New Nerds to Watch: New Women Actors on the Nerd Entertainment Scene

There are a few actors out there that I’ve peeped creeping into nerd entertainment, and I am ecstatic for the future that lies ahead. We’re used to seeing the same faces over and over, especially when it comes to women. I mean, Sigourney Weaver is in everything. But recently some new women actors have stepped on to the scene. Zazie Beetz For our first newborn nerd career let’s talk about Zazie Beetz. Her role was just recently announced and she’s looking sexy fierce as Domino in Deadpool 2.

You may have seen her more notably as Van, Earnest ‘Earn’ Marks’ (Donald Glover’s) love interest and mother of his daughter in the phenomenal show Atlanta on FX. Zazie honestly made me feel people like me do belong on TV! I had never seen her before and I am in love with shows and movies that cast people I have never seen before, mainly because I know there is a wealth of talent that exists that hasn’t had a chance to shine cuz of celebrity culture. It feels like they were looking for someone perfect for the role, someone who can innovate on the character, and I’m loving it. And her hair made me jump for joy. You have no idea how awesome it is to see my hair texture flying free on TV. And people (you know which people) are upset that her hair is not practical for the role… please

Looking back at her IMDb (my favorite past time,) I see she has done a number of projects, nothing super huge until a series called Easy on Netflix and of course Atlanta. She caught the six degrees of separatio…