JODIE TURNER-SMITH - The rising queen of film & fashion

THE BRITISH-BORN ACTRESS WAS PURSUING A CAREER IN CORPORATE BANKING – UNTIL A CHANCE ENCOUNTER KICKED OFF HER AMAZING HOLLYWOOD ASCENT

- Greg Williams

Like many first-time action stars, Jodie Turner-Smith learned a lot about her physical abilities while filming her role as a Navy SEAL opposite Michael B Jordan in Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse, available this month on Amazon Prime Video. But beyond any preproduction boot camps or intricately choreographed combat sequences, TurnerSmith’s preparation for the role came with an additional challenge: at the time, she was pregnant and in her second trimester.

“There were moments I thought I was in over my head,” says the 34-year-old actress, who, along with her husband, actor Joshua Jackson, 42, welcomed daughter Janie last April. “I’m excited to eventually tell her, ‘I was pregnant with you when I did that!’”