Premiering on the cw this week, Ò€œjoanÒ€ tells the story of joan hannington, one of britainÒ€ℒs most notorious diamond thieves in the 1980s. Joan chandos baez was born in staten island, new york, on january 9, 1941, to albert baez, a physicist from puebla, mexico, and joan bridge baez, from edinburgh, scotland. She was the Ò€¦

Sophie turner, frank dillane, kirsty j. Curtis, gershwyn eustache jr. , laura Ò€¦ Sophie turner plays professional jewel thief joan hannington, a real-life figure known as the godmother by certain aspects of the british criminal underworld. Sophie turner delivers a terrific performance as the title character, you really do see joan develop from a woman escaping an abusive partner, to a sophisticated jewel thief.