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Paulina Lule
Born
Paulina Lule Bugembe

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Occupations
  • Actor
  • writer
  • director
Years active2012–present
Spouse
Ren Kuwahara
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(m. 2022)​

Paulina Lule Bugembe-Kuwahara is an Ugandan-American actor and filmmaker, best known for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, General Hospital, and The Emperor of Ocean Park.[1]

Early life and education

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Lule was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[1] Lule studied film directing and screenwriting at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and received a Master of Fine Arts from Chapman University.[1] They trained as an actor at the Joanne Baron/DW Brown Studio in Santa Monica, California and were accepted into the inaugural cohort of Identity School of Acting, Los Angeles.[1]

Career

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Film and television

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Lule replaced Brytni Sarpy in a recurring role as Valerie Spencer on the television soap opera General Hospital, after the latter joined the cast of The Young and the Restless.[2][3] They made their first appearance on April 23, 2019 and went on to star in 13 episodes of the show. Their final appearance was on September 1, 2020. Lule portrayed Lilla McKenzie on the television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. They appeared in Emperor of Ocean Park opposite actor Grantham Coleman.[4][5]

Lule appeared in the film Honey Boy (2019).[5] They were also seen in Mikael Kreuzriegler’s Deany Bean is Dead (2018),[6] Femi Oguns’ Motel (2019) which they also co-wrote,[3] Kate Tsang’s Marvellous and the Black Hole (2021), Beau Ballinger’s She Watches from the Woods (2021), and Nate Hapke’s Surprise! (2024).

Lule is currently working on Sherman Park, a zombie-horror short about a Black man from Milwaukee returning to his home in Sherman Park after a six-year prison sentence.[7] For the proof-of-concept, Lule received a 2023 Forward Fund Award from Milwaukee Film[8] and crowdfunded the rest of the budget on IndieGogo.[9]

Theatre

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Lule portrayed Francine/Lena in Clybourne Park on stage at the Westchester Playhouse in Los Angeles in 2016.[10][11] They joined the cast of HOOPS at Milwaukee Chambers Theatre (MCT) in 2023.[4][12]

Personal life

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Lule identifies as non-binary, gender-fluid, and pansexual.[13] They married their longtime partner Ren Kuwahara in 2022.[14][15]

Lule moved back to Milwaukee from Los Angeles in 2022.[16] The same year, their brother was killed when an unknown assailant opened fire on two men on the street.[17][18][19]

Philanthropy and activism

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In 2023, Lule worked with the Zoological Society of Milwaukee and the Milwaukee County Zoo, running the Kohl’s Wild Theater Program to educate children about wildlife conservation.[1] They also worked with the non-profit Milwaukee Film to teach filmmaking, screenwriting, and acting to local up-and-coming filmmakers in their Focus Finder accelerator lab.[13][20] Lule is part of the steering committee at Action! Wisconsin, a statewide coalition that advocates for film and TV production tax incentives.[21][4] In 2025, Lule testified in favour of the SB 231 bill that offers tax credits to encourage filmmaking in Wisconsin.[22]

Filmography

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Acting

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  • 2024 – The Plague (short film)
  • 2024 – Surprise! (short film)
  • 2024 – Emperor of Ocean Park (TV series)[23][5]
  • 2023 – Blue Hour (short film) – won 14 awards at international film festivals
  • 2021 – She Watches from the Woods (short film)
  • 2021 – Marvellous and the Black Hole (film)[5][24][25][26]
  • 2020 – General Hospital (TV series) – Valerie Spencer (13 episodes, 2019–2020)
  • 2020 – Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (TV series)[5] – Lilla McKenzie (2 episodes)
  • 2019 – Honey Boy (film)[5]
  • 2019 – Motel (short film)[3]
  • 2019 – It Happened One Night (short film)[27] – Bronze Award for Best Actress; Bronze Award for Best Acting Duo (with Duain Richmond) at the Independent Short Awards
  • 2018 – Deany Bean is Dead (short film)[6]
  • 2016 – Paulina Bugembe[6]

