Javicia Leslie dishes on ‘High Potential,’ the power of a queer Batwoman & letting loose in WeHo

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Javicia Leslie doesn’t need a cape—or a batarang—to be our hero.

The actress has been making a name for herself with dynamic film and television roles over the past decade (from the MacGyver reboot to the comedy God Friended Me), but her biggest breakthrough yet came when she suited up in the costume of Batwoman, leading The CW superhero drama’s second and third seasons.

As the guardian of Gotham City, Leslie put her own spin on the titular Batwoman, a.k.a. Ryan Wilder, making history as the first Black and bisexual woman to play the iconic hero and blazing new trails for Black, queer representation on television.

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