Jodie Turner-Smith Biography: Age, Husband, Net Worth, Movies & TV Shows, Height, Queen & Slim

Jodie Turner-Smith is a British actress and former model who first drew attention with her striking debut in Nicolas Winding Refn’s thriller The Neon Demon (2016).

Born in England and raised partly in Maryland, she transitioned from finance graduate to Hollywood newcomer, earning critical notice for her turn as Sgt. Azima Kandie in TNT’s The Last Ship (2017–18) and later captivating audiences alongside Daniel Kaluuya in Queen & Slim (2019).

Profile

• Full name: Jodie Turner-Smith
• Date of birth: September 7, 1986
• Age: 39 years old
• Gender: Female
• Place of birth: Peterborough, England, United Kingdom
• Nationality: British
• Profession: Actress, model
• Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
• Eye color: Dark brown
• Hair color: Dark brown
• Parents: Eron Turner-Smith (father), Hilda Turner-Smith (mother)
• Siblings: One brother, one half-sister
• Spouse: Joshua Jackson (married late 2019; filed for divorce October 2023)
• Children: One daughter, Juno Rose Diana Jackson, born April 2020
• Relationship status: Separated (filed for divorce October 2023)
• Ethnicity: English of Jamaican descent
• Net worth: $5 million

Early Life and education

Jodie Turner-Smith is now 38 years old; she was born on 7 September 1986 in Peterborough, England, to Jamaican parents Eron and Hilda Turner-Smith.

She lived in Peterborough until age ten, when her parents divorced and she moved with her mother, brother, and half-sister to Gaithersburg, Maryland.

After completing high school in Maryland, she enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh, where she graduated in 2008 with a degree in finance; she briefly worked at a bank before moving to Los Angeles in 2009 to pursue modeling at Pharrell Williams’s suggestion.

Personal Life

Turner-Smith began dating Canadian-American actor Joshua Jackson in October 2018, and the couple married in late 2019.

Their daughter, Juno Rose Diana Jackson, was born in April 2020; Turner-Smith and Jackson share joint custody following Turner-Smith’s October 2023 divorce filing.

She has spoken about motherhood as a transformative experience, noting that raising Juno has influenced her perspectives on race, identity, and self-love.

Career

After modeling in Los Angeles beginning in 2009, Jodie Turner-Smith made her acting debut in 2013 with a recurring role as Siren #2 on True Blood.

She appeared in several music videos—including Zayn Malik’s “Pillowtalk” (2016)—before landing Sgt. Azima Kandie on The Last Ship (2017–18).

In 2018 she starred in Nightflyers on Syfy, and in 2019 she took the lead opposite Daniel Kaluuya in Queen & Slim.

Subsequent roles include heroine Kyra in After Yang (2022), Winnie Richards in White Noise (2022), and Anne Boleyn in the eponymous Channel 5 series (2021), a casting that drew debate over historical representation.

She is slated to appear in Tron: Ares (2025) and leads the Paramount+ spy drama The Agency (2024–present).

Awards

• Festival Honors Award – Brit To Watch, winner (2020)
• NAACP Image Award nomination, Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture for Queen & Slim (2020)
• Black Reel Award nomination, Outstanding Actress for Queen & Slim (2020)
• Women Film Critics Circle nomination, Best Ensemble (total 1 win & 9 nominations)

Net worth

Jodie Turner-Smith’s net worth is estimated at $5 million, accumulated through her acting roles in film and television as well as prior modeling work.

Controversy

In 2021, Turner-Smith’s casting as Anne Boleyn sparked backlash due to her race, prompting widespread discussions about color-blind casting in period drama.

She has also publicly criticized Disney for not denouncing racist harassment of actors, notably defending co-star Amandla Stenberg.

Social Media

• Instagram: @jodiesmith
• Twitter: N/A
• X: N/A

Filmography

Film:

• The Neon Demon (2016) as Roberta Hoffmann’s assistant
• Queen & Slim (2019) as Angela “Queen” Johnson
• After Yang (2022) as Kyra
• White Noise (2022) as Winnie Richards
• Tron: Ares (2025) as Athena

Television & Short Films:

• True Blood (2013) as Siren #2 (recurring)
• The Last Ship (2017–18) as Sgt. Azima Kandie
• Nightflyers (2018) as Melantha Jhirl
• Anne Boleyn (2021) as Anne Boleyn
• The Acolyte (2024) as Mother Aniseya
• Bad Monkey (2024) as Dragon Queen/Gracie
• The Agency (2024–present) as Sami Zahir