Florence Kasumba

Florence Kasumba: Biography in Details

Who is Florence Kasumba?

Florence Kasumba is a German actress. Other than her German and Dutch movie works, her best roles are of Ayo in Captain America: Civil War, as Senator Acantha in Wonder Woman, and the Wicked Witch of the East in the TV series Emerald City.

Florence Kasumba’s Early life, Childhood, Ethnicity

Kasumba was born Florence Kasumba on 26 October 1976, in Kampala, Uganda. She is of African (Ugandan) origin.

Other than her date of birth, place of birth, and origin, the mainstream media knows nothing much information regarding the life of Florence Kasumba.

This includes the info on the whereabouts of her parents, siblings, early childhood and teenage days, place of upbringing, etc.

In which school did Florence Kasumba attend?

In the case of information regarding her educational background, she has attended Fontys University of Applied Sciences.

Florence Kasumba’s Career, Profession

Florence Kasumba has appeared in many Dutch, German, and English language films & TV series. She began her career in 2001 with the movie Ik ook van jou. Next, she appeared in the movie The Stoning as Nilophé in 2006. Starting from that same year, she appeared in the TV series Tatort in various roles in a total of 7 episodes till 2016.

In 2010, Florence Kasumba appeared in Kongo (TV Movie), Kreutzer kommt (TV Movie) and SOKO Donau (TV Series). The next year, she appeared in the TV movie Buschpiloten küsst man nicht. Transpapa and Das Vermächtnis der Wanderhure (TV Movie) followed in 2012.

The following year in 2016, she played in Offline: Are You Ready for the Next Level?, Wie Männer über Frauen reden and Captain America: Civil War. Her single line interaction with Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow in the latter has been called “scene-stealing“.

Her role was credited as that of a security guard for Black Panther, with speculation that the character was a member of the Dora Milaje, an all-female fighting squad. This was later confirmed when she was announced to be appearing in the Black Panther solo film as Ayo, who is a member of the Dora Milaje in the comic books.

She was nominated for the Black Entertainment Film Fashion Television & Arts Award for International Rising Star in 2016, against Lupita Nyong’o, John Boyega, and Lisa Awuku.

Following her first appearance in the MCU, she played Senator Acantha in 2017’s Wonder Woman of DCEU and the Wicked Witch of the East in the TV series Emerald City. Kasumba’s upcoming projects are Mute in 2017, and Black Panther, Arthur & Claire & MSND – A Midsummer Night’s Dream in 2018.

Salary, Net worth

While her salary is unknown, she has a net worth of $4 million as of 2023.

Florence Kasumba: Rumors, Controversy

There are no significant rumors and controversies regarding Florence in the mainstream media to date.

Florence Kasumba has thus far, managed to keep her image clean in the eyes of the general public.

How tall is Florence Kasumba?

Florence Kasumba has a height of 5 feet 8 inches. She has black hair color and her eye color is dark brown.

There is no information about her height, weight, or shoe size.

Social Media Profile

Florence Kasumba is active on social media sites like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. She has more than 5.6 k followers on Facebook.

She has around 44.8 k followers on Instagram and more than 2.9 k followers on Twitter.

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