“The Porter” stars Mouna Traoré and Loren Lott are acquainted with period pieces, but there remains a time neither of them has gotten to visit via cinema yet. In fact, Traoré noted that “The Porter” is her “fourth period show,” though she quipped that this was “not on purpose.”
“I’ve done 1904 [and] 1908. I’m slowly climbing up the history ladder,” Traoré recalled to The List, citing her experiences from “The Book of Negroes” and “Murdoch Mysteries” in particular. However, “The Porter” let her sink her teeth in even more because of its time period being later than her prior shows. “On this show, I really got to [dive into the character], and it was several years later,” Traoré continued. “The mobility and the resources that my character had were so much more than in the last show, and we got to see a much more expansive view of a Black woman who was educated, pursuing her interests in medicine.”
Moving forward in time is also something Traoré wants to continue to do, and Lott agreed. When asked what time period they haven’t done but want to do, Traoré simply but emphatically answered, “the future,” while Lott noted her enthusiasm by adding, “Absolutely. That was energy.”
“I want to be in the future too, because I’ve never stopped working and I keep doing this forever and I keep booking jobs,” Lott continued with a laugh. Ultimately, both actresses have bright futures ahead of them, and Traoré knows it. As she said, “It has happened that I am a period girl. The period shows love me.”
“The Porter” is now streaming on BET+.
