Simone Ashley, a British actress of Indian heritage with a Tamil background, found herself leading season two of the Regency-era period drama “Bridgerton.” She had a role in the series “Sex Education,” but playing the fiercely independent Kate Sharma for Shonda Rhimes was her first lead character in a major production. Watch a video about Ashley and read her story here:
AP Breakthrough, Simone Ashley, focused but having fun
