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I'd much rather play the psycho than the pretty girl in hot pants.

~Cush Jumbo

Topics: Girl Hot Much Pants Play Pretty Pretty Girl Psycho Rather Than

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I'd like to see someone try to make Cush Jumbo up. It's my real name.

~Cush Jumbo

Topics: Like Make Name Real See Someone Try Up

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I loved all the other movies, and I loved all the other movie stars, but I was very aware of the fact that I didn't look like Marilyn Monroe - although I still wanted to be Marilyn Monroe. Then Josephine Baker popped up, and she wasn't the maid - she was the star of the show. To me, it was mind-blowing.

~Cush Jumbo

Topics: Although Aware Baker Fact Like Look Loved Maid Marilyn Marilyn Monroe Me Mind-Blowing Monroe Movie Movie Stars Movies Other She Show Star Stars Still Then Up Very Wanted

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With a name like Cush Jumbo, you never get forgotten. The 'Jumbo' is from my father, who is Nigerian, and 'Cush' was a king in ancient Egypt. It's a name that took a few years to grow into, but now I feel it was meant to be. It's absolutely who I am, and I love it.

~Cush Jumbo

Topics: Absolutely Am Ancient Egypt Father Feel Few Forgotten Get Grow King Like Love Meant Meant To Be Name Never Nigerian Now Took Who Years You I Am I Love I Feel

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I'm not interested in being in 'Heat Magazine.'

~Cush Jumbo

Topics: Being Heat Interested Magazine Not Interested

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Most of my friends are not actors. Most people have an idea of what an actor's life is, and it's pure glamour and excitement: it's easy and free and everyone loves you. But with a certain level of fame, there's a real level of paranoia and depression that comes with what you do, that nobody talks about.

~Cush Jumbo

Topics: About Actor Certain Certain Level Depression Easy Everyone Excitement Fame Free Friends Glamour Idea Level Life Loves Most Nobody Paranoia People Pure Real Talks You

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My dad is the first to say that Mum deals with the mortgage payments, the bills, the rota, things like that, while my dad is the emotional one who keeps the home together. He's the nurturer, but together, they work perfectly.

~Cush Jumbo

Topics: Bills Dad Deals Emotional First He Home Keeps Like Mortgage Mum Payments Perfectly Say Things Together While Who Work

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I was really into old musicals. When I was seven or eight, my mum and dad would be like, 'How does she know who Ginger Rogers is?' Then, one weekend, Josephine Baker popped up in a French film called 'Zouzou,' and I was so stunned because she looked like me.

~Cush Jumbo

Topics: Baker Because Dad Does Eight Film French Ginger How Know Like Looked Me Mum Mum And Dad Musicals Old Really Rogers Seven She Stunned Then Up Weekend Who Would

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If your church is the theatre, New York means a lot - it's a pilgrimage you want to make.

~Cush Jumbo

Topics: Church Lot Make Means New New York Pilgrimage Theatre Want York You Your

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What's important with writing is that it comes from a place you absolutely love. I'm writing for film and TV. In America, they call people like me 'multi-hyphenators.'

~Cush Jumbo

Topics: Absolutely America Call Film Film And Tv Important Like Love Me People Place Tv Writing You

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Actress

Born: September 23rd, 1985

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