The Day of Mrs Jackal: proof Eddie Redmayne isn't the family's only cold-eyed sharpshooter - as glamorous on-screen wife found fame playing a gun-toting thief By JO MACFARLANE Published: 22:00 GMT, 16 November 2024 | Updated: 22:05 GMT, 16 November 2024 e-mail View comments She plays the glamorous but unsuspecting wife of Eddie Redmayne ’s cold-blooded assassin in Sky’s The Day Of The Jackal. But Spanish actress Ursula Corbero is more used to handling the weapons herself – having found international fame playing a gun-toting thief. The star, 35, may be familiar to some for her lead role in Netflix series Money Heist as runaway-turned-robber Tokyo, who becomes embroiled in a series of sophisticated plots to extract billions of pounds from bank vaults.
The drama ran over five series, and turned Ms Corbero into one of the most in-demand Spanish actresses in the world. But her latest role, in the ten-part Sky series – which is based on the 1971 novel by Frederick Forsyth – looks set to turn her into an even bigger star. The broadcaster announced last week that the drama had drawn in three million viewers in its first week – one of its biggest launches in two years.
Eddie Redmayne is not the only sharpshooter on The Day Of The Jackal as his on-screen wife Ursula Cabero is just as used to handling weapons Her latest role is set to turn her into an even bigger star, having risen to fame playing a gun-toting thief Ms Corbero (pictured) plays Nuria, the wife of Eddie Redma.