"The Woman in the Wall: Ruth Wilson Unveils Fantastical Horrors and Irish History"

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"The Woman in the Wall: Ruth Wilson Unveils Fantastical Horrors and Irish History"
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Ruth Wilson discusses her role as Lorna in the limited series "The Woman in the Wall," portraying a woman haunted by her time at Ireland's "Magdalene laundries," where unmarried, pregnant women were used for hard labor and their babies often sold into adoption. The series delves into Lorna's traumatic experiences and unstable reality as she searches for her daughter while dealing with a murder in her home, highlighting the horrors of the laundries and the gaslighting she faces from her community.

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