Letitia Wright
{{Short description|British actress (born 1993)}}
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| name = Letitia Wright
| image = Actress Letitia Wright - Red Carpet Hollywood (52471829089).jpg
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| caption = Wright at the premiere of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever in 2022
| birth_name = Letitia Michelle Wright
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1993|10|31}}
| birth_place = Georgetown, Guyana
| citizenship = {{hlist|Guyana|United Kingdom}}
| nationality =
| occupation = Actress
| education = Northumberland Park Community School
Identity School of Acting
| years_active = 2011–present
| notable_works = Black Panther (2018)
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Letitia Michelle Wright (born 31 October 1993) is a British actress.{{Cite web |title=Guyanese-British Actress Ms. Letitia Wright Addresses the National Assembly {{!}} Parliament of Guyana |url=https://www.parliament.gov.gy/media-centre/news/guyanese-british-actress-ms.-letitia-wright-addresses-the-national-assembly |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=www.parliament.gov.gy}} 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,[http://www.bafta.org/media-centre/press-releases/bafta-and-burberry-reveal-2015-breakthrough-brits "BAFTA and Burberry Reveal 2015 Breakthrough Brits"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629235810/http://www.bafta.org/media-centre/press-releases/bafta-and-burberry-reveal-2015-breakthrough-brits |date=29 June 2018 }}. BAFTA.org, 10 November 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2018. for which the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) named Wright among the 2015 group of BAFTA Breakthrough Brits.
In 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.
Early life and education
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.{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/apr/05/letitia-wright-britains-rising-screen-star-michael-caton-jones-leonardo-dicaprio |title=Letitia Wright, Britain's newest rising screen star, says black actors need more positive roles |author=Alberge, Dalya |work=The Guardian |date=4 April 2015 |access-date=16 February 2017 |archive-date=29 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161029180332/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/apr/05/letitia-wright-britains-rising-screen-star-michael-caton-jones-leonardo-dicaprio |url-status=live }}Having been brought up in Tottenham and attending Northumberland Park Community School. Time Out. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
On 1 February 2023, she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Arts and Letters from the University of Guyana at an Extraordinary Convocation Ceremony.{{Cite web |last=KNews |date=2023-02-01 |title=Honorary Doctorate to be conferred on Letitia Wright |url=https://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2023/02/01/honorary-doctorate-to-be-conferred-on-letitia-wright/ |access-date=2023-02-01 |website=Kaieteur News |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2023-02-01 |title='I always waited for my time' – Letitia Wright moved to tears on receiving Honorary Doctorate from UG |first= Kurt|last=Campbell|url=https://newsroom.gy/2023/02/01/i-always-waited-for-my-time-letitia-wright-moved-to-tears-on-receiving-honourary-doctorate-from-ug/ |access-date=2023-02-01 |website=News Room Guyana |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=INEWS |date=2023-02-01 |title=Guyanese-born actress Letitia Wright conferred with Honorary Doctorate |url=https://www.inewsguyana.com/guyanese-born-actress-letitia-wright-conferred-with-honorary-doctorate/ |access-date=2023-02-01 |website=INews Guyana |language=en-US}}
Career
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Wright performed in school plays, but she credits her desire to be a professional actress to seeing the 2006 film Akeelah and the Bee. She found Keke Palmer's performance inspiring, remarking that the role "resonated. It's one of the reasons why I'm here".{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/letitia-wright-5-things-you-didnt-know-black-panther-star-1158768 |title=Letitia Wright: Secret Donald Glover Project, Spelling Bees and More Things Left Out of Hollywood Reporter's Cover Story |date=8 November 2018 |last=Rittman |first=Alex |access-date=6 March 2019 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-date=6 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306235238/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/letitia-wright-5-things-you-didnt-know-black-panther-star-1158768 |url-status=live }} She attended the Identity School of Acting, enrolling at the age of 16.{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/black-panther-star-letitia-wright-how-faith-saved-her-1158459 |title='Black Panther' Breakout Letitia Wright on How Faith Rescued Her From a "Very Dark Place" |date=7 November 2018 |last=Rittman |first=Alex |access-date=6 March 2019 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-date=3 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190303161740/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/black-panther-star-letitia-wright-how-faith-saved-her-1158459 |url-status=live }}
