The star of ‘Anne Boleyn’, who broke onto screens in ‘Queen & Slim’, has caused a furore by playing the doomed Tudor. She talks to Annabel Nugent about motherhood, telling stories with humanity, and taking ‘race out of the conversation’
Turner-Smith was selected in line with the producers’ “identity-conscious casting”, where actors are selected based on their “energy”, regardless of ethnicity. She is understanding of the upset her portrayal has caused, though – more understanding than some of her critics deserve. “At the end of the day, people were always going to feel a certain way about a Black actor playing Anne,” she says.
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