- 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 and producer, known for Sinners (2025), His House (2020) and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024).
- ParentsIrene Mosaku
- RelativesKunbi Mosaku(Sibling)Iyiola Mosaku(Sibling)
- Grew up in Chorlton, south Manchester.
- Graduated from RADA in 2007.
- She was included in the Super Seven: Fresh Faces found at Toronto International Film Festival in 2010 for her role in I Am Slave (2010).
- 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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