Letitia Michelle Wright (born 31 October 1993) is a Guyanese actress. She began her career with guest roles in the 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 film Urban Hymn, 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 and Avengers: Endgame, the latter of which became the highest-grossing film of all time. In 2019, she received the BAFTA Rising Star Award. She also appeared in the anthology series Small Axe, which earned her a Satellite Award nomination.
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