Letitia Wright

Intro Letitia Michelle Wright (born 31 October 1993) is a British actress.[1] 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,[2] for which the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) named Wright among the 2015 group of BAFTA Breakthrough Brits.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. She 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 Small Axe, which earned her a Satellite Award nomination.life and education edit Letitia Michelle Wright was born on 31 October 1993 in Georgetown, Guyana. Her family moved to London, England, when she was eight years old, and she attended Northumberland Park Community School.[3][4] On 1 February 2023, she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Arts and Letters from the University of Guyana at an Extraordinary Convocation Ceremony.[5][6][7]Personal life edit Wright has opened up about her struggles with depression. She told Vanity Fair in 2018 that when she first experienced depression at the age of 20, she "was in the dark going through so many bad things".[31] Wright credits her Christian faith, which she discovered after attending a London actors' Bible study meeting, with helping her overcome the depression.[31] To focus on her recovery and her faith, she turned down film roles.[31] She later explained she "needed to take a break from acting" and "went on a journey to discover my relationship with God, and I became a Christian."[32] In December 2020, Wright generated controversy from media for