She's one of those up-and-coming actresses that Hollywood can't resist.
At 31, the South African Thuso Mbedu lights up the screens with her extraordinary talent.
Oscar-winning director Barry Jenkins, who directed her as a slave on the run in the series
The Underground Railroad
, is full of praise: "She's 16 and 40, she can embody youth as well as maturity."
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, a South African creation where, at the age of 25, she played a teenager, her acting was essential and earned her a nomination for the International Emmy Awards.
Today, the actress is taking a step: she plays a young rookie in
The Woman King
, a feminine
Braveheart
about the Agojie, warriors from the kingdom of Dahomey in the 19th century, in West Africa.
By shooting this blockbuster in the land where she was raised by her grandmother, Thuso Mbedu realized a dream: to play opposite Viola Davis, her on-screen mentor and role model.
Like her, who co-produced the film that brings them together, the actress has set up her structure to help the talents of her country of origin to emerge.
The Woman King
, by Gina Prince-Bythewood, starring Viola Davis… Released September 28.