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Gugu Mbatha-Raw

1983 - Today

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Gugulethu Sophia Mbatha-Raw, MBE (; born 21 April 1983) is an English actress. She began acting at the National Youth Music Theatre and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and 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 nomination. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 32 in 2024). Gugu Mbatha-Raw is the 8,878th most popular actor (down from 6,602nd in 2024), the 6,181st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,840th in 2019) and the 999th most popular British Actor.

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Among actors, Gugu Mbatha-Raw ranks 8,878 out of 13,578. Before her are Özge Özpirinçci, John Pyper-Ferguson, Lea DeLaria, Kang Ji-hwan, Gina Philips, and Daniel Kaluuya. After her are Antony Sher, Jasmine Trinca, Helen Mack, Mahie Gill, Andrea Osvárt, and Matt Salinger.

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Among people born in 1983, Gugu Mbatha-Raw ranks 278. Before her are Gonzalo García, Kim Yong-jun, Yoann Lemoine, Future, Kazunari Ninomiya, and John Lundvik. After her are Reeva Steenkamp, Amber Rose, Younis Mahmoud, Semih Şentürk, Pavel Eljanov, and Ranko Despotović.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Gugu Mbatha-Raw ranks 6,183 out of 8,785. Before her are Jonny Buckland (1977), Gil Merrick (1922), John Lundvik (1983), Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1802), Billy Fury (1940), and Daniel Kaluuya (1989). After her are Mason Mount (1999), Steve Valentine (1966), Mark Richardson (1972), Martine McCutcheon (1976), Robin Widdows (1942), and Jefferson Hall (1977).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Gugu Mbatha-Raw ranks 999. Before her are Skandar Keynes (1991), Joseph Mawle (1974), Andrew Howard (1969), Eve Best (1971), Martin Clunes (1961), and Daniel Kaluuya (1989). After her are Steve Valentine (1966), Jefferson Hall (1977), Amanda Holden (1971), Tom Hopper (1985), Arthur Wing Pinero (1855), and Jamie Bamber (1973).

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