Adele James

Adele James
Alma materUniversity of Bristol
Occupations
  • actress
  • screenwriter

Adele James is a British actress and screenwriter.[1][2] She went to Richmond-upon-Thames College and University of Bristol.[3]

James is noted for playing Tina Mollett on the television program Casualty.[4]

In 2023 James plays Cleopatra on in Jada Pinkett Smith's Netflix Queen Cleopatra.[5] This has caused a reaction due to the color of James' skin as many say that is wrong because they say Cleopatra's skin was not black.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "Alumini actress Adele James gives 'Industry Tips' talk to Performing Arts students". Richmond upon Thames College. 6 February 2022. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  2. ↑ Gritten, David (19 April 2023). "Egyptians complain over Netflix depiction of Cleopatra as black". BBC. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  3. ↑ Gair, Kieran (19 April 202). "Netflix's Cleopatra enrages Egyptians by casting black actress". The Times. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  4. ↑ Kitson, Calli (2021-07-24). "Casualty star Charles Venn reveals how Iain may save Jacob from abuse". Metro. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  5. ↑ "Jada Pinkett Smith's Queen Cleopatra Docudrama". Netflix Tudum. 2023-04-12. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  6. ↑ "Netflix documentary on Cleopatra sparks backlash internationally over casting". Arab News. 2023-04-16. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  7. ↑ "Egyptian lawyer sues Netflix for casting Black woman as Cleopatra". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2023-04-20.

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