- The origin of her unusual name stemmed from her parents, a British mother and a Nigerian father, both of whom loved biblical/historical names. Cush was derived from the ancient King Kush of Egypt coupled with her father's name, Jumbo.
- She was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to drama. She is an actress in London, England.
- Has a son, Maximilian Griffin (b. April 2018), with her husband Sean Griffin.
- She won the Evening Standard Drama Award for her performance as Josephine Baker in her one-woman show "Josephine and I" in London's West End (2013).
- She won the Critics' Circle Theatre Award for her performance as the title role in Shakespeare's tragedy "Hamlet" at the Young Vic Theatre in London (2022).
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