I Just Found Out Both Lottie Actors On “Yellowjackets” Are Māori, And This Is A Huge Win For The Pacific Islander Community
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I Just Found Out Both Lottie Actors On "Yellowjackets" Are Māori, And This Is A Huge Win For The Pacific Islander Community,"I loved that they honored Courtney's ancestry and where her parents are from. Thank goodness her mother is Māori from New Zealand, and I got cast."
I Just Found Out Both Lottie Actors On “Yellowjackets” Are Māori, And This Is A Huge Win For The Pacific Islander Community
Definitely late to the party, but I recently started watching Yellowjackets, and let me tell y’all, I am obsessed! The past vs. present storylines, the acting, the twists and turns — everything is phenomenal.
Corey Nickols / Jon Kopaloff / Getty ImagesSimone is Māori and white while Courtney is Māori, Cook Islander, Chinese, and white.
David Livingston / WireImage / Getty ImagesBefore Simone was cast for Season 2, Courtney seemed to imply in a Vulture interview that she wanted her adult counterpart to be of a similar background as her. When asked if she had anyone in mind to play Adult Lottie, she said, “It’s hard! I’m part Asian, part Islander, and I don’t often see that many actresses who are a similar heritage to me.” When Jordana Brewster and Fairuza Balk were mentioned, Courtney replied, “Okay…Yeah, I’m not sure.” I’m so happy the casting directors ended up picking Simone!
If you didn’t grow up as a Polynesian girl in the US like me, you might not appreciate what a big deal this is. Historically, there have been very few Pacific Islander women in Hollywood. I’d argue that Moana and Lilo are still our biggest examples of female representation, and while they’re obviously awesome, they’re animated characters.
DisneySo, to have not one but two (!!!) Pacific Islander women in a hit show like Yellowjackets is a HUGE win for our community.
Jon Kopaloff / Getty ImagesIn an interview with Glamour, Simone said she’s struggled to find roles in the past due to her ethnicity. “I never was right for any character because I wasn’t white, but I wasn’t Black. And the character, if she was brown-skinned, was Hispanic, and I’m not Hispanic, so I never got the roles.”
Don Arnold / WireImage / Getty Images“I was always here. Just the roles weren’t written for people of brown skin, and the roles don’t come along often, and if they do, they’re specific. It’s usually to tick a persity box in a cast where ultimately, the male and the female are white, and then it trickles down to the friends or friends of. So, roles like this don’t come along often, but I see a shift,” she continued.
Robin L Marshall / WireImage / Getty Images“I loved that they honored Courtney’s ancestry and where her parents are from. Thank goodness her mother is Māori from New Zealand, and I got cast.”
Kimberley French / Showtime / Courtesy Everett CollectionI’m so glad you were cast, too, Simone! Love seeing more Pacific Islander women on screen!
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