Gugu Mbatha-Raw hits the red carpet in an elegant dress at the New York premiere for Surface

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Gugu Mbatha-Raw was all smiles on the red carpet for the premiere of her brand new series Surface.The 39-year-old Oxford, England native hit the red carpet at the event, held at The Morgan Library in New York City on Monday evening.She was also spotted chatting and posing with executive producer Reese Witherspoon and co-star Oliver Jackson-Cohen on the red carpet.

All smiles:Gugu Mbatha-Raw was all smiles on the red carpet for the premiere of her brand new series Surface Pose:She was also spotted chatting and posing with executive producer Reese Witherspoon and co-star Oliver Jackson-Cohen on the red carpetThe actress stepped out in a chartreuse off-shoulder gown that fell to her ankles for the red carpet event.She also accessorized with elegant emerald earrings, with her hair pulled back into pigtails and an emerald bracelet.

The actress completed her look with a pair of pointed-toe silver heels for the premiere event in the Big Apple. Gugu's look:The actress stepped out in a chartreuse off-shoulder gown that fell to her ankles for the red carpet event Stepping out:The actress completed her look with a pair of pointed-toe silver heels for the premiere event in the Big AppleMbatha-Raw also executive produces Surface and plays the lead character Sophie,'a woman who has suffered a traumatic head injury that has left her with extreme memory loss, believed to be a result of a suicide attempt.''As Sophie embarks on a quest to put the pieces of her life back together with the help of her husband and friends, she begins to question whether or not the truth she is told is in fact the truth she has lived,' reads the official series description.The show is described as a, 'sexy elevated thriller' that is a 'story of self-discovery.