Who is Letitia Wright?
Letitia Michelle Wright born October 31, 1993, is a Guyanese-British actress. She attained global recognition for her role as “Shuri” in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film “Black Panther”, for which she won an NAACP Image Award and a SAG Award.
Letitia Wright’s Wiki Profile
| Full Name: | Letitia Michelle Wright |
| Date of Birth: | October 31, 1993 |
| Age: | 29 years old |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Nationality: | Guyanese-British |
| Height: | 5”5 |
| Net Worth: | $4 million |
| Alma Mater: | Northumberland Park Community School University of Guyana Identity School of Acting |
| Marital Status: | Single |
Early Life and Education
Letitia Wright was born in Georgetown, Guyana. She is 29 years old as of August 2023. There is no detailed information about her parents online. She has one brother named Ivan Bombokka.
Letitia attended Northumberland Park Community School. In February 2023, she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Arts and Letters from the University of Guyana. She also attended the Identity School of Acting, a part-time drama school in London.
Career
Growing up, Letitia was inspired by Keke Palmer’s performance in Akeelah and the Bee to become an actor. Her first acting role was in 2011 with guest appearances on the British television series Holby City and Top Boy. She made her film debut in 2012 with the drama My Brother the Devil.
A few years later, she starred in several British television miniseries, including Chasing Shadows (2014), Banana (2015), and Cucumber (2015). She starred as a troubled teenager in the film Urban Hymn (2015) and appeared in several episodes of the television series Humans (2016).
In 2018, Letitia also featured in a play called The Convert. The play tells the story of an English-speaking missionary in the 19th century, where the Africans were trained to speak Victorian English and engage in Christianity.
Letitia Wright in Black Panther
Letitia co-starred in the 2018 film Black Panther, playing the role of “Shuri”, King T’Challa’s sister and princess of Wakanda. The film also starred Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, and Danai Gurira.
She returned as Shuri for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, which depicts Shuri becoming the new Black Panther following the death of T’Challa. The film which was released in November 2022, was made in honor of Late American actor Chadwick Boseman, who died from colon cancer in 2020.
Letitia Wright’s Net Worth
As of August 2023, Letitia Wright’s net worth is reported to be around $4 million.
Personal Life
As of the time of publishing this article (August 2023), Letitia Wright is reportedly single and currently not in a relationship. However, she was speculated to be in a relationship with Nigerian-British actor John Boyega and Uganda-based commercial and runway model Eva Apio popularly known as Evss Official. Although, the actress has never fully commented on her relationship with these two.
Letitia Wright’s movies
- Black Panther
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
- Small Axe
- Black Mirror
- The Silent Twins
- Surrounded
- Aisha
- Death On The Nile
- Sing 2
- I am
- Guava Island
- Avengers: Infinity War
- Ready Player One
- The Commuter
- Humans
- Doctor Who
- Banana
- Random
Awards and Nominations
For her outstanding performance in various films, the 29-year-old actor has numerous accolades to her name. She won the Choice Sci-Fi Movie Actress at the 2018 Teen Choice Awards for Black Panther and was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie at the 2018 Primetime Emmy Awards for Black Mirror.
She was awarded the Rising Star Award at the 2019 British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) and gained a nomination for Best Performance by a Younger Actor at the 2019 Saturn Awards for Black Panther.
She was also nominated for Best On-Screen Team and Scene Stealer at the 2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards for Black Panther and Choice Breakout Movie Star at the 2018 Teen Choice Awards for Black Panther.
She won the award for Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture at the 2019 NAACP Image Awards for Black Panther and Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at the 2019 Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards for Black Panther.
She was nominated for, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture at the 2019 NAACP Image Awards for Black Panther.
Social Media
Letitia Wright is active on Social Media where she maintains her public presence. Her Instagram handle is Her Instagram handle is @letitiawright. She doesn’t have a Twitter account.
