Tasma Walton: ‘I understand what it’s like to be powerless’

The actor and writer on her Perth homecoming, the family fairytale she felt compelled to rewrite, and why we need more middle-aged women on our screens Dark clouds hover above the Indian Ocean when I meet Tasma Walton at Scarborough beach in Perth, the sea below heaving and churning in green-grey folds. Every now and then, the sun emerges and the water flashes silver. Despite the drama offshore, Walton seems at ease.

“I’m a salt water woman,” she announces matter-of-factly, as we set off along Scarborough’s promenade, weaving between dog walkers and wetsuited surfers. “I need to be on the beach. It’s very good for the soul.”

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