Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role 2022
Ariana DeBose West Side Story 2022
SEX WORKER ROLE
Sophia Ortiz in Blue Bloods 2016
Character Is A Prostitute
Ariana DeBose in Blue Bloods 2016
Although Ariana had already established herself as a veteran of the musical theater and Broadway, she made her debut on television in 2016 playing a prostitute in an episode of Blue Bloods titled “The Road to Hell.” The homicide of a pimp is the primary subject of the storyline.
In a typical “whodunit,” four women who worked for this pimp confess to the murder individually. This pimp had coerced all four of them into prostitution; therefore, they were all obliged to work for him. All of them are in possession of the opportunity, the means, and the motivation to commit the murder. Ultimately, the detectives solve the crime and identify the murderer among the suspects. Is it Ariana’s character who committed the murder? You’ll have to watch the episode to find out.
Ariana DeBose in Blue Bloods 2016
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