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Gwendolyn McCann

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Gwendolyn McCann was born in Mobile, Alabama, USA. Gwendolyn is an actor and producer, known for White Water (2015), How to Get Away with Murder (2014) and Queen Sugar (2016).
BornNovember 17
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BornNovember 17
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    Known for

    Larenz Tate and Sharon Leal in White Water (2015)
    White Water
    7.2
    • Maybelle
    • Middle-Aged Woman(as Gwendolyn Mulamba)
    • 2015
    Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
    How to Get Away with Murder
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Celestine Harkness
    • Celestine(as Gwendolyn Mulamba)
    Queen Sugar (2016)
    Queen Sugar
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Althea(as Gwendolyn McCann-Mulamba)
    Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Josh Radnor, and McKinley Belcher III in Mercy Street (2016)
    Mercy Street
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Midwife(as Gwendolyn McCann-Mulamba)

    Credits

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    Actress

    • Latasha Harlins (2025)
      Latasha Harlins
      • Prosecutor (as Gwendolyn Mulamba)
      • 2025
    • Josh Holloway in Duster (2025)
      Duster
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Missy G Garrett
      • 2025
    • Ernie Hudson and Valarie Pettiford in The Family Business (2018)
      The Family Business
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Margaret Johnson
      • Mama Bass
      • 2024
    • Bluebeard (2024)
      Bluebeard
      8.6
      Podcast Series
      • Operator
      • 2024
    • Table Read Podcast (2023)
      Table Read Podcast
      6.5
      Podcast Series
      • Grandma
      • 2023
    • Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
      How to Get Away with Murder
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Celestine Harkness
      • Celestine (as Gwendolyn Mulamba)
      • 2016–2020
    • Simon Pegg, Juno Temple, and Alexandra Daddario in Lost Transmissions (2019)
      Lost Transmissions
      5.1
      • Homeless Woman (uncredited)
      • 2019
    • Allison Janney, Viola Davis, Mike Epps, Jim Gaffigan, Mckenna Grace, Bella Higginbotham, Charlie Shotwell, Johanna Colón, and Milan Elizabeth Ray in Troop Zero (2019)
      Troop Zero
      6.9
      • Miss Penny (as Gwendolyn Mulamba)
      • 2019
    • Nicolas Cage and Franka Potente in Between Worlds (2018)
      Between Worlds
      3.9
      • Nurse Astrid (as Gwendolyn Mulamba)
      • 2018
    • Carla Gugino and Bruce Greenwood in Gerald's Game (2017)
      Gerald's Game
      6.5
      • Judge (as Gwendolyn Mulamba)
      • 2017
    • Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Josh Radnor, and McKinley Belcher III in Mercy Street (2016)
      Mercy Street
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Midwife (as Gwendolyn McCann-Mulamba)
      • 2017
    • Queen Sugar (2016)
      Queen Sugar
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Althea (as Gwendolyn McCann-Mulamba)
      • 2016
    • Is That a Real Gun? (2016)
      Is That a Real Gun?
      Short
      • Sibyl (as Gwendolyn Mulamba)
      • 2016
    • Lorraine Toussaint, Aisha Hinds, and Thomas Q. Jones in Runaway Island (2015)
      Runaway Island
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • Parishioner #1 (as Gwendolyn Mulamba)
      • 2015
    • Larenz Tate and Sharon Leal in White Water (2015)
      White Water
      7.2
      • Maybelle
      • Middle-Aged Woman (as Gwendolyn Mulamba)
      • 2015

    Makeup Department

    • Kings County (2003)
      Kings County
      5.6
      • makeup artist (as Gwendolyn Mulamba)
      • 2003

    Producer

    • Kings County (2003)
      Kings County
      5.6
      • producer (as Gwendolyn Mulamba)
      • 2003

    Verified affiliations

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    SAG-AFTRA

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    How To Get Away With Murder
    Demo Reel 3:00
    How To Get Away With Murder

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Alternative names
      • Gwendolyn McCann-Mulamba
    • Born
      • November 17
      • Mobile, Alabama, USA
    • Other works
      Appeared as Esther in the Lynn Nottage play "Intimate Apparel" at the Actors Theatre, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.

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