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Biography
Cush Jumbo is an English actress and writer known for her one-woman theatre show "Josephine and I", which she wrote and starred in. Upon attending one of her performances, the creators of the CBS show "The Good Wife" offered her a supporting role in it during its last season, expanding her role in the spin-off "The Good Fight".
Awards & recognition
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire
- Laurence Olivier Award — Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre · 2014 · nominated
- Laurence Olivier Award — Best Actress in a Supporting Role · 2013 · nominated
Filmography21 titles
Macbeth
2025as Lady Macbeth
2025as Lady Macbeth
Would I Lie to You?
2007as Self
2007as Self
The Good Wife
2009as Lucca Quinn
2009as Lucca Quinn
Trying
2020as Jane
2020as Jane
The Good Fight
2017as Lucca Quinn
2017as Lucca Quinn
Vera
2011as DC Bethany Whelan
2011as DC Bethany Whelan
Torchwood
2006as Lois Habiba
2006as Lois Habiba
The Graham Norton Show
2007as Self
2007as Self
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
2019as Self - Special Guest
2019as Self - Special Guest
Stay Close
2021as Megan Pierce
2021as Megan Pierce
Criminal Record
2024as DS June Lenker
2024as DS June Lenker
The Beast Must Die
2020as Frances Cairnes
2020as Frances Cairnes
Lip Service
2010as Becky Love
2010as Becky Love
The Postcard Killings
2020as Dessie Lombard
2020as Dessie Lombard
The Inbetweeners
2011as Check-In Woman
2011as Check-In Woman
Deadwater Fell
2020as Jess Milner
2020as Jess Milner
Balestra
2024as Joanna Bathory
2024as Joanna Bathory
Girl in the Video
2024as Mo
2024as Mo
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011as Self
2011as Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009as Self- Guest
2009as Self- Guest
The Claudia Winkleman Show
as Self
as Self