Mistress of murder

Jodie Comer's character as a third party in a relationship in Doctor Foster helped her gain attention, but it is her role in Killing Eve that has earned her accolades

Actress Jodie Comer (above) reprises her role as the assassin Villanelle in Season 3 of Killing Eve.
Actress Jodie Comer (above) reprises her role as the assassin Villanelle in Season 3 of Killing Eve. PHOTO: BBC STUDIOS
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English actress Jodie Comer, like so many people, is spending lockdown in front of the goggle box.

"I'm spending time with family in Liverpool, which I don't have the luxury of doing all the time. And watching Succession. It's faultless," she says in an e-mail interview with The Straits Times.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on May 21, 2020, with the headline Mistress of murder. Subscribe