Naomi Pierce dates Kendall Roy in Succession, and the actress who plays her delivers a complex performance. But who is she and what else has she done?
Summary
- In Succession, Naomi Pierce becomes a key figure in Kendall's life due to their shared struggle with substance abuse and their bond as outsiders in their families.
- Actress Annabelle Dexter-Jones portrays Naomi Pierce in Succession and has had a varied career in modeling, fashion design, and acting, with roles in American Horror Story and Based on a True Story.
Naomi Pierce first appears in Succession season 2 and quickly becomes a key figure in Kendall Roy's (Jeremy Strong) life and some may recognize the actress who plays the Pierce family's black sheep. In season 2, episode 5 "Tern Haven", Logan Roy (Brian Cox), begins his plan to take over PGM, a left-wing competitor to his own Waystar Royco news behemoth. To court the old-money Pierces, the Roy family arrives at their estate and spends the night. It's there that Kendall meets Naomi. She has a substance abuse disorder just like him, and their shared struggle and how they are viewed by their families create a bond between them.
While she may appear to be an outsider to the family, Naomi is one of Nan Pierce's closest advisors, and she's a shrewd and intelligent operator. Underneath her ambition, Naomi develops real feelings for Kendall and vice versa, and for a time, she provides stability for Kendall. When Kendall begins his downward spiral, Naomi patiently stays with him, but even she can't extricate him from his family. Eventually, like everyone who isn't in service to Kendall's ambitions, Naomi disappears from the show save for one appearance in the season 4 premiere "The Munsters", but she may have been the closest character to saving Kendall from his demons.
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English actress Annabelle Dexter-Jones plays Naomi Pierce in Succession. Born in 1986 to jewelry designer Ann Dexter-Jones and rock band Foreigner's guitarist, Mick Jones, Dexter-Jones has had a long and varied career despite her young age. She dabbled in modeling and fashion design before finally landing on acting (via Russh). Dexter-Jones is also half-sister to fashion designer Charlotte Ronson, musician Samantha Ronson, and music producer Mark Ronson through her mother. Born in London but having grown up in the Upper West Side of Manhattan, Dexter-Jones used the lifestyles of the people she grew up around to inform her portrayal of the uber-rich Naomi Pierce in Succession (via Harper's Bazaar).
Annabelle Dexter-Jones Has Starred In Based On A True Story & AHS: Delicate
Succession was not Dexter-Jones' first role though her portrayal of Naomi Pierce was many audience's first introduction to the actor. Since Succession, the actor has appeared in more high-profile shows, joining the cast of American Horror Story: Delicate, the 12th season of the horror anthology franchise, as two characters: Sonia Shawcross and Adeline Harding. Sonia is a colleague of Dex (Matt Czuchry) whom he's having an affair with. Dexter-Jones also appears as a supporting character in the comedy thriller series Based on a True Story as Serena, one of protagonist Ava's (Kaley Cuoco) best friends.
Before Dexter-Jones' performance as Naomi Pierce in Succession, she appeared in a number of movies and TV shows in smaller roles that still hinted at her talent. She appears in four episodes of The Deuce as an unnamed dancer and in six episodes of Red Oaks as Xan. In film, she first appeared in Holy Motors as an assistant photographer, though her most notable role came in Under the Silver Lake in which she plays Fannie. Dexter-Jones has an upcoming role in comedy mystery filmHelen's Dead as Leila, and it looks to be one of her biggest yet.
