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Tamara Lawrance Wants Another Season of ‘The Traitors,’ but for Actors
The “Get Millie Black” star is a fan of reality TV in general. “Sometimes mindless things are very, very healthy for you,” she said.
By the time Tamara Lawrance landed the lead in HBO’s “Get Millie Black,” she had been put through the wringer.
“We did at least 20 takes of each scene or something like that,” the British actress said of her final auditions. “It was not for the faint of heart.”
But the part of a former Scotland Yard detective who returns to Jamaica to search for missing children — the kind of role that traditionally goes to men — was worth examining from all angles.
“I love her brokenness,” she said in a video call from her home in London. “I’m fascinated by her layers.”
Lawrance’s mother was born in Jamaica, but that didn’t mean that Millie’s accent came easily.
“It’s not just accent, it’s personality, it’s flair, it’s the whole embodiment,” said Lawrance, who worked with Fae Ellington, a Jamaican dialect coach. “And that comes from spending time on the island or kind of stepping into the history of the land.”
The show hasn’t been renewed, though after shooting on the streets of Kingston, Lawrance has one request if it is.
