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11.06.2020 - 23:41

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Game Of Thrones star Nathalie Emmanuel has said her “mere presence” in a white-dominated film and TV industry is “political”.

The actress, 31, addressed the anti-racism movement and her experience of racism on ITV’s Calling Peston podcast. Emmanuel, who played ill-fated former slave Missande in the fantasy drama, was among the celebrities who attended Black Lives Matter protests in London earlier this month.

Recounting her experience of the film and TV industry, she said: “When you’re in a space that is predominantly white actors, your mere presence is political. “And so you, to an extent are having to make sure that you are representing the communities that you represent in a way that isn’t derogatory or being stereotyped in any way. “Ther

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