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Cush Jumbo Biography
Birth Place:
Lambeth, London, England
Profession
Actor, playwright
Fast Facts
- Is the second of seven children, born to a Nigerian father and a British mother
- Her name was derived from her parents' interest in Egyptology (a small part of Egypt was called The Cush) and the fact they thought she would be a boy
- Played the role of Mark Antony in an all-female version of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, in 2012
- Performed in her own debut play in 2013 titled, Josephine and I, a one-person play about jazz singer Josephine Baker
- Made her Broadway debut in The River, alongside Hugh Jackman, in 2014
Relationships
- Marx Jumbo -- Father
- Angela Jumbo -- Mother
- Sarah Jumbo -- Sister