In 2011, she appeared as a recurring role in the series Top Boy and in two episodes of Holby City. She had a small role in the 2012 film My Brother the Devil, for which she was recognized by Screen International as one of its 2012 Stars of Tomorrow. Michael Caton-Jones cast Wright in her first leading role in Urban Hymn (2015), which brought her to the attention of Hollywood.{{cite web |url=http://www.houseofblack.co.uk/blog/rising-star-letitia-wright/ |title=Rising star Letitia Wright 'Black Actors need more positive roles' |author=Wiggan, Dylan |website=House of Black |access-date=16 February 2017 |date=15 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217162220/http://www.houseofblack.co.uk/blog/rising-star-letitia-wright/ |archive-date=17 February 2017 |url-status=usurped}} The same year, she appeared in the Doctor Who episode Face the Raven, and the following year, she began a recurring role as Renie on Humans. During this time, she also appeared in the play Eclipsed (written by Danai Gurira) at London's Gate Theatre.[https://www.gatetheatre.co.uk/whats-on/eclipsed "Eclipsed"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917010736/https://www.gatetheatre.co.uk/whats-on/eclipsed |date=17 September 2020 }}, Gate Theatre. In 2017, Wright starred in the Black Mirror episode "Black Museum"; her performance earned her a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-46739479 |title=Black Panther's Letitia Wright gets Bafta nod |date=3 January 2019 |access-date=6 March 2019 |publisher=BBC |archive-date=6 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306234921/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-46739479 |url-status=live }}
Wright co-starred in the 2018 film Black Panther, playing the role of Shuri, King T'Challa's sister and princess of Wakanda.{{Cite news |url=http://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people-events/article/2134286/who-letitia-wright-black-panther-breakout-star-just |title=Who is Letitia Wright? The 'Black Panther' breakout star is just getting started |work=South China Morning Post |agency=Associated Press |date=23 February 2018 |access-date=27 February 2018 |archive-date=5 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305062831/http://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people-events/article/2134286/who-letitia-wright-black-panther-breakout-star-just |url-status=live }} Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the film also starred Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, and Danai Gurira.{{cite web |url=http://www.heyuguys.com/letitia-wright-interview-urban-hymn/ |title=Exclusive: Letitia Wright on Urban Hymn and working with Spielberg on Ready Player One |author=Pape, Stefan |website=heyuguys |date=26 September 2016 |access-date=16 February 2017 |archive-date=17 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217004834/http://www.heyuguys.com/letitia-wright-interview-urban-hymn/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/black-panther-letitia-wright-ready-player-one-1201895737/ |title='Black Panther' Adds 'Ready Player One' Actress Letitia Wright (EXCLUSIVE) |last=Kroll |first=Justin |work=Variety |date=20 October 2016 |access-date=20 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021200323/http://variety.com/2016/film/news/black-panther-letitia-wright-ready-player-one-1201895737/ |archive-date=21 October 2016 |url-status=live}} Wright won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture for her work in the film, and reprised the role in Avengers: Infinity War, which was released two months later.{{Cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/black-panther-shuri-actress-letitia-wright-is-a-marvel-breakout-1083958 |title='Black Panther': How Letitia Wright Became a Marvel Breakout |work=The Hollywood Reporter |first=Joi |last=Childs |date=16 February 2018 |access-date=27 February 2018 |language=en |archive-date=9 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109035022/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/black-panther-shuri-actress-letitia-wright-is-a-marvel-breakout-1083958 |url-status=live }} Also in 2018, Wright appeared as Reb in Steven Spielberg's film adaptation of the 2011 science-fiction novel Ready Player One.Carr, Mary Kate (16 February 2018), [https://ew.com/movies/2018/02/16/black-panther-letitia-wright-5-things-to-know/ "5 things to know about Black Panther breakout star Letitia Wright"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319004251/http://ew.com/movies/2018/02/16/black-panther-letitia-wright-5-things-to-know/ |date=19 March 2018 }}, EW. Retrieved 22 February 2018. Wright features as one of the cameos in Drake's music video for "Nice for What".{{Cite news |url=http://www.thefader.com/2018/04/07/drake-nice-for-what-tiffany-haddish-issa-rae-olivia-wilde |title=A breakdown of all the cameos in Drake's 'Nice For What' video |work=The FADER |first=Salvatore |last=Maicki |date=7 April 2018 |access-date=7 April 2018 |language=en |archive-date=25 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225130743/http://www.thefader.com/2018/04/07/drake-nice-for-what-tiffany-haddish-issa-rae-olivia-wilde |url-status=live }}
