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‘The Last Of Us’ actor from video game to reprise her role in HBO show
The Last Of Us has snapped up an original cast member from the Naughty Dog video game.According to The Hollywood Reporter, Merle Dandridge will reprise her role as Marlene in the HBO show.Dandridge’s video game credits have also included Half-Life 2 in which she played Alyx Vance, as well as Everyone’s Gone To The Rapture, where she won the BAFTA Games award for best performance.She provided the voice and motion capture for Marlene, the leader of the Fireflies resistance group, featuring in both The Last Of Us and its sequel last year.Although Marlene’s face is not based on her own likeness, the actor is also known for many roles on TV including recurring roles in Sons Of Anarchy and The Flight Attendant, another HBO production.Dandridge