Lorraine Toussaint Claims White Director Called Her Accent Wasn’t ‘Authentic’

Elaborating the moment, the 62-year-old ‘Equalizer’ actress, who grew up in Trinidad, shares in an interview that she almost loses her cool while recalling the moment.

AceShowbizLorraine Toussaint shared that a white director once told her that her Caribbean accent wasn’t “authentic.” Elaborating the moment, the actress shared in an interview that she almost lost her cool while recalling the moment.

“I’m almost tempted to name his nasty little name. He’s one of those big directors,” Lorraine, who grew up in Trinidad, told Page Six in an interview at the Alvin Ailey Spirit Gala.

Not stopping there, the unnamed director allegedly demonstrated what he “thought” the accent should sound like. “I went [to audition] for a role. It was for a Caribbean role. He happened to be Caucasian and American,” she explained. “He said, ‘Your Caribbean accent is not authentic. Let me show you how to do it.’ “

The actress revealed that the director went on to “bastardize and butcher the Jamaican dialect.” She shared that at the end of the audition, the director told her, “I can’t really tell what your body is like with all those clothes on.’ “

“The look I must have given him,” Lorraine said. “I went out and called my agent on a payphone – remember those? – and I said, ‘I didn’t get that job. Because I did not let him get away with that.’ “

That aside, Lorraine looked stunning in a midi dress from Dress The Population while gracing the red carpet at the gala. She completed her look with Stuart Weizmann and a vintage clutch from the 1960s that once belonged to her mother.

“Ailey gala fashion is different from gala fashion. Ailey gala fashion is dancer fabulous. I’ve seen more Lame and trains, and those are on the boys,” she said in a red carpet interview with Essence. “It really is such an artistic expression of who you are. You can look around and tell who people are by what they’re wearing, and that’s always fun.”

Lorraine’s current project is “The Equalizer“. The show airs on Sundays at 9 P.M. ET on CBS.

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