In the last season of Scandal, the entire world was introduced to Olivia Pope’s father, Rowan, played by actor Joe Morton. Will we know who plays Mrs. Pope this season?
Actor Joe Morton, courtesy of Getty Images, 2013
Essence Magazine talks to Morton about this and more Scandal secrets:
ESSENCE: Is it true you knew for a while that you would be Mr. Pope? How did you keep it a secret?
JOE MORTON:When I was first offered the role of Rowan, I asked where is all this going and I was told, literally, the last two lines would be revealing I was Olivia’s father. At that point, I said I’ll take the job, and the next line was, “and of course, you cannot tell anyone. It’s a surprise.” Keeping the surprise was good for me, in terms of the character. Rowan is all about holding on to surprises and being in the dark, so it actually helped me move through and understand who this guy was.
ESSENCE: Who would you like to play Mrs. Pope?
JOE MORTON: I’d love it to be Phylicia Rashad. That would be terrific. There’s something about Phylicia’s queen-like quality; she’d seem like the kind of person [who’d be Olivia’s mom]. But again, I have no idea who Shonda has in mind.
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