The Last of Us’s Rutina Wesley Found a “Fierce Stillness” in Maria
When Rutina Wesley auditioned for the role of True Blood’s quick-tempered Tara Thornton in 2007, creator Alan Ball locked onto a certain quality she brought: a vulnerability that cut through every high-energy tirade. “Other actresses played it for laughs, like something on the CW,” Ball said during the HBO vampire drama’s first season. “But Rutina was the first person who showed her vulnerable side.”
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