Age: 43
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Gugulethu Sophia Mbatha-Raw, MBE (/ˈɡuːɡuːəmˈbætərɔː/; born 21 April 1983) is a British actress. She began acting at the National Youth Music Theatre and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She gained acclaim for her roles as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet and Octavia in Anthony and Cleopatra in 2005 at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester. She made her West End and Broadway debut, portraying Ophelia in Hamlet in 2009. For her role as the titular character in Jessica Swale's 2015 play Nell Gwynn, she received an Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress nomination. Her early television roles include Doctor Who(2007), the NBC series Undercovers (2010), and FOX's Touch (2012). She had her breakthrough with the British period drama film Belle (2013), for which she won the BIFA for Best Actress. After roles in the films Beyond the Lights (2014) and Miss Sloane (2016), she co-starred in the Emmy Award-winning Black Mirror episode "San Junipero" (2016), for which she received acclaim. Her other film roles include Beauty and the Beast (2017), A Wrinkle in Time (2018), Motherless Brooklyn (2019), Misbehaviour (2020), and Summerland (2020). She has also acted in the Apple TV+ drama series The Morning Show (2019) and the Disney+ series Loki (2021–present). In 2017, Mbatha-Raw was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for services to drama. In February 2021, Mbatha-Raw was appointed a global Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Description above from the Wikipedia article Gugu Mbatha-Raw, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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for Ty Yorrick in Star Wars: Dark Horizons
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After the disastrous mission to Peridea, the remaining Jedi struggle to escape the Far Galaxy while being hunted by powerful Dathomirian witches, who bring unrelenting darkness to the planet. Their ultimate goal is not only freedom but to serve their enigmatic master, Abeloth, now inhabiting Darth Talon’s body. Abeloth seeks the Skywalker descendants—Kira, Jaina, and Ben—believing they alone can end the Jedi Order. Amid the chaos, many Jedi fall, and Luke Skywalker discovers the Dathomirian witches’ true power surpasses all he previously encountered. The Jedi uncover ancient temples revealing forgotten knowledge of the Force, Sith, and Jedi, reshaping their understanding forever. Meanwhile, the galaxy plunges into panic as Coruscant reels without Jedi guidance. Syndicates unite under Rotta, heir to his father’s empire, expanding the Hutt Clan into a Galactic Criminal Empire. With the New Republic struggling to respond, the remaining Jedi face a critical choice: intervene to stop the spreading chaos or preserve their freedom while the galaxy risks collapse.
