'Matilda the Musical' Star Lashana Lynch Also Starred in This James Bond Film

Who performs Miss Honey in 'Maltilda the Musical'? British actress Lashana Lynch takes on the role in the film, which is now streaming on Netflix.

New to Netflix is Matilda the Musical, which is based on Roald Dahl’s liked 1988 kids’s novel of the similar identify. The title tells the tale of Matilda Wormwood, a tender lady who discovers her hidden powers and makes use of them to get up to the abusive adults in her lifestyles, equivalent to her neglectful oldsters and her authority figures in school.

Although Matilda is repeatedly surrounded by adults who belittle her, one grownup treats her with admire: her teacher, Miss Jennifer Honey.

Kind and empathetic, Miss Honey, played by means of British actress Lashana Lynch in the musical film, turns into a friend and listening ear to Matilda. But who is Lashana outside of Crunchem Hall? Here's everything we learn about her.

Miss Honey in 'Matilda the Musical': Who is Lashana Lynch?

Lashana Lynch, who's of Jamaican descent, was born in London on Nov. 27, 1987. She is best recognized for her function in the TV show Still Star-Crossed, in addition to action-packed blockbusters like Captain Marvel and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

In 2021, Lashana also broke limitations through being the first Black feminine 007 in No Time to Die, the James Bond franchise’s 25th unlock.

Matilda was Lashana's first musical. While she sang as a kid, she had shifted more towards appearing in later years. Matilda let her reconnect with her musical side.

As Lashana told Entertainment Weekly, she have been "manifesting a role like Miss Honey without knowing that it would appear as Miss Honey for many, many years."

Furthermore, she advised the outlet that she cherished reading Matilda as a kid. And whilst she used to picture herself in Matilda's shoes rising up, she at all times had a deep love for Miss Honey. But what Lashana wasn't aware of used to be how important Miss Honey was to so many other audiences.

"One of my queer friends said to me after I got cast, 'Oh my gosh. She was like my gay icon when I was growing up,'" Lashana instructed the outlet. "And I was like, 'Tell me more. What did you see? What was it? Do I need to be aware of anything?'"

While it's unclear if Dahl wrote Miss Honey to be a member of the LGBTQ neighborhood, many fanatics have theorized about it. Her character seemingly has a way of on the subject of everybody; in fact, Lashana referred to Miss Honey as the ideally suited character.

"When there's a character that is beloved, that represents everything to you and can speak to all people, all races, all sexes, all walks of life, then that is the perfect character," she mentioned.

Matilda the Musical is now streaming on Netflix.

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