Before her film breakthrough, Lawson was a stage actress. She starred as Lady Orange in the Broadway production of For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf . Her theatrical background is evident in her precise diction and commanding screen presence.
Lawson starred alongside Viola Davis in this historical epic. Playing a warrior in the all-female Agojie army, she proved her physical chops and dramatic intensity. jayme lawson the penguin
Critics and fans have praised Lawson for her ability to hold her own against heavyweights like Colin Farrell and Cristin Milioti. Before her film breakthrough, Lawson was a stage actress
Over the next week, the penguin—whom she reluctantly named Popsicle—refused to leave. It followed her to the library, waited outside the door, and slid on its belly across the condensation trail she left behind. It stole her frozen peas and tucked them under its wing. It slept on a bag of ice at the foot of her bed. Lawson starred alongside Viola Davis in this historical epic
Jayme looked down at her ugly snow boots. She looked at Popsicle, who gave a solemn nod. And for the first time in her life, she smiled—a wide, genuine, slightly frosty smile.