Cush Jumbo
British actress and writer
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| 2025 | Uncredited appearance as himself in 'Happy Gilmore 2' |
| 2024 | Starred as June Lenker in the Apple TV+ series Criminal Record. |
| February 10 2024 | Concluded her role as Lady Macbeth in the Donmar Warehouse production of Macbeth. |
| 2023 | Appeared in the film 'Vacation' as Josh |
| 2023 | Participated in 'Derren Brown: Showman' as herself, selected from the audience for a series of tricks. Also served as a guest judge on 'RuPaul's Drag Race UK' in Series 5. |
| 2023 | Cush Jumbo and Sean Griffin finalized their divorce. |
| December 8 2023 | Began playing Lady Macbeth opposite David Tennant in Donmar Warehouse's production of Macbeth, directed by Max Webster. |
| 2022 | Won the Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Shakespearean Performance for 'Hamlet' |
| 2022 | Received an Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress and Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Shakespearean Performance. |
| 2021 | Appeared in the film 'Love' as Josh |
| 2021 | Played Frances Cairnes in TV miniseries 'The Beast Must Die' and Megan in 'Stay Close'. |
| October 2021 | Played the title role in Hamlet at the Young Vic Theatre in London, directed by Greg Hersof. |
| 2020 | Had a cameo role as Peter Callaway in 'Hubie Halloween' |
| 2020 | Starred in TV miniseries 'Deadwater Fell' as Jess Milner and appeared in two episodes of 'Trying' as Jane. |
| May 29 2020 | Announced her departure from The Good Wife series after four seasons. |
| 2019 | Cush Jumbo was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the Birthday Honours for her significant contributions to drama. |
| 2018 | Won MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance for the film 'Campaign' |
| 2018 | Appeared in the film 'Campaign' as Josh |
| 2018 | Nominated for Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for 'The Good Fight' |
| 2018 | Cush Jumbo and Sean Griffin welcomed their son. |
| 2017 | Began starring in the Paramount Plus spin-off series The Good Fight. |
| 2016 | Appeared in the film 'Red' as Josh |
| 2016 | Continued main cast role in 'Vera' (series 5-6) and 'The Good Wife' |
| 2016 | Ended her run on The Good Wife when the series concluded. |
| 2015 | Began leading role as attorney Lucca Quinn in the CBS drama series The Good Wife. |
| 2015 | Continued her role in Vera and reprised her one-woman show Off-Broadway. |
| February 27 2015 | Began previews of Josephine and I at The Public Theater in New York. |
| 2014 | Cush Jumbo married Sean Griffin in a personal commitment. |
| 2014 | Made her Broadway debut in Jez Butterworth's play The River. |
| 2013 | Received a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for playing Mark Antony in Julius Caesar. |
| November 2013 | Won an Emerging Talent Award at the London Evening Standard Theatre Awards for Josephine and I. |
| October 2013 | Revived her role in the all-female production of Julius Caesar in New York. |
| October 2013 | Won a UK Theatre Award for her performance in A Doll's House. |
| July 2013 | Performed her debut play Josephine and I, a one-woman show about jazz singer Josephine Baker, at the Bush Theatre, London. |
| May 2013 | Played the role of Nora in A Doll's House at the Royal Exchange Theatre. |
| 2012 | Won the Ian Charleson Award for her performance as Rosalind in William Shakespeare's As You Like It at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester. |
| 2012 | Began portraying DC Bethany Whelan in the ITV crime drama series Vera. |
| 2011 | Cush Jumbo won the Ian Charleson Award for Best Performance in a Play for 'As You Like It' |
| 2010 | Played Becky Love in 6 episodes of 'Lip Service' and Damaris Clarke in 5 episodes of 'Getting On'. |
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