Jordenn Thompson
A Charismatic Mountain Of Sweet
Child Charm!
By Rych McCain, International/Nationally Syndicated Entertainment Columnist
Photos Courtesy
of RMMS
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| (L) Jordenn Thompson (R) Thandie Newton |
She has sweetness and charm in such abundance
that it is difficult not to melt in her presence. Eight year-old Jordenn
Thompson also has the gift of acting talent to combine with the charm that is
bound to take her far in the realms of TV and Films. She has a major role in
the new Tyler Perry film “Good Deeds”
playing Ariel, the daughter of Lindsey played by Thandie Newton. Being in a
major motion picture is a big step for an eight year-old, especially when one
considers the mature mindset and discipline that it takes to act on that level.
How did Thompson arrive at that point so young and what motivated her to get
into professional acting? She smiles and says, “I started acting when I was
four. I don’t actually remember when I got started. I think I just kept
watching movies and I told my mom that I wanted to be in a movie. So I started
acting.”
Of course the training came
and she began booking child modeling gigs for Gap, Old Navy, Children’s Place,
JC Penny, Walmart and Target to name some. This was followed by commercials
with McDonald’s, Sears, Humana, The Disney Channel and others. TV roles
eventualized such as “Fake It Til You
Make It,” which lead to films. In the movie “Good Deeds,” Ariel and her mom become homeless and have a very
emotional rollercoaster ride with scenes that called for a wide range of
reactions. How difficult was it to cry among other emotions? Thompson snaps
that one up without losing a beat. “That was hard because when I went in for
the auditions, I was so excited that I couldn’t cry that much at all. But I didn’t
actually cry, I just put my head down and was pretending to cry so it was
funny. I was trying not to laugh too.” The movie on screen takes place in San
Francisco where all of the exterior shots were filmed but the actual shoot of
the project happened in Atlanta. So what was Thompson’s experience working with
Mr. Perry?
She lights up, “He was so
cool. He always treated me like a princess. He was so nice to me. He gave me
flowers everyday so it was cool.” What was her initial reaction seeing him in
person for the first time? Thompson reflects, “He’s the biggest star I’ve seen
before in a movie.” Thandie Newton and Thompson looked very realistically close
as mother and daughter. How much was she like a real mom to Thompson? She
flashes that charming smile and says, “She always took care of me and she was
the sweetest girl that I’ve every met before so it was fun working with her.
She helps me out a lot. She makes me be Ariel. She does the part really good
and it helps me do the part really good.” In dealing with the subject of
homelessness, what does Thompson hope the movie goers will take from this film?
She says, “They would go home thinking, what if I got homeless? And say if I
ended like that, I’d be really happy.” Of course she is referring to good fate
she and her mom has at the end of the film.
©
2012 Rych McCain
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