In 2018, Wright was also featured in a play called The Convert, which was staged at London's Young Vic Theatre. The play was the story of an English-speaking missionary in the 19th century, where the Africans were trained to speak Victorian English and engage in Christianity. This play was set in 1895, when a Black male Catholic teacher and missionary called Chilford occupies a mission house in Rhodesian Salisbury.{{Cite news |last=Billington |first=Michael |date=2017-01-22 |title=The Convert review – coming to grips with family and faith in a British colony |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2017/jan/22/the-convert-review-christopher-haydon-the-gate-danai-gurira |access-date=2020-05-22 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=17 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917000005/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2017/jan/22/the-convert-review-christopher-haydon-the-gate-danai-gurira |url-status=live }} Wright plays the character of a Jekesai, a young Rhodesia girl who is being forced into marriage by her uncle, but luckily is saved by Chilford.{{Cite web |title=Review: The Convert (Young Vic) |website=WhatsOnStage |url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/reviews/the-convert-young-vic-letitia-wright_48189.html |first=Sarah |last=Crompton |language=en-GB |date=15 December 2018 |access-date=22 May 2020 |archive-date=8 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308185632/https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/reviews/the-convert-young-vic-letitia-wright_48189.html |url-status=live }}
In 2019, Wright won the BAFTA Rising Star Award. In April 2019, Wright appeared alongside Donald Glover and Rihanna in Guava Island, a short musical film released by Amazon Studios,Ferriol, Lorena (14 August 2018), [https://vistarmagazine.com/childish-gambino-cantante-this-is-america-estuvo-fabrica-arte-cubano/ "Childish Gambino visitó la Fábrica de Arte Cubano (+ Foto)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411111712/https://vistarmagazine.com/childish-gambino-cantante-this-is-america-estuvo-fabrica-arte-cubano/ |date=11 April 2019 }} {{in lang|es}}, Vistar. before reprising her role as Shuri in Avengers: Endgame.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2020/08/letitia-wright-on-george-floyd-racism-in-britain |title=From England With Love |magazine=Vanity Fair |first=K. Austin |last=Collins |date=28 August 2020 |access-date=18 April 2021 |archive-date=20 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420081822/https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2020/08/letitia-wright-on-george-floyd-racism-in-britain |url-status=live }}
Wright appeared in 2022's Death on the Nile.{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/letitia-wright-star-death-nile-1202966? |title='Black Panther' Breakout Letitia Wright to Star in 'Death on the Nile' (Exclusive) |last=Ritman |first=Alex |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=April 18, 2019 |access-date=April 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418162814/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/letitia-wright-star-death-nile-1202966 |archive-date=April 18, 2019}} She was also cast in Steve McQueen's mini-series Small Axe, set in London's West Indian community between the 1960s and 1980s.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/letitia-wright-john-boyega-steve-mcqueen-anthology-series-small-axe-bbc-amazon-1203253348/ |title=Letitia Wright, John Boyega to Star in Steve McQueen's Series 'Small Axe' (exclusive) |date=26 June 2019 |last=Clarke |first=Stewart |access-date=8 October 2019 |work=Variety |archive-date=6 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206115319/https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/letitia-wright-john-boyega-steve-mcqueen-anthology-series-small-axe-bbc-amazon-1203253348/ |url-status=live }} In the first episode, Mangrove, which premiered on BBC One on 15 November 2020, Wright plays British Black Panther leader Altheia Jones-LeCointe, who, along with eight other Black activists, was arrested and charged with inciting a riot after a peaceful protest in 1970.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.ew.com/tv/small-axe-trailer-steve-mcqueen-john-boyega-letitia-wright/ |title=See John Boyega and Letitia Wright in new trailer for Steve McQueen's Small Axe anthology |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |first=Tyler |last=Aquillina |date=19 September 2020 |access-date=16 November 2020 |archive-date=25 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025110955/https://www.ew.com/tv/small-axe-trailer-steve-mcqueen-john-boyega-letitia-wright/ |url-status=live }} Wright earned "Best Supporting Actress" nominations for this role, bringing "focussed energy and passion" to her depiction of the real-life Jones-LeCointe, as noted by The New Yorker.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/the-2021-oscar-nominations-and-what-should-have-made-the-list |title=The 2021 Oscar Nominations, and What Should Have Made the List |first=Richard |last=Brody |magazine=The New Yorker |date=15 March 2021 |access-date=18 April 2021 |archive-date=17 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417075010/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/the-2021-oscar-nominations-and-what-should-have-made-the-list |url-status=live }}
