Leta Lestrange’s mother will appear in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

According toHeroic Hollywood, actress Isaura Barbé-Brown has been cast to portray Laurena Kama in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. Her character is Leta Lestrange’s mother, for whom Newt Scamander nurtured a strong passion, as well as the first wife of Corvus Lestrange, so far an unknown character.

Isaura grew up in London and began her acting career in a local theater, later joining the New York American Academy of Dramatic Arts and subsequently the British American Drama Academy. Her most distinguished roles were in the TV show Legends and as the protagonist in the movie David is Dying.

+ 8 Magical Creatures which will be in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Written by J.K. Rowling and directed by David Yates, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald expands on an increasingly dark time in the Wizarding World. After Gellert Grindelwald makes a dramatic escape from MACUSA, professor Albus Dumbledore requests the help of Newt Scamander to stop him. The movie is once again starred by Eddie Redmayne (Newt), Katherine Waterston (Tina), Alison Sudol (Queenie) and Dan Fogler (Jacob). Apart from Ezra Miller’s return as Credence, Johnny Depp is also back into the cast as Gellert Grindelwald, antagonizing Jude Law as professor Dumbledore. The film premieres on November 16th, 2018.

News by: Paola Galiano
Translated by: Caroline Dorigon
Reviewed by: Kätrin Baumgarten