While our neighbors in Kenya have Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o as their star representative in Hollywood, Ugandan born Florence Kasumba is currently making the rounds in the global film industry.
Although Kasumba’s name may not sound familiar, the Ugandan beauty has starred in a variety of projects ranging from foreign films Ik ook van jou (2001) and Tatort – Borowski und das Meer (2014) to the small screen series “The Quest,” where fantasy meets reality as 12 contestants engage in epic challenges in the world of “Everealm.” She’s been filming in English, German, and Dutch since 2000. In other words, we expect she’ll bring something pretty magical to the fantasy reboot.
Most recently, Ms Kasumba appeared in Captain America: Civil War which crossed the $700 million worldwide mark in under a week and a half. With such an eclectic background, we can only imagine the magic that she will bring to the fantasy world in NBC’s upcoming drama, Emerald City and BlackPanther.
While they weren’t called out by name in Civil War, we did get an intriguing tease when an unnamed character played by Florence Kasumba told Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), “Move. Or you will be moved.” Although Black Widow steps aside, T’Challa admits that he’d be interested to see a fight between Kasumba’s security chief and the Russian ex-spy.
Not much is known about Ms Kasumba who wikipedia says was born on October 26, 1976 (age 39) in Kampala and has been filming in English, German, and Dutch since 2000.
Something tells that, given audience reactions to her commanding moments in “Captain America” and a more prominent role in “Emerald City,” Ms Kasumba might be on the verge of becoming a Hollywood favorite!
The Germany based actress will also be seen in the upcoming “Wonder Woman” movie.
