino, marks the actress's Vogue debut.
The daughter of an English mother and a South African father, Gugu, which is short for Gugulethu, a contraction of igugu lethu, which means "our pride" in Zulu, trained at London’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. From her early acting roles on stage - she was Juliet to Andrew Garfield's Romeo in a 2005 adaptation of Romeo and Juliet at the Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre - to TV appearances in Dr Who and Black Mirror, and her current silver-screen moment in A Wrinkle in Time, she has been escaping archetypes and quietly shaping a diverse CV for years.
Her latest role as Dr Kate Murry in Ava DuVernay's blockbuster Disney adaptation marks the first time a black woman has helmed a $100 million film, and seems a fitting summary of Mbatha-Raw's own boundary breaking career trajectory so far.
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Read the full interview with Mbatha-Raw in the April issue, which is out on newsstands on March 9.
The annual Charles Finch and Chanel pre-BAFTAs dinner party calls on the industry’s talent to celebrate British film before the awards ceremony. Last night, Greta Gerwig, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Natalie Dormer joined industry heavyweights Kristin Scott Thomas and Sir Patrick Stewart at London’s Kensington Palace.
In the lead up to the 2014 Met Gala, a slew of Upper East Side hotels like the Carlyle, Le Parker Meridien, and the Mark become the most stylish dressing rooms in town. Here, Vogue.com brings you intimate photos of English actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Lanvin artistic director Alber Elbaz prepping for the party of the year.
