Letitia Wright Biography

Quick Facts About Letitia Wright

Celebrated Name Letitia Wright
Age 28 Years
Nick Name Letitia Wright
Birth Name Letitia Michelle Wright
Birth Date 1993-10-31
Gender Female
Profession Actor
Nationality Guyanese
Ethnicity Guyanese-black
Place Of Birth Georgetown, Guyana
Birth Nation Guyana
Race Black
Horoscope Scorpio
School Northumberland Park Community School
Famous For Being a Guyanese-British actress.
Best Known For For playing the breakout role of Shuri in Marvel Universe’s “Black Panther” (2018) and “Avengers: Infinity War”.
Awards Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Marital Status Unmarried
Sexual Orientation Straight
Source of Wealth Acting career
Net Worth $4 million
Weight 5 ft 5 in or 165 cm
Height 51 kg or 112.5 lbs
Hair Color Black
Eye Color Dark brown
Body Type Average
Body Measurement 32-25-30 inches
Letitia Wright is a Guyanese-born British actress who is well known for her breakthrough role in the 2015 film, “Urban Hymn” for which she was even named the 2015 group of BAFTA Breakthrough Brits by the BAFTA.

Wright rose to international fame attaining global recognition for her portrayal of Shuri in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film, “Black Panther” in 2018. Her fictional role was reprised in the Marvel movies include “Avengers: Infinity War”(2018) and “Avengers: Endgame”(2019).

Other of her roles in the television series include “Top Boy”, “Coming Up”, “Chasing Shadows”, “Doctor Who” and “Black Mirror”. Her marvelous acting skills have earned her much fame and recognition even earning her several awards including NAACP Image Award, a SAG Award, and  BAFTA Rising Star Award.

Letitia Wright’s Ongoing Controversies

Following Chadwick Boseman(Black Panther)’s death, she took the lead currently shooting for the movies’ franchise, while deeply immunocompromise as she recently came under criticism for social media posts supporting anti-science positions.

She even deleted her Twitter and Instagram accounts after receiving backlash regarding the anti-vaccination video she posted. Wright has returned to social media to deny these allegations and is currently active on Instagram with 2 million followers on her account: @letitiawright.