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Q: I’ve been watching the miniseries “Under the Banner of Heaven” on FX. All the actors are top-notch. Can you tell me about the lead actress who plays Brenda? Also, who plays detective Pyre’s wife in the movie? She looks just like Kirsten Dunst, but I didn’t see her name in the opening credits. -- S.S.

A: A relative newcomer to American audiences, Daisy Edgar-jones is an English actress, but 2022 is definitely her year. Just 23 years old, she has that star quality that should soon make her a household name. In addition to playing the lovely and charming yet stubborn Brenda in “Under the Banner of Heaven,” she can be seen as the lead in the upcoming film “Where the Crawdads Sing,” based on the best-selling novel of the same name. If you have Hulu, you can also watch her in another series, “Normal People,” which is set in Ireland.

Rebecca Pyre, wife of Andrew Garfield’s Detective Pyre, is played by Adelaide Clemens. She does bear a strong resemblance to Dunst, but she’s an Australian actress with an impressive list of credits. Most notably, she played Tawney Talbot in another heart-wrenching drama, “Rectify,” which aired on Sundance TV from 2013 to 2016.

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