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Jul 15, 2021 · Dev Patel as a knight of the Round Table, Jodie Turner-Smith as Anne Boleyn, the mostly nonwhite casts of Bridgerton and Hamilton — all belong to a tradition that has its roots in live theater.
- Bob Mondello
Dec 14, 2021 · The series also breaks new ground just by casting Turner-Smith, who is Black, in the role of Anne Boleyn (who was white). But to the actress it’s nothing to get excited about. “You’ve been ...
Jun 6, 2021 · Jodie Turner-Smith faced backlash from critics who objected to a woman of color portraying the white Tudor queen. (Channel 5) Ever since the announcement that Afro-British actor Jodie Turner-Smith would portray the historical English queen Anne Boleyn, much was made about this “ colorblind ” casting, which culminated in the recent airing of ...
Mar 23, 2022 · The TV star, 35, courted attention when she became the first black actress to portray real-life historical character Queen Anne Boleyn, the tragic second wife of King Henry VIII.
Feb 12, 2021 · Jodie Turner-Smith, the British model and actress of Jamaican descent, is going to appear as Queen Anne Boleyn, the ill-fated wife of King Henry VIII, in a three-part series.
Feb 20, 2021 · British star Jodie Turner-Smith is the first black actress to play Henry VIII’s ill-fated second wife, beheaded on the king’s orders. A three-part drama – called simply Anne Boleyn – will ...
May 23, 2021 · She made her acting debut in 2013 in HBO’s supernatural drama True Bloodand co-starred with Daniel Kaluuya in 2019’s Queen & Slim, a road movie about a black couple on the run. She lives in ...
