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BELLE's Gugu Mbatha-Raw on Rocking a Corset

Published on 1 May 2014

The lovely (and awesomely-named) Gugu Mbatha-Raw pays a visit to the YH Studio to tell us about her experiences stepping into the stately 18th Century gowns -- and corsets -- of Dido Elizabeth Belle for the costume drama 'Belle'! She gives us some background on the historical woman she plays and her unorthodox circumstances, plus she also talks about her other film project 'Blackbird' and reveals the meaning behind her unique name!

Gugu Mbatha-Raw has been cast as Plumette the feather duster opposite Emma Watson in live-action version of Beauty And The Beast 

By CHRISTINE RENDON and CASSIE CARPENTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

PUBLISHED: 03:12, 14 April 2015 | UPDATED: 08:28, 14 April 2015

Gugu Mbatha-Raw is certain to spellbound in her newest role.

The 31-year-old has been cast as Plumette, the feather duster who was magically transformed from a maid, in the live-action reboot of Beauty And The Beast, according to Variety. 

In the animated classic, all the servants morph into household objects after the Prince becomes the target of a spell that can only be broken by reciprocal love.

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Spellbound! Gugu Mbatha-Raw - pictured in Beverly Hills in February - has been cast as Plumette the feather duster in the upcoming live-action version of Beauty And The Beast

Tale as old as time: Fifi the Featherduster was voiced by Kimmy Robertson in the 1991 animated version of Beauty and the Beast

Fifi the Featherduster in the original 1991 Disney classic was voiced by Kimmy Robertson, who once starred in the '90s classic Twin Peaks.  

Meanwhile, Gugu's star continues to rise with a number of films in the pipeline.   

She is currently filming The Free State Of Jones opposite Matthew McConaughey, and has recently wrapped work on Concussion and The Whole Truth, which will both hit cinemas later this year. 

Flawless: Gugu looked radiant in a cheerful yellow gown at the 46th NAACP Image Awards in February in Pasadena

Gugu Mbatha-Raw plays aspiring popstar in Beyond The Lights

Recently, Gugu starred opposite Mila Kunis in the newly released sci-fi film Jupiter Ascending, and had a leading role in Beyond The Lights.

Gugu joins a cast that includes Emma Watson, Luke Evans, and Ian McKellen, who was recently snapped up for the part of Cogsworth. 

According to Variety - the 75-year-old Englishman will reunite with Oscar winner Bill Condon, who directed him in Gods and Monsters as well as this year's Mr. Holmes.

'If it's not Baroque, don't fix it!' Two-time Oscar nominee Ian McKellen will play Cogsworth in Disney's live-action Beauty and the Beast

Third time's a charm: The 75-year-old Englishman will reunite with Oscar winner Bill Condon (L), who directed him in Gods and Monsters as well as this year's Mr. Holmes (pictured July 16)

Cogsworth is the Beast's elegant butler who was transformed into a clock, and spends the bulk of his time with maître d' Lumière. 

Noah ingénue Emma Watson plays the bookish, brainy beauty while The Guest hunk Dan Stevens plays the cursed, formerly arrogant prince.

The Comedians funnyman Josh Gad will pair up with Furious 7 stud Luke Evans to play LeFou and Gaston.  

Beauty and the Beast will be getting a live-action makeover

'Shall we let bygones be bygones?' Cogsworth is the Beast's elegant butler who was transformed into a clock, and spends the bulk of his time with maître d' Lumière (R)

Tale as old as time: The Hobbit star's character also serves as the Beast's romance coach, suggesting he lavish Belle with 'flowers, chocolates, and promises you don't intend to keep'

LeFou is the abused yet loyal sidekick of Gaston, a narcissistic hunter who lusts after the woman he can't have - Belle.

Also attached to the reboot are Emma Thompson as Mrs. Potts, Kevin Kline as Maurice, Audra McDonald as Garderobe, and original composer Alan Menken. 

Filming on Beauty and the Beast will begin May 18 at Shepperton Studios in London for a March 17, 2017 release. 

British duo: Noah ingénue Emma Watson plays the bookish, brainy beauty while The Guest hunk Dan Stevens plays the cursed, formerly arrogant prince

Emma Watson walks red carpet in plunging black jacket

Disney's 1991 big-screen cartoon was the first animated film ever to be nominated for best picture.

It lost, but garnered two Oscars for score and song, as well as three Golden Globes, five Grammy Awards, a Broadway musical, and $425M at the box office.

