Pro fighter Kali Reis (KO_Reis86) makes a bruising debut in the indie crime thriller 'Catch the Fair One.'
Carving out new spaces for herself is nothing new to the Seaconke Wampanoag and Cape Verdean fighter and Native rights advocate. She’s been doing it her whole life. “From where I’m from, I’m not supposed to be a world champion,” says Reis, 35, Zooming in from her current home base of Philadelphia.
Fresh from the gym Reis recently opened with her manager-husband, whom she wed last fall following her November WBA, WBO and IBO unification victory over Canadian boxer Jessica Camara, the budding movie star is quick to point out that, in addition to hailing from a family of musicians, singers and painters, she’s always been an artist herself. “Boxing itself is an art,” Reis said with a smile. “It’s beautiful chaos.” It’s also what led to the pro fighter’s extraordinary entrance into movies.
across the Americas. They shared the experience of being biracial kids from single-parent families with close sibling relationships — Reis from a mixed Indigenous background, Wladyka with Polish and Japanese heritage — as well as a certain disposition. “He’s an OCD Virgo like I am,” said Reis. Despite Reis’ lack of professional acting experience, Wladyka’s goal was always for her to carry the film as its star. “He saw something in me I refuse to try to even see myself,” Reis said. “That’s been a common theme of my life, especially when I first started boxing — I didn’t think I was worthy of being that good. I was like, ‘I don’t know how good I’ll be. But because you trust me, I respect that, so I’m gonna give you my all.’ You feel energy when you first meet people.
To Aronofsky, it was clear Reis had to be the lead from the start. “I don’t think there was any doubt that she had to be our K.O.,” he said. “She’s got this great mix of strength and warmth, and it allows for her really tough character to have this kind of special vulnerability. I don’t think it’d feel like the same story without Kali as the lead. She’s a part of the film’s DNA.”
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