A BRITISH grandmother is set to make her Hollywood
acting debut at the age of 79 – playing a deadly martial arts
assassin.
Retired midwife Kay D’Arcy will star as the
absent-minded but merciless avenger with lethal weapons hidden in
her hair bun.She landed the role in Agent 88 after showing her tai
chi skills.
Producer Jan Utstein-O’Neill said: “What impressed us
is that Kay could go from being frail to being a totally empowered
woman.”
Kay, from Somerset, has five children and 11
grandchildren.
She headed to Hollywood 10 years ago to pursue her
dream.
The series, which will be shown at first online, is
described as a “shoot ’em up kung fu romp”.
Creator Digger T Mesch came up with the idea after
watching a YouTube clip of British widow Ann Timson, who tackled
sledgehammer-wielding robbers with her handbag last year.
