The professional boxer takes on the role of Evangeline Navarro, a state trooper living in the fictional Alaskan town of Ennis, who believes a bewildering group disappearance has connections to a cold murder case that still haunts her.<\/p>\n
Given the spotty history of athletes transitioning to acting, you could forgive some healthy scepticism over whether this particular casting decision would pay off \u2013 but anyone who\u2019s seen the show will be aware that it resoundingly does.<\/p>\n
Indeed, if her powerful performance in True Detective: Night Country<\/a> leaves you interested in learning more, here\u2019s everything you need to know about boxer-turned-actor Kali Reis.<\/p>\n Age:\u00a0<\/strong>37<\/p>\n Instagram:\u00a0<\/strong>@kali_ko_reis<\/a><\/p>\n X (formerly Twitter): <\/strong>@KO_Reis86<\/a><\/p>\n Kali Reis made her name as a professional boxer, participating in 27 fights across her career, resulting in 19 wins, seven losses and a single tie. She has secured several titles in the welterweight and middleweight classes.<\/p>\n Although Reis hasn\u2019t fought since her victory against Jessica Camara in November 2021, she has clarified that she isn\u2019t formally retired, but taking an extended hiatus due to a health issue.<\/p>\n She told Bleacher Report<\/a>: \u201cTo see women\u2019s boxing on the rise and see where it\u2019s at from when I started to where it\u2019s at now and where it\u2019s going, I\u2019ve been a part of that.<\/p> \u201cI like to say I\u2019m the J Cole of women\u2019s boxing because I ain\u2019t retired, and I\u2019ll drop a hot 16 on you real quick.\u201d<\/p>\n During her recovery process, Reis has shifted focus to acting, playing the lead in acclaimed indie thriller Catch the Fair One and taking a supporting role in 2022 action flick Black Flies.<\/p>\n Coming up, she\u2019ll appear in Wind River: The Next Chapter \u2013 a sequel to the hard-hitting 2017 drama, which addressed the social issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women (as does True Detective: Night Country).<\/p>\n On the move from boxing ring to television drama, Reis told Vogue<\/a>: \u201cI find a lot of parallels. The biggest is always being present. You can practice and rehearse, but you don\u2019t know how things will go until that camera\u2019s in front of you.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd the repetition and learning what worked and didn\u2019t work and having somebody on the other side of the camera or a coach see what you don\u2019t see. I\u2019m a perfectionist, a little OCD Virgo.\u201d<\/p>\n Meanwhile, teasing her dynamic with Foster\u2019s police chief Liz Danvers, she told The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>: \u201cDanvers and Navarro absolutely hate each other, but they work so well together. It falls in line with the True Detective umbrella.<\/p>\n \u201cAt one point, they had a good relationship. They had so much love and respect for one another. But something went wrong. With relationships \u2014 really good relationships \u2014 that does happen, in these deep connections.<\/p>\n \u201cBut they respect each other\u2019s skills, and they know they need each other to solve this case.\u201d<\/p>\n Evangeline Navarro is a Dominican and Indigenous woman, who moves to the remote Alaskan town of Ennis to serve as a police officer, following an earlier stint in the military.<\/p>\n However, a difficult event from the past \u2013 which is shrouded in mystery at the start of the season \u2013 led her to transfer to the state troopers, leaving her formerly close relationship with colleague Liz Danvers severely estranged.<\/p>\n Some time later, sensitivity remains over one particular case that Danvers failed to pursue: the brutal murder of an Indigenous woman named Annie, who was an accomplished midwife and activist.<\/p>\n When a group of scientists disappear from a local Arctic research centre, Navarro is convinced that there is some kind of connection with Annie\u2019s grim fate, prompting her to join forces with Danvers once more.<\/p>\n [squirrel-affiliate-playlist squirrel_playlist_id=\u201d610\u2033 \/]<\/p>\n True Detective: Night Country premieres on Sky Atlantic and NOW on Monday 15th January 2024. Check out Sky deals here<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n Check out more of our Drama<\/a> coverage or visit our TV Guide<\/a> and Streaming Guide<\/a> to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0The Radio Times Podcast<\/a>.<\/b><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n Boxing fans may recognise the drama’s breakout star. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":43860,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/who-is-kali-reis-true-detective-star-who-plays-evangeline-navarro-scaled.jpg",2560,1707,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/who-is-kali-reis-true-detective-star-who-plays-evangeline-navarro-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/who-is-kali-reis-true-detective-star-who-plays-evangeline-navarro-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/who-is-kali-reis-true-detective-star-who-plays-evangeline-navarro-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/who-is-kali-reis-true-detective-star-who-plays-evangeline-navarro-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/who-is-kali-reis-true-detective-star-who-plays-evangeline-navarro-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/who-is-kali-reis-true-detective-star-who-plays-evangeline-navarro-2048x1365.jpg",2048,1365,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Boxing fans may recognise the drama's breakout star.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/43859"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43860"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43859"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Who is Kali Reis?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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