‘The Village’ star Lorraine Toussaint opens up about her new role and the struggles of chronic caretakers
NBC’s newest drama ‘The Village’ just premiered its first episode and it is certainly a show that you will not want to miss. The show follows a group of unlikely friends that have turned into family as they live in an apartment building in Brooklyn. The residents all range in age, background and ethnicity but they all have one thing in common, this community that they call The Village. Lorraine Toussaint plays Patricia, a middle-aged woman who runs the building with her husband Ron. Each character in the show has their own story and struggles, but Patricia faces one of the biggest of them all, a resurgence of cancer, something she had hoped she would never have to deal with again.
Portraying a woman who is not only a cancer survivor but has also fallen ill again after years of good health, is a big responsibility for any actor to take on. When speaking with Toussaint, this was something that was near and dear to her heart, having seen close friends go through the same ordeal. She spoke to MEA WorldWide (MEAWW) on not only the importance of bringing a story like this to light but also the need to make sure the story was authentic in every way possible.