We’re nonetheless reeling from the information that actress Jodie Turner-Smith is ending her marriage. The actress and April EBONY cowl star filed divorce papers from fellow actor Joshua Jackson on October 2.
Turner-Smith initiated proceedings in a Los Angeles Superior Courtroom practically 4 years after the estranged couple stated ‘I do” in 2019. Citing “irreconcilable variations” because the trigger for the cut up, she has requested for 50/50 % custody of their 3-year-old daughter, Juno Rose Diana Jackson, and isn’t searching for spousal help.
Though we’re unhappy to listen to in regards to the dissolution of her union, we all know that Turner-Smith will march on. Listed here are three film roles that remind us that that is one fiercely impartial girl.
Queen, Queen & Slim (2019)
On this heart-pounding street crime drama, Turner-Smith performs “Queen,” a protection lawyer who finds herself on the run together with her Tinder date “Slim” (Daniel Kaluuya) after killing an abusive police officer in an act of self-defense throughout a visitors cease. Turner-Smith’s efficiency retains us on the sting of our seats on this screenplay by Lena Waithe.
Elisha “Eli” James, The Unbiased (2022)
The Jamaican-British magnificence places on her finest American accent to play Eli, a D.C.-based reporter monitoring down proof that the primary feminine Republican Presidential candidate is smuggling funds from the lottery to fund her tremendous PAC. However Eli’s analysis solely uncovers extra twists and secrets and techniques on this riveting political drama.
Countess Sekou, Homicide Thriller 2 (2023)
On this motion comedy, Turner-Smith is aptly forged as a royal Countess who’s the previous fiancée of tech genius and billionaire Vikram “The Maharajah” Govindan. The attractive magnificence and her trustworthy gal pal turn out to be prime suspects when he’s kidnapped proper earlier than his upcoming nuptials to a different girl.
