Royana Black, who appeared on Broadway inBrighton Beach Memoirsand starred as the title character on the short-lived sitcomRaising Miranda, has died. She was 47.
09.07.2020 - 14:17 / torontosun.com
LOS ANGELES — A Black woman will star in the television series “Batwoman,” a first for the superhero in live-action television or film, the CW network said on Wednesday.
Javicia Leslie, who is also bisexual, will take on the cape and cowl for the CW television show when it returns for its second season in January.
Leslie replaces Australian actress and model Ruby Rose, who was the first openly lesbian lead superhero on U.S. television.
“I am extremely proud to be the first Black actress to play the
Royana Black, who appeared on Broadway inBrighton Beach Memoirsand starred as the title character on the short-lived sitcomRaising Miranda, has died. She was 47.
Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticRoyana Black, an actress who made her Broadway debut at age 10 in Neil Simon’s Brighton Beach Memoirs and, five years later, took the title role in the 1988 sitcom Raising Miranda, died July 14 in Los Angeles of acute myeloid leukemia. She was 47.Her death was announced by her family.
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God Friended Me star will succeed Ruby on the show, playing a new misfit character named Ryan Wilder, the Australian actress took to the social media site to react.OMG!! This is amazing!! I am so glad Batwoman will be played by an amazing Black woman. ❤️ I want to congratulate Javicia Leslie on taking over the bat cape.
Back in May, Batwoman star Ruby Rose announced her decision to leave the CW show after one season of portraying the acclaimed character of Kate Kane. "This was not a decision I made lightly as I have the utmost respect for the cast, crew and everyone involved with the show in both Vancouver and in Los Angeles,” she wrote in an Instagram post.
God Friended Me star Javicia Leslie will replace Ruby Rose as Batwoman, Warner Bros has announced.