Wunmi Mosaku is missing Greggs. Her performance as Annie, a Hoodoo priestess in Ryan Coogler’s vampire thriller Sinners, has made her an outside bet for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar. Despite her success, Mosaku remains candid about the hurdles she faced in the UK. “Teachers make you either bloom or shrivel away.”It was director Ryan Coogler who finally gave her the space to bloom. While preparing for Sinners, Mosaku delved into Hoodoo and her own Yoruba roots, a culture she felt she had to suppress to “fit in” while growing up in Manchester.

Source: The Guardian January 21, 2026 18:01 UTC