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Simone Missick #SeeHER Spotlight

Misty Knight is a force to be reckoned with in Marvel's Luke Cage on Netflix, and Simone Missick is just as powerful behind the scenes. This SeeHER Spotlight explores her role and the big moves toward representation rippling throughout the Marvel Universe.

#SeeHER Spotlight on Simone Missick

After making her Marvel Universe debut in Netflix'sLuke Cage season one and bailing out the team in The Defenders, Misty Knight gets a super-upgrade in Luke Cage season two. Of course, the actress behind her shows some real-life superpowers as she helps to reshape representation on the screen.

We catch up with Simone Missick to talk about the power of Luke Cage's diverse cast, including an ensemble of fierce females, and how the streaming series signaled Black Panther's box office dominance.

About #SeeHER

Our mission is to increase the percentage of accurate portrayals of women and girls in U.S. advertising and media by 20% by 2020, the 100th anniversary of women winning the right to vote. #SeeHer is a movement led by the Association of National Advertisers (ANA), the largest marketing and advertising association in the U.S.

Learn more or get involved at SeeHER.com

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