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Jayme Lawson

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Jayme Lawson
Lawson in 2025
Born (1997-09-19) September 19, 1997 (age 28)
EducationJuilliard School (BFA)
OccupationActress
Years active2020–present

Jayme Lawson (born September 19, 1997)[1] is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Mayor Bella Reál in The Batman (2022) and Pearline in Sinners (2025).

Early life

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Lawson grew up in the Washington D.C. Metro Area as the youngest of six siblings. She attended Duke Ellington School of the Arts and spent summers attending theatre camp. Upon graduation, Lawson moved to New York City to attend Juilliard School. Lawson has cited her love of poetry and literature of the Harlem Renaissance as an early influence, as well as the talent of actresses Phylicia Rashad and Lucille Ball.[2][3]

Career

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After graduating Juilliard in May 2019,[4] Lawson appeared in the off-Broadway play For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf, a revival of the 1976 hit play by Ntozake Shange. Lawson's performance was considered a stand out.[5] Lawson's film debut was in the 2020 film Farewell Amor as Sylvia.[6][7][8] In 2019, she gained attention when she was cast in the film The Batman (2022) as Bella Reál, a mayoral candidate for Gotham City.[9][10][11] She would reprise her The Batman role in the 2024 HBO television series The Penguin.

In January 2021, she was cast as a young Michelle Obama in the television series The First Lady (2022).[12] In 2022, she appeared in the drama films Till, How to Blow Up a Pipeline, and The Woman King as Myrlie Evers, Alisha, and Shante, respectively.[13][14][15]

In 2025, Lawson co-starred in Ryan Coogler's supernatural period horror film Sinners. The film was released to widespread acclaim and gave Lawson a Gotham Independent Film Awards Ensemble Tribute Award.[16][17] She also appears as Sheila in Edgar Wright’s The Running Man, an adaptation of the 1982 novel by Stephen King.[18]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2020 Farewell Amor Sylvia
2022 The Batman Bella Reál
How to Blow Up a Pipeline Alisha
The Woman King Shante
Till Myrlie Evers
2025 Indigo Blue Lorraine Short film
Sinners Pearline
The Running Man Sheila Richards

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2022 The First Lady Young Michelle Obama 7 episodes
2024 Genius Betty Shabazz 8 episodes
The Penguin Bella Reál 2 episodes

Stage

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References

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  1. ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/CisjKjFLXfC/?img_index=1
  2. ^ Vujic, Katja. "Jayme Lawson Is a Renaissance Woman". The Cut. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  3. ^ Galuppo, Mia. "'The First Lady' Newcomer Jayme Lawson on Her "Blessed" Rise From Off-Broadway to Screen Stardom". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  4. ^ Davids, Brian (November 21, 2020). "Jayme Lawson on 'Farewell Amor' and Her 'The Batman' Character". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  5. ^ Moynihan, Caitlin. "For Colored Girls Standout Jayme Lawson on Finding Empowerment on Stage and More". Broadway.com. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  6. ^ a b Lang, Brent (January 23, 2020). "Meet Jayme Lawson: 'The Batman' Breakout Hits Sundance With 'Farewell Amor'". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  7. ^ Davis, Clayton (November 26, 2020). "Could Debut Performers Like Swankie and Jayme Lawson Get Oscar Attention?". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  8. ^ Patten, Dominic (December 4, 2019). "Sundance 2020: Premieres Shine With Taylor Swift Docu, Viggo Mortensen's Directing Debut, New Dee Rees, The Go-Gos & Olivia Colman". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  9. ^ Sneider, Jeff (November 11, 2019). "Exclusive: 'The Batman' Adds Up-and-Coming Juilliard Grad Jayme Lawson". Collider. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  10. ^ Scott, Ryan (November 11, 2019). "'The Batman' Recruits Juilliard Grad Jayme Lawson for Mystery Role". MovieWeb. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  11. ^ Lussier, Germain (November 11, 2019). "'The Batman' Just Added an Intriguing New Character". io9. G/O Media. Archived from the original on November 12, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  12. ^ Otterson, Joe (January 26, 2021). "'The First Lady' at Showtime Adds Kristine Froseth, Jayme Lawson (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  13. ^ Jackson, Angelique (October 11, 2021). "Chinonye Chuwku's Emmett Till Film for MGM's Orion Pictures Adds 7 to Cast". Variety. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  14. ^ Rapold, Nicolas (April 14, 2023). "How to Build an Environmental Thriller in Five Not-So-Easy Steps". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  15. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 7, 2021). "The Woman King: Jayme Lawson, Hero Fiennes Tiffin & Masali Baduza Join TriStar Viola Davis Historical Epic". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 7, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  16. ^ Greiving, Tim (April 16, 2025). "They found the music of 'Sinners' together — just as they have from the beginning". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 17, 2025. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  17. ^ Jackson, Angelique (July 7, 2025). "Hailee Steinfeld, Wunmi Mosaku and the Women of 'Sinners' on the Film's Diverse, Empowered Female Characters". Variety. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  18. ^ Alter, Ethan (October 13, 2025). "'The Running Man': Everything to know about Edgar Wright's new take on Stephen King's dystopian classic as new trailer drops". Gold Derby. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
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