In her latest role in Showtime's “The Woman in the Wall,” Ruth Wilson plays Lorna, a woman prone to sleepwalking and night terrors.
Lorna's sleep issues are a manifestation of trauma she experienced as a pregnant teen forced to live in a church-run facility — sometimes called Catholic laundries or Magdalene laundries for unmarried and pregnant women and girls and others deemed to be trouble.
Political Cartoons View All 253 ImagesIn an interview with The Associated Press, Wilson spoke about learning of these Magdalene laundries, her complex thoughts on religion and how Sinéad O’Connor left her mark on the project.
___AP: How familiar were you with the Magdalene laundries prior to taking this role?
She also was sent to a Magdalene laundry as a teen.
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