Calypso is one of the most fearsome villains (or should that be antiheroes?)
Her most memorable, however, sees Calypso presented in the body of voodoo mystic Tia Dalma.
Thankfully, everything worked out, because the charities she had appealed to helped support her studies.
“I got every single role I ever went up for as a kid.
It was one of the most depressing periods of my life.”
I’m getting the most interesting roles."
“Doctors inserted a metal rod down my spine.
I spent a month in the hospital recovering and had to learn how to walk again.
Harris works out, meditates, eats well, and doesn’t drink alcohol or coffee.
“I don’t abuse my body.
Health is the greatest thing it’s possible for you to have,” she explained of her approach.
The recovery from her scoliosis operation was so intense that Harris found it hard to be active again.
These days, she relishes a challenge.
In the end, though, she found the experience freeing.
As the London-born star explained, “Acting in general is liberating.
I get to shout and scream.
I don’t really do anger in everyday life.
I’m not a shouter.
But everyone gets angry.
And that’s really unhealthy.
That’s why acting has always been this cathartic exercise for me.
It’s an environment where you’re allowed to be out of control, and I love that.
It’s my therapy.”
That’s so important to me.”
