LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - In her first major acting use, British soul singer Joss Stone will play Henry VIII's one-quarter wife, Anne of Cleves, in Showtime's drama "The Tudors."
The gig will likely be a brief one, as Anne was married to Henry (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) for around six months.
A daughter of a German nobleman, Anne was betrothed to Henry in a marriage accord between the Cleves Court and the king's chancellor after Henry was shown a portrait of her.
Upon Anne's comer in England, Henry was disappointed in her looks and before long found a legal way to have the married couple annulled.
According to Showtime, the upcoming time of year of the racy imperial drama will follow the king as he weds Jane Seymour (Anita Briem) and then Anne of Cleves.
Stone, who explode onto the music picture in 2003 and has had threesome gold albums in the U.S., has been looking to bilk over into acting. In 2006, she had a role in the fantasy feature "Eragon." She is working on a new album.
/Hollywood Reporter
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