Jodie Turner-Smith

About

Model and actress who landed her breakthrough movie role as the titular Queen in the 2019 film Queen & Slim. She was previously featured in 2016's The Neon Demon and 2018's Nightflyers. She was also a mainstay on the TNT series The Last Ship in the role of Sgt. Azima Kandie. She also starred in 2021's action thriller Without Remorse.

Before Fame

She was employed as a banker while living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She was convinced to become a model after meeting Pharrell Williams through a mutual friend.

Trivia

Her acting debut was as a siren in the HBO fantasy series True Blood.

Family Life

She was born in the UK to Jamaican parents and was the only one of her siblings not born in Jamaica. In 2019, she married Joshua Jackson. She and Jackson welcomed a daughter named Janie in April 2020. They announced their divorce in September 2023.

Associated With

She has been featured in music videos from artists such as MGMT, Zayn Malik and Noah Cyrus.