Directing

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  • TBA – Sherman Park (short film) (in production) – proof-of-concept received a 2023 Forward Fund Award from Milwaukee Film
  • 2016 – The Homecoming (short film) – Best Student Film, BronzeLens Film Festival (2017); Best Film, Milwaukee Short Film Festival (2017); Best Foreign Film, Chinese Universities Student Film and Television Festival (2016)
  • 2016 – Chase Scene (short film)
  • 2014 – I Stole Your Baby (short film) – selected for the Ax Wound Film Festival
  • 2014 – Brother, Sister (short film)
  • 2013 – Fight or Flight (short film)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Staff, M. L. (2024-09-06). "Paulina Lule: Exploring Race & Identity Through Film". Miami Living. Retrieved 2026-06-24.
  2. ^ SOD (2019-03-28). "GH Recasts Valerie". Soap Opera Digest. Archived from the original on 2025-02-25. Retrieved 2025-06-02.
  3. ^ a b c Clifford, Kambra (2019-11-22). "Another GH star suffers injury, bringing total to five health maladies this year". www.soapcentral.com. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
  4. ^ a b c Rogers, Avery Lea (2024-07-08). "Wisconsin actor cast in star-studded new series on MGM+". WPR. Archived from the original on 2025-05-18. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
  5. ^ a b c d e f White, Peter (2023-11-30). "MGM+'s 'Emperor of Ocean Park' Series Casts Grantham Coleman In Lead Role, Tiffany Mack & Paulina Lule Also Star". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
  6. ^ a b c Musbach, Julie. "Mikael Kreuzriegler and Allison Volk Premiere Dark Rom-Com DEANY BEAN IS DEAD At Dances With Films". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
  7. ^ "Q&A: Paulina Lule Wants to Make a Milwaukee Zombie Film". Milwaukee Magazine. 2024-08-30. Archived from the original on 2025-06-02. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
  8. ^ "Milwaukee Film Announces Jury-Selected Recipients of 2023 Forward Fund Awards". Archived from the original on 2024-01-04. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
  9. ^ "Q&A: Paulina Lule Wants to Make a Milwaukee Zombie Film". Milwaukee Magazine. 2024-08-30. Archived from the original on 2025-06-02. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
  10. ^ "Past Drama: "Clybourne Park"(2016)". kentwoodplayers.org. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
  11. ^ "Theater review: 'Clybourne Park' plays well in Kentwood production". Daily News. 2016-05-30. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
  12. ^ "Review: 'HOOPS' at Milwaukee Chamber Theatre". Milwaukee Magazine. 2023-03-18. Archived from the original on 2024-02-26. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
  13. ^ a b Staff, M. L. (2024-09-06). "Paulina Lule: Exploring Race & Identity Through Film". Miami Living. Retrieved 2025-06-02.
  14. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2025-06-02.
  15. ^ Intel, Soap Opera (2022-04-23). "General Hospital's Paulina Bugembe Is Married!". Soap Opera News. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
  16. ^ Jenkins, Faith. "Sherman Park Horror Story Film". MATC Times. Archived from the original on 2025-05-13. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
  17. ^ Sears, Ashley (2022-07-22). "Milwaukee men shot, killed near Fond du Lac and Congress: police". FOX6 News Milwaukee. Retrieved 2025-06-02.
  18. ^ "Two killed in shooting near Fond Du Lac Ave and Vance Place". TMJ4 News. 2022-07-22. Archived from the original on 2025-02-12. Retrieved 2025-06-02.
  19. ^ Hughes, Elliot. "He turned his life around to care for his kids. Now, his family is reeling after he was killed in a shooting". Journal Sentinel. Archived from the original on 2022-10-02. Retrieved 2025-06-02.
  20. ^ "Milwaukee Film's Focus Finder Accelerator Program | Milwaukee Film". Archived from the original on 2025-01-14. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
  21. ^ "About Us". Action! Wisconsin. Archived from the original on 2025-04-30. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
  22. ^ Spears, Baylor (2025-05-21). "Lawmakers want more films made in Wisconsin and hope tax credits will help • Wisconsin Examiner". Wisconsin Examiner. Archived from the original on 2025-05-23. Retrieved 2025-06-02.
  23. ^ Bell, BreAnna (2024-01-17). "Forest Whitaker Joins 'Emperor of Ocean Park' at MGM+". Variety. Archived from the original on 2025-03-07. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
  24. ^ "Marvelous and the Black Hole movie review (2022) | Roger Ebert". www.rogerebert.com. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
  25. ^ Debruge, Peter (2020-12-15). "Sundance Film Festival Lineup Features 38 First-Time Directors, Including Rebecca Hall and Robin Wright". Variety. Archived from the original on 2021-07-01. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
  26. ^ León, Concepción de (2022-04-21). "'Marvelous and the Black Hole' Review: Finding Magic Amid Rage". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
  27. ^ Giles, Paris (2019-08-14). "Jabree Webber's Film 'It Happened One Night' Imagines a World Without Abortion Rights". BLAC Detroit. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
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