The studio is also planning live-action versions of The Jungle Book, Mulan, Winnie the Pooh, Pete's Dragon, Dumbo, and Pinocchio.

'Every last inch of me's covered in hair!' LeFou is the abused yet loyal sidekick of Gaston, a narcissistic hunter who lusts after the woman he can't have - Belle

First animation to score a best picture nod: Filming on Beauty and the Beast will begin May 18 at Shepperton Studios in London for a March 17, 2017 release

Read more:

• Beauty and the Beast: Ian McKellen Playing Cogsworth in Disney Reboot | Variety
• Beauty and the Beast: Ian McKellen Playing Cogsworth in Disney Reboot | Variety
• Beauty and the Beast: Gugu Mbatha-Raw Cast as Plumette | Variety

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Photos: Gugu with David Tennant, Freema Agyeman and more In Doctor Who - The Lazarus Experiment etc

David Tennant And Freema Agyeman In Doctor Who - The Lazarus Experiment 

The Lazarus Experiment was the sixth episode of the third series of the relaunched Doctor Who. The episode starred David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor and Freema Agyeman as Martha Jones. Mark Gatiss appeared as Richard Lazarus with Adjoa Andoh as Francine Jones, Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Tish Jones, Reggie Yates as Leo Jones and Thelma Barlow as Lady Thaw. The episode was written by Stephen Greenhorn and directed by Richard Clark. It first aired on BBC One on 5th May 2007.

Martha's sister Tish is working for the elderly Professor Richard Lazarus, a man who claims he will change what it is to be human. The Doctor can't let a comment like that go without investigation and he and Martha set off to meet her family at the reception where the Professor is to reveal all to the world. 

The Professor's experiment is to rejuvenate himself, and at first it appears he has been successful, emerging from the manipulator as a much younger man. However, the process has caused his DNA to become unstable and before long he begins to mutate into a monstrous prehensile creature and goes on the rampage, draining the life energy from guests at the event. The Doctor and Martha manage to fight back against the creature and believe that Lazarus is now dead. However he has survived and escapes, and the Doctor, Martha and Tish track him down to Southwark Cathedral for a terrifying final showdown.

Meanwhile a mysterious man has been giving information to Francine about how dangerous the Doctor is, information that has come from none other than Harold Saxon himself.

Filming locations for the episode included Cardiff Museum, the Welsh Assembly's Senedd building and Wells Cathedral.

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"Doctor Who" 

1.     - Last of the Time Lords (2007) TV episode, Played by Gugu Mbatha-Raw
2.     - The Sound of Drums (2007) TV episode, Played by Gugu Mbatha-Raw
3.     - The Lazarus Experiment (2007) TV episode, Played by Gugu Mbatha-Raw
4.     - Smith and Jones (2007) TV episode, Played by Gugu Mbatha-Raw

TISH JONES (Gugu Mbatha-Raw)
Episodes: 301, 306, 312, 313
Character Profile: Sister of Martha and Leo Jones. She is a PA and finds herself working for Doctor Lazarus and Harold Saxon.

TOUCH - Cast Biographies - Gugu Mbatha-Raw (as Clea Hopkins)

TOUCH CAST BIOGRAPHIES

Gugu Mbatha-Raw (as Clea Hopkins)

Clea Hopkins Character Bio

Jake’s social worker. Clea believes that Jake’s needs are too serious for Martin to handle. She sees a man whose life has become dominated by a child he can no longer control. She believes that it’s time for the state to intervene. So Jake is placed in foster care, despite Martin’s desperate objections.

Gugu Mbatha-Raw Biography

Born in Oxford in the United Kingdom, Gugu Mbatha-Raw was classically trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Having studied Shakespeare, her first professional role was in an Open Air production of “As You Like It,” as “Celia.” Following this production, Mbatha-Raw landed roles at Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre. She performed in “Antony and Cleopatra” and held the title role of “Juliet” in “Romeo and Juliet,” for which she was nominated for the Manchester Evening News Award for Best Actress in 2005.

Mbatha-Raw’s other stage credits include the critically acclaimed “Big White Fog” at the Almeida Theatre and “Gethsemane,” a production at the National Theatre that later toured the U.K. She made her West End debut as “Ophelia” in “Hamlet,” opposite Jude Law. The production then transferred to New York’s Broadhurst Theatre for a limited run and was a hit on Broadway in 2009.

