Brittany Adebumola

Brittany Adebumola (born November 4, 1996) is an American actress. On television, she is known for her roles in the Netflix series Grand Army (2020). Quotes It was a huge challenge for me. Our job as actors is not to judge the character, and this was a character that I initially struggled not to judge. [laughs] I really had to get over that hurdle. The other part of my job is finding that connective tissue. Yes, I feel very different from her, but now I have to explore where our similarities lie so that I’m able to attach myself to this woman and justify the decisions that she makes. In doing that digging, I realized I actually see my mom and a lot of the women in my life in Lovely. While I don’t know if I would be as trusting as Lovely is, I’ve seen my mom and how spirit-led she is when she’s interacting with people. I’ve seen my mom and other people in my life be guided by generosity, by wanting to connect with people, and by wanting to give, while also knowing that’s something they want in return. While the men are present and are the providers, the women hold that spiritual connectivity. They’re the spiritual heads and hearts of the family. So while it was challenging, I was eventually able to see the people in my own life in her. This is one of the first characters that really made me do some soul-searching and confront my own walls around trusting and letting people in, especially as a Black woman and in the way I move through the world. Allowing myself to be whimsical, free, and as open as Lovely is really forced me to dig some things up. To build a family, I have to be willing to do the work and understand the trust and generosity that requires, in hopes that I receive it back. That’s where Lovely lives. Exclusive Interview: Brittany Adebumola and Dylan T. Jackson Discuss M.I.A., Representation, and Found Family External links Category:Actresses from the United States Category:Living people Category:1996 births Category:Women born in the 1990s Category:African Americans