Letitia Wright

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Letitia Michelle Wright (born 31 October 1993) is a Guyanese-British actress. She began her career with guest roles in the television series Top Boy, Coming Up, Chasing Shadows, Humans, Doctor Who, and Black Mirror. For the latter, she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. She then had her breakthrough for her role in the 2015 film Urban Hymn, for which the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) named Wright among the 2015 group of BAFTA Breakthrough Brits. In 2018, she attained global recognition for her portrayal of Shuri in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Black Panther, for which she won an NAACP Image Award and a SAG Award. Wright reprised the role in Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022). In 2019, she received the BAFTA Rising Star Award. She also appeared in Steve McQueen's 2020 anthology series...

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Avengers: DoomsdayMovie • 2026Doctor WhoSeries • 2005Black MirrorSeries • 2011Avengers: Infinity WarMovie • 2018Avengers: EndgameMovie • 2019Black PantherMovie • 2018Black Panther: Wakanda ForeverMovie • 2022Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda ForeverSeries • 2023Ready Player OneMovie • 2018HumansSeries • 2015Marvel Studios LegendsSeries • 2021Sing 2Movie • 2021IronheartSeries • 2025Death on the NileMovie • 2022The CommuterMovie • 2018Small AxeSeries • 2020Avengers: Secret WarsMovie • 2027Top BoySeries • 2011CucumberSeries • 2015I Am...Series • 2019The Silent TwinsMovie • 2022BananaSeries • 2015Chasing ShadowsSeries • 2014SurroundedMovie • 2023