Her television credits include “MI-5,” “Dr. Who,” “Marple – Ordeal by Innocence,” “Bonekickers” and “Fallout.” It was for this latter role that she was selected as a “Star of Tomorrow 2008” by industry magazine Screen International. In 2010, she starred as “Samantha Bloom” in the TV series “Undercovers.”

Her first feature film, “Larry Crowne,” directed by Tom Hanks, and starring Hanks and Julia Roberts, was released July 2011.

Mbatha-Raw’s next project is the Stephen Sommers-directed film “Odd Thomas,” set for a 2012 release. She stars alongside Willem Dafoe and Anton Yelchin.

Mbatha-Raw divides her time between Los Angeles and London.

BIOGRAPHIES

Kiefer Sutherland (as Martin Bohm)

David Mazouz (as Jake Bohm)

Gugu Mbatha-Raw (as Clea Hopkins)

Danny Glover (as Arthur Teller)

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Video: Clip of Tish Jones in Doctor Who - The Lazarus Experiment - Series 3 - BBC

Tish Jones

Tish Jones

Tish Jones
Species:	Human
Job:	Public relations
Affiliated with:	Lazarus Laboratories,10 Downing Street
Place of origin:	Earth
Mother:	Francine Jones
Father:	Clive Jones
Sister:	Martha Jones
Brother:	Leo Jones
In-laws:	Mickey Smith
First seen in:	Smith and Jones
Appearances:	TV: The Lazarus Experiment TV: The Sound of Drums /Last of the Time Lords TV: Turn Left
Main actor:	Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Memorable moment
04:20

Letitia "Tish" Jones was a twenty-something PR executive who was propelled into jobs well above her experience level because Harold Saxon was trying to draw her sister Martha Jones— and thus the Tenth Doctor — into his trap. To her own surprise, and her sister's mild suspicion, she was put in charge of the public events that launched Richard Lazarus' de-ageing machine. She later worked in Saxon's 10 Downing Street press office. In both capacities, she had significant interaction with the Doctor.

BIOGRAPHY

Growing up, Tish developed a crush on a man who worked at an activity camp during a bad family holiday. (PROSE: The Pirate Loop)

Tish witnessed the Royal Hope Hospital disappear, and later attended her brother's birthday party. (TV: Smith and Jones)

She then became the head of PR for Richard Lazarus, who made himself look 40 years younger. After the experiment he seduced Tish on the roof of his lab, just as he was about to transform into a life force-draining monster.

Fortunately Martha and the Tenth Doctor arrived in time to save her. After everyone had evacuated the lab, he escaped to a cathedral where he chased Martha and Tish to the top of the tower and tried to kill them but the Doctor saved them by killing the mutated form of Lazarus with soundwaves. (TV: The Lazarus Experiment)

Tish in Downing Street. (TV:The Sound of Drums)

She then began to work for Harold Saxon when he became Prime Minister. The fact was he only hired her so that he could get to Martha.

Tish spotted Vivien Rook making her way for an interview with Lucy Saxon, despite Tish's protests that she was not to be disturbed, Vivien wafted her away.

When Martha, the Doctor and Jack Harkness went on the run, Tish, along with her mother and father, were captured and brought to the Valiant. There, they witnessed the Toclafane invasion of Earth.

One year later, Tish was working on the Valiant as a slave with her mum and dad. She and her family tried to break out and stop the Master but they failed at each attempt. She and the rest of her family were present when Martha was brought onto the Valiant, and the Doctor used the psychic power of the entire world to restore himself and defeat the Master.

Following the destruction of the paradox machine, and subsequent reversal of time, Tish and the rest of the Jones family were among the few who remembered the events of the Year That Never Was. (TV: The Sound of Drums / Last of the Time Lords)

ALTERNATE TIMELINE 

She was on TV when the Royal Hope vanished to the moon on Donna's parallel world. (TV: Turn Left)

PERSONALITY 

Tish was intelligent, courageous and kind. She was, however, jealous of Martha.

Turn this up to eleven - Doctor Who - The Lazarus Experiment - Series 3 - BBC

Published on 20 Feb 2014

The Doctor, Martha, and Tish chase Lazarus to the nearby Southwark Cathedral. The Doctor tries again to reason with Lazarus but is unable to stop him from transforming. Martha and Tish lure Lazarus to the top of the Cathedral's bell tower, and the Doctor manipulates the church's pipe organ to produce the maximum volume it can.

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