Letitia Michelle Wright is a Guyanese-British actress. Letitia was born in Georgetown, Guyana, and moved to London, England, when she was seven. She grew up in Tottenham. 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 is known for her portrayal of Shuri in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, beginning in 2018 withย Black Pantherย (2018) andย Avengers: Infinity Warย (2018), and for the filmย Urban Hymnย (2015). She has also starred inย The Commuterย (2018) andย Ready Player Oneย (2018), and in the 2017 Black Mirror episodeย Black Mirror: Black Museumย (2017). Her film debut wasย Victimย (2011).
She counts actressesย Keke Palmerย andย Naomie Harrisย as major influences while she was growing up, Keke’sย Akeelah and the Bee (2006) being a film that made her yearn to become an actress. In February 2020 it was announced that Wright had accepted to play twin sistersย June and Jennifer Gibbonsย in the filmย The Silent Twins, based on the 1986 book of the same name byย Marjorie Wallace, with shooting beginning in April.ย The official release date has yet to be announced.
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