Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Gugulethu Sophia Mbatha, known as Gugu Mbatha-Raw, is an English stage and film actress...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionActress
dancing singing acting
I was always the one leading the way in terms of wanting to do acting, singing and dancing.
character thinking play
I think there are parts of myself in every character I play.
emotional actresses emotional-person
As an actress, I'm an emotional person.
drama world periods
Because I had grown up with Jane Austen novels and period dramas, I was very familiar with that period and that world.
real makeup emotional
It's not often that you get a chance in one role to do the glamour bit and then strip off all the makeup and reveal the real person beneath the façade. Usually, it's either a glamorous role or a raw, emotional role.
character play trying
I try to put myself into whatever character I play.
artist media people
I try not to limit myself. The actors that inspire me are the comedians and the people able to shape-shift into different roles and into different media. That ensures your longevity as an artist and prevents you from getting bored with yourself and, hopefully, prevents people from getting bored with you.
alluring clean cleavage delicate
I like the collarbone, a very clean collarbone. I think there's something also very delicate and balletic about that part of a woman's body, and I'm not really a cleavage person, but I do like a back or a shoulder; I think there's something very alluring about backless dresses.
ella fitzgerald school
I didn't really grow up on hip-hop. Ella Fitzgerald and the old school jazz divas are more my comfort zone.
life wear
In my own life, when I'm not working, I do wear a lot of black. I think I do feel very comfortable in black.
low unless wear
When I'm not working, I'm really, really low key. I don't wear makeup unless I have to; I don't get my hair done unless I really need to.
complement fit
I like to choose things that fit my body for sure; you learn to find the things that complement your shape.
base experience fails fan thrilled wonderful
I was so thrilled to be in 'Doctor Who.' It's such a wonderful experience, and the fan base that that show has never fails to surprise me.
work
In 2009, I was living in London and getting work I enjoyed.