Jayme Lawson
Jayme Lawson | |
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 Lawson in 2025 | |
| Born | September 19, 1997 |
| Education | Juilliard School (BFA) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2020–present |
Jayme Lawson (born September 19, 1997)[1] is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Mayor Bella Reál in The Batman (2022) and Pearline in Sinners (2025).
Career
[edit]After graduating Juilliard School in May 2019,[2] Lawson landed her first film role in the 2020 film Farewell Amor as Sylvia.[3][4][5] In 2019, she gained attention when she was cast in the film The Batman (2022) as Bella Reál, a mayoral candidate for Gotham City.[6][7][8] In January 2021, she was cast as a young Michelle Obama in the television series The First Lady (2022).[9] She would reprise her The Batman role in the 2024 HBO television series The Penguin.
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.[10][11][12] In 2025, Lawson co-starred in Ryan Coogler's vampire period piece thriller Sinners.[13]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| 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 | ||
| 2025 | Sinners | Pearline | |
| The Running Man | Sheila Richards | Post-production |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The First Lady | Young Michelle Obama | 7 episodes |
| 2024 | Genius | Betty Shabazz | 8 episodes |
| The Penguin | Bella Reál | 2 episodes |
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/CisjKjFLXfC/?img_index=1
- ^ Davids, Brian (November 21, 2020). "Jayme Lawson on 'Farewell Amor' and Her 'The Batman' Character". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Davis, Clayton (November 26, 2020). "Could Debut Performers Like Swankie and Jayme Lawson Get Oscar Attention?". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sneider, Jeff (November 11, 2019). "Exclusive: 'The Batman' Adds Up-and-Coming Juilliard Grad Jayme Lawson". Collider. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
- ^ Scott, Ryan (November 11, 2019). "'The Batman' Recruits Juilliard Grad Jayme Lawson for Mystery Role". MovieWeb. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Otterson, Joe (January 26, 2021). "'The First Lady' at Showtime Adds Kristine Froseth, Jayme Lawson (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Greiving, Tim (April 16, 2025). "They found the music of 'Sinners' together — just as they have from the beginning". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 17, 2025. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Jayme Lawson at IMDb