Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4821842-20130422133408/@comment-5106672-20130429034219

Applegirl wrote: GothicNarcissus wrote: The actress who plays her is not even black, she's actually of Latin American descent. I don't know what Marian was intended to be other than exotic-looking, but if we assume she's the same ethnicity as the actress, then the theory's off. Yes, but the actress's ethnic background may not be intended to be a big deal. Look at Mulan. She's played by a korean person (which I don't have a problem with. I think Jamie has done a good job as an actress). In the acting business, people often get picked for roles that doesn't fit with their actual ethnic background. Of course not, in particular since FTL does not have the countries and cultures we have. But for the deal of acting it was required from Christie Laing for her character, I guess they could have picked up pretty much anyone (I'm not saying Christie was not good, just that her character was not a demanding one), so if they really wanted to suggest some form of connection between Marian and Tamara, they would have surely put care into the looks (in this case ethnic background) of the actress, like they did in the casting of younger versions or even relatives of known characters. I think they simply chose a really charming lady who did her job really well, regardless of where she's from.