It’s three days after the Los Angeles premiere of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” and Cynthia Addai-Robinson is still beaming, far away from the flashing lights and star wattage o…
Helping Addai-Robinson get into character were the elaborate costumes that made her fit to be Queen. “The costumes are incredible and one of the elements that definitely helped transform me,” she says. “You show up in your sweatpants and your T-shirt, and then you start putting on these layers, and literally your posture starts to change. You have your costume on, and people treat you differently when you step outside of the trailer … I felt like a queen in all of those garments.
The LA-based star — who was born in London but naturally sounds all-American, having moved to the US at an early age — also adopted a British accent for the role. “Basically, when I would get into the car to go to work, the accent was on,” says Addai-Robinson, who would stay in voice for her character on set even when cameras weren’t rolling. “And when I would get into the car to go home, I would switch off. There were probably some crew members that never heard me as I actually sound.
Addai-Robinson — who, after catching the acting bug to help overcome her shyness as a kid, went to New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts — will also go British when she co-stars with Allison Janney, Kristen Bell and Ben Platt in the upcoming romantic comedy “The People We Hate at the Wedding,” due on Amazon Prime in November. “Right after ‘Rings of Power,’ I immediately went on to ‘The People We Hate at the Wedding,’” she says. “And so I went from New Zealand to London.
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