In September 2022 appeared as June Gibbons in the film The Silent Twins, based on the 1986 book of the same name by Marjorie Wallace.{{cite news |url=https://metro.co.uk/2020/02/26/black-panthers-letitia-wright-star-thriller-real-life-silent-twins-june-jennifer-gibbons-12309705/ |title=Black Panther's Letitia Wright to star in thriller about real-life Silent Twins June and Jennifer Gibbons |first=Kim |last=Novak |newspaper=Metro |date=26 February 2020 |access-date=11 November 2020 |archive-date=14 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114193725/https://metro.co.uk/2020/02/26/black-panthers-letitia-wright-star-thriller-real-life-silent-twins-june-jennifer-gibbons-12309705/ |url-status=live }}
Wright returned as Shuri for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, which depicts Shuri becoming the new Black Panther following the death of T'Challa; the film marked her first leading role. Released in November 2022, the film was made in honor of Chadwick Boseman, who died from colon cancer in 2020. During the filming of a chase sequence in August 2021, she fractured her shoulder and suffered a concussion following a motorcycle accident, causing production to pause while she recuperated.
Personal life
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". Wright credits her Christian faith, which she discovered after attending a London actors' Bible study meeting, with helping her overcome the depression. To focus on her recovery and her faith, she turned down film roles. 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."{{Cite news |url=https://relevantmagazine.com/culture/black-panther-breakout-star-letitia-wright-shares-testimony-british-talk-show/ |title='Black Panther' Breakout Star Letitia Wright Shares How Christianity Changed Her Life |work=RELEVANT Magazine |date=21 February 2018 |access-date=3 March 2018 |language=en-US |archive-date=25 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425114224/https://www.relevantmagazine.com/culture/black-panther-breakout-star-letitia-wright-shares-testimony-british-talk-show/ |url-status=live }}
In December 2020, Wright generated controversy from media for sharing a video from the YouTube channel On The Table on Twitter, in which Tomi Arayomi, a senior leader with the Light London church, questioned the legitimacy of the COVID-19 vaccine and accused China of having spread COVID-19, amongst other statements; the video was later deleted.{{Cite web |title='Black Panther' Star Letitia Wright Responds After Posting Anti-Vax Video |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/global/black-panther-letitia-wright-anti-vax-video-1234846206/ |work=variety.com |first=Naman |last=Ramachandran |date=4 December 2020 |access-date=10 February 2021 |archive-date=17 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210217224843/https://variety.com/2020/film/global/black-panther-letitia-wright-anti-vax-video-1234846206/ |url-status=live }} Wright later clarified, "My intention was not to hurt anyone, my ONLY intention of posting the video was it raised my concerns with what the vaccine contains and what we are putting in our bodies. Nothing else."{{cite news |title=Actress Letitia Wright criticised for sharing vaccine doubter's video |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-55185119 |date=4 December 2020 |access-date=4 December 2020 |website=BBC News |archive-date=4 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204135453/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-55185119 |url-status=live }} She subsequently left social media.{{cite web |title=Letitia Wright Deletes Social Media Accounts After Posting Anti-Vax Video |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/letitia-wright-deletes-twitter-1234847112/ |date=5 December 2020 |access-date=6 December 2020 |first=Ellise |last=Shafer |work=Variety |archive-date=5 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205182838/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/letitia-wright-deletes-twitter-1234847112/ |url-status=live }}
