- Born
- Birth nameOluwunmi Olapeju Mosaku
- Height5′ 8½″ (1.74 m)
- Wunmi Mosaku was born on July 31, 1986 in Zaria, Nigeria. She is an actress, known for His House (2020), Lovecraft Country (2020) and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016).
- ParentsIrene Mosaku
- RelativesKunbi Mosaku(Sibling)Iyiola Mosaku(Sibling)
- Grew up in Chorlton, south Manchester.
- She was included in the Super Seven: Fresh Faces found at Toronto International Film Festival in 2010 for her role in I Am Slave.
- Graduated from RADA in 2007.
- When asked to list her personal heroes, Mosaku included her grandmother Anike Adisa, whom she described as having "taught me so many lessons"; actor Albert Finney, who was her inspiration for attending the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art; her colleague and former instructor at RADA, William Gaskill; Paul Newman, whom she admired, not just for his acting, but also for his philanthropic efforts with Newman's Own; and Oprah Winfrey, who Mosaku considers "a superwoman".
- I come from a very matriarchal family and it's important to me that women are protected and saved and educated and loved and valued.
- I've realized I have not been completely honest with what I need and what I want and how I've been treated, and I haven't necessarily stood up for myself. I've not always stood completely in my power and spoken the truth.
- You get to a certain age and you start comparing and being uncomfortable in one's body. And then you get to a place where you start to love yourself, accept yourself, celebrate and honor yourself.
- I've always been quite scared about talking about race. You don't wanna rock the boat because you want to keep working.
- I go into every audition and I come out and I say, 'I did my best.'
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