Letitia Wright is a Guyanese-born British actress who is well known for her breakthrough role in the 2015 film, “Urban Hymn” for which she was even named the 2015 group of BAFTA Breakthrough Brits by the BAFTA.
Wright rose to international fame attaining global recognition for her portrayal of Shuri in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film, “Black Panther” in 2018. Her fictional role was reprised in the Marvel movies include “Avengers: Infinity War”(2018) and “Avengers: Endgame”(2019).
Other of her roles in the television series include “Top Boy”, “Coming Up”, “Chasing Shadows”, “Doctor Who” and “Black Mirror”. Her marvelous acting skills have earned her much fame and recognition even earning her several awards including NAACP Image Award, a SAG Award, and BAFTA Rising Star Award.
Letitia Wright’s Ongoing Controversies
Following Chadwick Boseman(Black Panther)’s death, she took the lead currently shooting for the movies’ franchise, while deeply immunocompromise as she recently came under criticism for social media posts supporting anti-science positions.
She even deleted her Twitter and Instagram accounts after receiving backlash regarding the anti-vaccination video she posted. Wright has returned to social media to deny these allegations and is currently active on Instagram with 2 million followers on her account: @letitiawright.
What is Letitia Wright famous for?
- Famous as an actress.
- Known for her role as Shuri in “Black Panther”.
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Where is Letitia Wright from?
Letitia Wright was born on October 31, 1993, in Georgetown, Guyana. Her birth name is Letitia Michelle Wright. Her nationality is Guyanese. Wright belongs to African ethnicity while Scorpio is her zodiac sign.
Born in Georgetown, Letitia spent her 6 years of childhood thereafter which she alongside her family moved to London, England when she was just 7. Growing up in London city, Wright developed an interest in acting that she frequently performed in several school plays. She realized that she wanted to become an actress after watching the film, “Akeelah and the Bee” in 2006.
To pursue her career, she attended the Identity School of Acting, enrolling at the age of 16. She did her schooling at Finsbury Park Elementary School in North London and high schooling from Duke’s Aldridge Academy. Besides, it’s said that her father worked in agriculture and security, while her mother is a teacher.
Letitia Wright’s Career Highlights
- Letitia Wright started off her career making her appearance in the television series, “Holby City” and “Top Boy” in 2011 at age of 18.
- She made her movie debut playing a small role as Nyla in “Victim” in 2011.
- She got her first recognition when she played a small role in the film, “My Brother the Devil” in 2012.
- Her first lead role was as Jamie Harrison in “Urban Hymn” in 2015.
- She also appeared in “Doctor Who”, and had a recurring role as Renie on “Humans” in 2016.
- In 2017, she starred in the series, “Black Mirror”.
- She got her biggest breakthrough with her portrayal of the role of Shuri, sister of King T’Challa played by Chadwick Boseman in Marvel’s film, “Black Panther” in 2018.
- The role earned her much recognition and global popularity for which she won the NAACP Image Award.
- She reprised her role in “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Avengers; Endgame”.
- In 2018, she appeared as Reb in the film adaptation of the 2011 science-fiction novel “Ready Player One”.
- She was also featured in a play called The Convert the same year.
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- She appeared alongside Donald Glover and Rihanna in the short musical film, “Guava Island” in 2019.
- She was also cast in Steve McQueen’s mini-series Small Axe.
- In 2020, she played the role of British Black Panther leader Altheia Jones-LeCointe in “Mangrove”.
- In 2021, she voice-acted in the aminated movie, “Sing 2”.
- She will be appearing in the upcoming mystery thriller film, “Death on the Nile” in 2022.
- She will also be cast as a twin sister June and Jennifer Gibbons in the film “The Silent Twins”.
- She is currently in the shooting of the Black Panther franchise “Wakanda Forever”.
Letitia Wright’s Personal Life
Letitia Wright is currently single. She doesn’t seem to be dating anyone at the moment. However, she was rumored to be dating her Small Axe co-star, John Boyega with whom she attended the 2018 Met Gala together.
They even attended the same school of acting and had known each other from when they both had nothing. The rumor speculations led her to even post an Instagram caption calling John her “big bro”.
Besides, Wright has been quite open about her struggles with depression which she first experienced at age of 20. Her struggle with depression led her to find her inner love and thoughts as she took a break from acting and went on a journey to discover her relationship with God, after which she became a Christian.
Letitia Wright’s Net worth
Letitia Wright has quite a good earnings from her professional career as an actress. Her career which started at the early age of 18, Wright has managed to come a long way up becoming one of the uprising actresses of 2020. Her movie roles especially as Shuri in “Black Panther” have earned her the status of talented actress thus increasing her net worth.
She is a millionaire and has a net worth estimated to be around $4 million.
Letitia Wright’s Height and Weight
Letitia Wright is a gorgeous lady with a well-maintained slim body physique in her 20s. Since she was an actress at a young age, she has had an attractive personality and body physique which measures 32-25-30 inches.
She stands tall with an average height of 5ft. 5inches(1.65 m) while her body weighs 51kg(112 lbs). She has an attractive dark complexion with beautiful brown eyes and black hair.
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