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Cush Jumbo

Highest Rated: 91% Remainder (2015)

Lowest Rated: 23% The Postcard Killings (2020)

Birthday: Sep 23, 1985

Birthplace: London, England, UK

With her quick eyes and knowing screen presence, Cush Jumbo quickly became a favorite amongst TV fans in her native Britain. Born in Lambeth, Jumbo's father, Marx, was a refugee from Nigeria who sought asylum in England during the Biafran War. In a reversal of traditional gender roles, Marx stayed home and cared for Cush and her five siblings while their mother, Alex, worked as a psychiatric nurse. By age three, Jumbo was taking dance lessons and by eleven, she was enrolled at the Francis Cooper School of Dance. Eventually, Jumbo's interest in performing widened to include acting. She studied at the BRIT School for Performing Arts in Croydon and earned her BA in acting from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama before launching her professional career. She appeared in a production of "Brixton Stories" at The Lyric Hammersmith in 2006. She was then cast on the series "Harley Street" (ITV, 2008-) in 2008, and on the "Doctor Who" (BBC, 2005-) spin-off "Torchwood" (BBC, 2006-2011) in 2009. These developments quickly increased Jumbo's notoriety, but she remained interested in the theater, appearing in a production of "As You Like It" at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester that earned her a 2012 Ian Charleson Award, and playing Mark Antony in an all-female production of "Julius Caesar" at the Donmar Warehouse. Jumbo also wrote and starred in the one-woman-play "Josephine and I" about singer Josephine Baker at the Bush Theatre in London, and her performance won the Emerging Talent Award at the London Evening Standard. In 2015, Jumbo took her talents across the Atlantic, taking on the recurring role of Lucca Quinn on "The Good Wife" (CBS, 2009-16).

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Highest rated movies

91% 54% Remainder
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61% 39% City of Tiny Lights
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23% 39% The Postcard Killings Watchlist
Balestra
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27% Girl in the Video
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Balestra Joanna Bathory (Character) - 2024
No Score Yet 27% Girl in the Video Mo (Character) - 2024
23% 39% The Postcard Killings Dessie Leonard (Character) - 2020
61% 39% City of Tiny Lights Melody (Character) - 2016
91% 54% Remainder Catherine (Character) - 2015

TV

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No Score Yet No Score Yet Portrait Artist of the Year Guest 2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen Guest 2024
90% 62% Criminal Record June Lenker (Character),
Executive Producer
2024
No Score Yet 61% RuPaul's Drag Race UK Judge 2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Graham Norton Show Guest 2021
92% 53% Stay Close Megan Pierce (Character) 2021
86% 69% The Beast Must Die Frances Cairns (Character) 2021
95% 65% The Good Fight Lucca Quinn (Character) 2017-2020
No Score Yet 62% Deadwater Fell Jess Milner (Character) 2020
No Score Yet 48% The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Guest 2017
No Score Yet 55% Late Night With Seth Meyers Guest 2016
93% 90% The Good Wife Lucca Quinn (Character) 2015-2016