In October 2021, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Wright had parted ways with her U.S. team of representatives due to the response of the video and her alleged promotion of "anti-vaccine" sentiments on the set of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.{{Cite web |last1=Siegel |first1=Tatiana |last2=Gardner |first2=Chris |last3=Kit |first3=Borys |date=6 October 2021 |title=Hollywood Battle Lines Emerge in Simmering Vaccine War |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/covid-vaccine-mandate-hollywood-1235026178/ |access-date=6 October 2021 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=6 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006140451/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/covid-vaccine-mandate-hollywood-1235026178/ |url-status=live }} Wright returned to social media to deny these claims.{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2021-10-13/black-panther-letitia-wright-says-report-on-anti-vax-conduct-completely-untrue|title='Black Panther's' Letitia Wright says report on anti-vax conduct 'completely untrue'|website=Los Angeles Times|first=Nardine|last=Saad|date=13 October 2021|access-date=14 April 2022|archive-date=4 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404165027/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2021-10-13/black-panther-letitia-wright-says-report-on-anti-vax-conduct-completely-untrue|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |url=https://news.yahoo.com/completely-untrue-black-panther-star-172200437.html |title='Completely Untrue': 'Black Panther' Star Letitia Wright Hits Back at Reports That She was Spreading Anti-Vax Views on Set |first=Atahabih|last= Germain|website=news.yahoo.com |date=14 October 2021 |access-date=17 November 2022 |archive-date=11 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111004956/https://news.yahoo.com/completely-untrue-black-panther-star-172200437.html |url-status=live }} Wright's Wakanda Forever co-star Angela Bassett stated that she had never heard Wright share anti-vaccine sentiments during filming, while Marvel vice president Nate Moore claimed that she was not sharing her views on set and that her status did not affect production.{{Cite web |last1=Jackson |first1=Angelique |last2=Vary |first2=Adam B. |title=Rebuilding 'Black Panther': How the 'Wakanda Forever' Family Fought Through Grief and Injury to Create a $250 Million Superhero Tribute |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/black-panther-wakanda-forever-ryan-coogler-interview-grief-injury-mcu-1235425858/ |website=variety.com |date=2022-11-09 |access-date=2022-11-13 |language=en-US |archive-date=9 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109190512/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/black-panther-wakanda-forever-ryan-coogler-interview-grief-injury-mcu-1235425858/ |url-status=live }} Later that month, Wright condemned The Hollywood Reporter for an article that included her amongst awards-season prospects with "personal baggage", in which its author Scott Feinberg compared her past comments with men accused of abuse and sexual misconduct.{{Cite web |last=Young |first=Matt |date=22 November 2022 |title=Letitia Wright Slams 'Personal Baggage' Story: 'This Is Vile' |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/black-panther-star-letitia-wright-slams-the-hollywood-reporters-personal-baggage-story-calling-it-vile |website=The Daily Beast |access-date=23 November 2022 |archive-date=22 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221122182123/https://www.thedailybeast.com/black-panther-star-letitia-wright-slams-the-hollywood-reporters-personal-baggage-story-calling-it-vile |url-status=live }} She reiterated that she had already apologised for her comments two years prior and had remained silent on the topic, and accused both the publication and Feinberg of having an "agenda" against her, which she described as "vile" and "disgusting" behaviour.{{Cite web |last=Young |first=Matt |date=22 November 2022 |title=Letitia Wright Slams 'Personal Baggage' Story: 'This Is Vile' |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/black-panther-star-letitia-wright-slams-the-hollywood-reporters-personal-baggage-story-calling-it-vile |website=The Daily Beast |access-date=23 November 2022 |archive-date=22 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221122182123/https://www.thedailybeast.com/black-panther-star-letitia-wright-slams-the-hollywood-reporters-personal-baggage-story-calling-it-vile |url-status=live }}
Filmography
=Film=
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class=unsortable | Notes |
|---|
| rowspan="3"| 2011
| Ellie Maynard | Episodes: "Tunnel Vision" and "Crossing the Line" |
| Top Boy
| Chantelle | Recurring cast (season 1) |
| Random
| Girl 3 | TV movie |
| 2013
| Hannah | Episode: "Big Girl" |
| rowspan="2"| 2014
| Taylor Davis | Episode: "Only Connect: Part 1 & 2" |
| Glasgow Girls
| Amal | TV movie |
| rowspan="3"| 2015
| Banana | Vivienne Scott | Recurring cast |
| Cucumber
| Vivienne Scott | Recurring cast |
| Doctor Who
| Anahson | Episode: "Face the Raven" |
| 2016
| Humans | Renie | Recurring cast (season 2) |
| 2017
| Nish | Episode: "Black Museum" |
| 2020
| Episode: "Mangrove" |
| 2021
| I Am... | Danielle | Episode: "I Am Danielle" |
=Producer=
- The Silent Twins (2022)
- Surrounded (2023)
- Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot (2024; executive producer)
Awards and nominations
References
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External links
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