Jodie stars in The Acolyte — Disney's latest installment in their Star Wars franchise. She appeared in flashbacks as Mother Aniseya, leader of a mysterious coven of witches on Brendok who possesses the ability to enchant Jedi and transform her physical being into a mystical cloud of black smoke.

Jodie Turner-Smith played Aniseya, the mother of the sisters played by star Amandla Stenberg. The actress recalled being quite excited when Stenberg handed her a literal essay about her character so that the two would be on the same page regarding how she was planning to play the role.

Despite blasting Disney for dropping the ball, Turner-Smith offered a defiant ray of hope and a badass rebuke to the toxic fans.

Jodie Turner-Smith has opened up about her co-parenting relationship dynamic with her ex-husband, Joshua Jackson. Turner-Smith and Jackson share a 4-year-old daughter, Juno Rose Diana. The “White Noise” actor recently talked to GLAMOUR for her Woman of the Year cover story.

The Acolyte actress Jodie Turner-Smith is not happy with how Disney handled things when some of the cast members of the series were being attacked online by racist Star Wars fans. During a recent interview with Glamour ,

Of course, Star Wars: The Acolyte isn't the only recenty Star Wars product to underwhelm. The latest Star Wars video game release, Star Wars: Outlaws, has also failed to meet commercial expectations. And much like The Acolyte, it was engulfed in the ongoing culture war that continues to dominate the discourse around entertainment.

The last few years have been anything but ordinary for Jodie Turner-Smith. From becoming a Hollywood mainstay to navigating a very public divorce, the actor has ridden the storm of being a woman in the public eye.

A lead actress from The Acolyte is not mincing words about harassment aimed at the cast and what Disney did not do to stop it.