Jayme Lawson
Born (1997-09-19) September 19, 1997 (age 26)
Washington, DC, U.S.
EducationJuilliard School (BFA)
OccupationActress
Years active2020–present

Jayme Lawson (born September 19, 1997) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as mayoral candidate Bella Reál in The Batman.

Career

After graduating Juilliard School in May 2019,[1] Lawson landed her first film role in the 2020 film Farewell Amor as Sylvia.[2][3][4] In 2019, she gained attention when she was cast in the film The Batman (2022) as Bella Reál, a mayoral candidate for Gotham City.[5][6][7] In January 2021, she was cast as a young Michelle Obama in the television series The First Lady (2022).[8] In 2022, she appeared in the drama films Till, How to Blow Up a Pipeline, and The Woman King as Myrlie Evers, Alisha, and Shante, respectively.[9][10][11]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2020 Farewell Amor Sylvia
2022 The Batman Bella Reál
How to Blow Up a Pipeline Alisha
The Woman King Shante
Till Myrlie Evers

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2022 The First Lady Young Michelle Obama 7 episodes
TBA Genius Betty Shabazz Season 4

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References

  1. ^ Davids, Brian (November 21, 2020). "Jayme Lawson on 'Farewell Amor' and Her 'The Batman' Character". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Lang, Brent (January 23, 2020). "Meet Jayme Lawson: 'The Batman' Breakout Hits Sundance With 'Farewell Amor'". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  3. ^ Davis, Clayton (November 26, 2020). "Could Debut Performers Like Swankie and Jayme Lawson Get Oscar Attention?". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  4. ^ Patten, Dominic (December 4, 2019). "Sundance 2020: Premieres Shine With Taylor Swift Docu, Viggo Mortensen's Directing Debut, New Dee Rees, The Go-Gos & Olivia Colman". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  5. ^ Sneider, Jeff (November 11, 2019). "Exclusive: 'The Batman' Adds Up-and-Coming Juilliard Grad Jayme Lawson". Collider. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  6. ^ Scott, Ryan (November 11, 2019). "'The Batman' Recruits Juilliard Grad Jayme Lawson for Mystery Role". MovieWeb. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  7. ^ Lussier, Germain (November 11, 2019). "'The Batman' Just Added an Intriguing New Character". io9. G/O Media. Archived from the original on November 12, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  8. ^ Otterson, Joe (January 26, 2021). "'The First Lady' at Showtime Adds Kristine Froseth, Jayme Lawson (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  9. ^ Jackson, Angelique (October 11, 2021). "Chinonye Chuwku's Emmett Till Film for MGM's Orion Pictures Adds 7 to Cast". Variety. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  10. ^ Rapold, Nicolas (April 14, 2023). "How to Build an Environmental Thriller in Five Not-So-Easy Steps". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  11. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 7, 2021). "The Woman King: Jayme Lawson, Hero Fiennes Tiffin & Masali Baduza Join TriStar Viola Davis Historical Epic". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 7, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2023.

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