Fallen in Love With Gugu Mbatha-Raw? Here Are 9 Movies to Add to Your Must-Watch List
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If Gugu Mbatha-Raw looks familiar, it's because the 34-year-old star is fast becoming one of the most sought-after actresses in Hollywood. Over the past decade, she's very much made a name for herself working alongside incredible people like Ava DuVernay and winning a whole host of awards along the way. While we patiently wait to see more of the British actress, here's where you might have seen her before.
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Belle
Starring alongside Matthew Goode, Tom Felton, and James Norton, Mbatha-Raw lights up this 2013 costume drama about the illegitimate, mixed-race daughter of a British admiral who finds herself in a precarious situation while falling in love.
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Beyond the Lights
This 2014 romantic drama sees Mbatha-Raw as a superstar singer who's circling the drain thanks to the pressures of fame. Thankfully she meets a handsome young cop who brings both love and sanity back to life, which in turn helps her become the artist she was always meant to be.
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Jupiter Ascending
Mbatha-Raw doesn't have a huge role in this 2015 sci-fi film, but she is easy to spot. She plays Famulus, a character who is half human and half deer.
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Miss Sloane
In this political thriller from 2016, Gugu stars alongside Jessica Chastain as Esme Manucharian, the survivor of a shooting massacre.
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Black Mirror's "San Junipero"
No, technically the "San Junipero" episode of Black Mirror isn't a movie, but it's close. Not to mention, it's one of the most critically acclaimed projects on this list! "San Junipero" — which follows Mbatha-Raw and Mackenzie Davis as they fall in love in the fun-loving beach town of San Junipero in the '80s — won an Emmy Award, and the creators are also considering doing a sequel.
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Beauty and The Beast
The Beauty and The Beast live-action remake was one of 2017's biggest films and also includes a cute appearance from the actress, although you'd be forgiven if you missed her. In this update to the Disney classic, Mbatha-Raw plays Plumette, a flirtatious feather duster.
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The Cloverfield Paradox
In Netflix's The Cloverfield Paradox, she stars alongside Daniel Brühl and David Oyelowo as Ava Hamilton, one of the members of an international group of astronauts who must find a way home after accidentally traveling to an alternate dimension.
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Irreplaceable You
In this Netflix tearjerker that really pulled on our heartstrings, Mbatha-Raw plays Abbie, a young woman who is given a terminal cancer diagnosis. To help ease both her and her husband's pain, she resolves to find him a new wife before she succumbs to her illness. Tears all around, people.
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A Wrinkle In Time
In Disney's A Winkle In Time, which came out this year, she plays the role of Mrs. Murry, whose brilliant scientist husband has gone missing while discovering a new form of space travel.