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There was several criticism of the race swapping historical characters and blackwashing, as some of the actors were black while the characters portrayed were white, such as Boleyn herself, highlighting above all the fact that it is a historical series with real and well-known historical characters as protagonists. [17]
Anne Boleyn (/ ˈ b ʊ l ɪ n, b ʊ ˈ l ɪ n /; [7] [8] [9] c. 1501 or 1507 – 19 May 1536) was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536, as the second wife of King Henry VIII.The circumstances of her marriage and execution, by beheading for treason, made her a key figure in the political and religious upheaval that marked the start of the English Reformation.
In October 2020, it was announced that Turner-Smith would be portraying Queen Anne Boleyn in Anne Boleyn, a three-part drama series on Channel 5, which details the final months of Boleyn's life. [15] Her casting was met with backlash due to her race. [16] [17] The series premiered in May 2021, with Turner-Smith's performance receiving praise ...
The "Anne Boleyn" star explains her "intense" connection to the doomed 16th century English queen. Jodie Turner-Smith on being the first Black actress to play Anne Boleyn in new miniseries: 'Our ...
Turner-Smith has been wowing audiences lately, in particular as the first Black actress to play Anne Boleyn, the doomed 16th-century English queen and second bride of Henry VIII, on the AMC+ ...
Anne Boleyn was King Henry VIII's wife. She had one child and was beheaded. Netflix's new series, 'Blood, Sex & Royalty,' dives into the queen's life and death.
She was the main character in A Tudor Story: The Return of Anne Boleyn by W. S. Pakenham-Walsh (1963) ISBN 978-0-227-67678-3; She was the main character in The Concubine by Norah Lofts (1963) ISBN 0-7524-3943-X. She was a character in The King's Secret Matter by Jean Plaidy (1962). She was the main character in Anne Boleyn by Evelyn Anthony (1957).
After all, the Anne Boleyn actor is known for breaking style rules—whether that be wearing a dress over pants, blending black and brown hues, or mixing metals, as she did with her accessories ...