I feel like be able to see a woman and to be nurturing and to have those maternal instincts that we have there's a lot of strength in that and I think that you can see that with her. I've always believed that there is strength in femininity. She can be a Disney Princess that's everything you'd expect with that, but also be a badass rebel leader.Įxactly, she is really one of the first characters that I play is similar to myself. What's been great about Tiana/Sabine is that she has this sense of duality about her. It makes me happy to know that there are little girls out there who now can someone on screen that they can look up to, and they can see someone who is this very strong female character, but she's also very nurturing and very supportive and loving to those around her. So I do understand that she is an important one, being the first black female Disney Princess, and I feel the weight of that, but it also is pretty exciting for me and gratifying. I wanted to make sure that I could bring that as well while also making the role my own and putting my spin on things. I saw her when she was in the play Caroline, Or Change and I think she's brilliant and I wanted to be able to bring the strength that she had already brought to the role. Anika Noni Rose is someone that I have loved and respected for years now. I was definitely excited and I think luckily for me, the character Sabine and I are very similar so i t wasn't really hard to jump into that role once I discovered that it was Tiana.īut as you say, I did feel sort of this responsibility for her. It wasn't until the audition, I think I had actually run through the scene a couple times already, before they even told me that it was for Princess Tiana. So that was actually exciting for me, getting to hear that it was Tiana because she's a princess that I loved the minute I saw her. When the audition notice came out it was for Sabine, so I was like, "Ok I'm going in for this Sabine" just no clue who she was. To know that there are people out there who are happy to have you as a character on a show that they have loved and watched for years now.ĭuring the audition process, did you know you were going to be playing Princess Tiana? honestly I don't know if they know how much that helps me as an actor and as a person.
I've gotten some really sweet gifts and amazing letters from fans that really. It's been a super positive energy and I will just throw a thank you out there to all the fans that have been warm and caring and welcoming and loving to my character. Once Upon A Time is a huge and passionate audience, how has the audience responded to your character? It's like there's theĬomfort there from the fact that they have been doing this for a long time but again, there's this renewed spirit and new energy that comes in and I think that they have enjoyed it as well which is good. I guess it's nice for them as well to have new characters to interact with.
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If we ever have any questions about what we do on set, a story, a character backstory or what to expect, we can just feel free to ask them and they'll happily answer. There's that sort of renewed energy with new people, so there's a lot of excitement from us "the newbies." I think that energy has also transferred over to those that have been here for a while because they have been so super great with us and what's nice is that you get the best of both worlds, because you get brought in on a show that's already been established so they kind of know how things work already. Honestly, there were so many new people that are on the show that it feels like the first episode in a way. You're currently starring on Once Upon A Time, What was the atmosphere like on set? Was there a feeling of walking into an established show, or did it feel like it something with the new reboot?
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