Jodie Turner-Smith

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Jodie Turner-Smith
File:Jodie Turner-Smith by Patrick Lovell, February 2020 (cropped).jpg
Turner-Smith in February 2020
Born (1986-09-07) 7 September 1986 (age 38)
Peterborough, England, UK
Occupation Actress
Years active 2013–present
Spouse(s) Joshua Jackson (m. 2019)
Children 1

Jodie Turner-Smith (born 7 September 1986)[1] is a British actress and model.[2] She made her feature film debut in The Neon Demon (2016) and has since acted in several films such as Queen & Slim (2019), After Yang (2022), and White Noise (2022).[3] She's also known for her television roles in the TNT series The Last Ship (2017), and the Syfy series Nightflyers (2018). She portrayed the title role in the Channel 5 series Anne Boleyn (2021).

Early life

Turner-Smith was born in Peterborough, England[4] to Jamaican parents; she is the only one of her siblings who was not born in Jamaica.[5] She resided in Peterborough until she was 10 years old.[5] After her parents divorced she emigrated to the United States with her mother, brother and half-sister, residing in Gaithersburg, Maryland.[6] Turner-Smith studied finance at the University of Pittsburgh; she graduated in 2008 and subsequently worked at a bank.[5] She has lived in Los Angeles since 2009.[3]

Career

In 2009, a mutual friend introduced Turner-Smith to musician Pharrell Williams after a N.E.R.D. concert.[7] When she told him she was looking to become a writer,[8] he convinced her to become a model and move to Los Angeles.[7][8]

She made her acting debut in 2013 as a siren in True Blood,[8] which led to numerous minor roles in films and music videos between 2013 and 2017. During this time, she was credited as Jodie Smith. In 2016, she appeared in the music video for Zayn Malik's "Pillowtalk."[9]

Turner-Smith first came to prominence playing Sgt. Azima Kandie in the 2017–2018 season of the TNT series The Last Ship.[10] She had a major role as Melantha Jhirl in the 2018 Syfy/Netflix series Nightflyers.[11][12]

She played Josie in the Cinemax series Jett, which premiered in June 2019,[13] and starred in the 2019 film Queen & Slim opposite Daniel Kaluuya.[14]

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. Turner-Smith received praise for her performance,[18][19] however critics were less complimentary about the series' writing and plot. Audience reactions were mixed-to-negative.[20]

In January 2021, it was announced that she was cast as Éile, a warrior blessed with the voice of a goddess, in The Witcher: Blood Origin, a six-episode limited series prequel to The Witcher.[21] In April 2021, Netflix announced that she had departed the project due to scheduling conflicts and a change in the production schedule.[22]

Turner-Smith starred in Kogonada’s sci-fi drama After Yang[23] alongside Colin Farrell. The film was released in March 2022. In September 2022, she joined upcoming Star Wars spin-off series The Acolyte.[24]

Personal life

Turner-Smith began a relationship with actor Joshua Jackson in October 2018.[25] They married in December 2019[26] and their daughter was born in April 2020.[27]

In 2019, Turner-Smith expressed ambivalence about becoming an American citizen but said she would consider doing so.[28]

Filmography

Key
Not yet released Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016 The Neon Demon Roberta Hoffmann's assistant [lower-alpha 1]
2017 Lemon Beverly [lower-alpha 1]
Newness Statuesque woman
2019 Queen & Slim Angela "Queen" Johnson
2021 Without Remorse Karen Greer [29]
After Yang Kyra
2022 White Noise Winnie Richards [30]
The Independent Elisha "Eli" James [31]
2023 Murder Mystery 2 Countess Sekou [32]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2013 True Blood Siren #2 4 episodes[lower-alpha 1]
2015–2016 Mad Dogs Angel 2 episodes[lower-alpha 1]
2016 Ice Lady Rah's masseuse 1 episode[lower-alpha 1]
2017–2018 The Last Ship Sgt. Azima Kandie 20 episodes
2018 Nightflyers Melantha Jhirl 10 episodes
2019 Jett Josie 9 episodes
2021 Anne Boleyn Anne Boleyn 3 episodes [33][34]
2024 The Acolyte Not yet released TBA Main role; Post-production
TBA Bad Monkey Not yet released Dragon Queen/Gracie Main role; filming [35]

Short

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Dear Diamond Nancy Video short[lower-alpha 1]
2016 Hard World for Bad Things Kay [lower-alpha 1]
2016 Woman in Deep Paulette [lower-alpha 1]
2016 Man Rots from the Head Violet
2016 Call Your Father The Shopgirl
2017 Let's Just Be Friends Taylor
2018 Elvis Brown: Yummy Ex

Music video

Year Song Artist Refs.
2014 "Walkin' on the Moon" The-Dream feat. Kanye West [36]
2013 "Cool Song No. 2" MGMT [37]
2013 "Für Hildegard von Bingen" Devendra Banhart [38]
2014 "Dear Diamond" Blaqstarr feat. Common [39]
2016 "Pillowtalk" Zayn Malik [9][40]
2016 "Make Me (Cry)" Noah Cyrus feat. Labrinth [41]
2023 "You Only Love Me" Rita Ora [42]

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Credited as Jodie Smith.

References

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