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Aminah Nieves <\/a>plays Teonna Rainwater on the hit Paramount series 1923.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n During a press junket, the actress talked to Taste of Country about her character\u2019s pivotal scene of killing Father Renaud.<\/p>\n In Season 2 of 1923,<\/em> Father Renaud, played by actor Sebastian Roch\u00e9, is on the hunt for the Native American.<\/p>\n Ultimately, they cross paths in the next-to-last episode of the series, and Teonna\u2019s journey results in total freedom.<\/p>\n During our conversation with the actress, she shared insight into what filming a scene like that looks like.<\/p>\n It might come as a surprise to learn that the pair didn\u2019t rehearse the scene too much. They just briefly blocked it before full sending.<\/p>\n \u201cI personally rehearsed it monotoned,\u201d Nieves admits. \u201cThat\u2019s what we did for everything just to get the cameras set up correct. You only rehearse it once.\u201d<\/p>\n This scene was more stunt-heavy, so it required more time. It\u2019s technical, requiring specific aim on Nieves\u2019 behalf when it came to the physical stunt stab.<\/p>\n \u201cAs an actor, when you\u2019re met with something like having to kill someone, in your mind it does an interesting dance,\u201d Nieves shares. \u201cThat can be hard to move through.\u201d<\/p>\n With that mindset, the actress shared that she was nervous at first to carry out the scene of killing of Father Renaud. She was hesitant.<\/p>\n Related:<\/strong>\u00a0\u20181923\u2019 Season 2 Finale Scores All-Time Ratings Win for Paramount+<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0\u201cEveryone was like, ‘Okay, Aminah,’\u201d she says. \u201cI was like, ‘I can\u2019t do it! I\u2019m scared I\u2019m going to hurt him.’\u201d<\/p>\n Her costar Roch\u00e9 was quick to encourage her to go full steam ahead.<\/p>\n \u201cHe was like, ‘I\u2019m padded up, it\u2019s okay,’\u201d she shares. \u201cI\u2019m like, ‘I know, but my mind cannot break it.’\u201d<\/p>\n All ended well, as Nieves was able to portray all the relief of emotions and toil Teonna emitted while killing Father Renaud.<\/p>\n She also never missed when she went to fake stab him while filming! She had great aim.<\/p>\n Catch our full interview with Aminah Nieves on the\u00a0Dutton Rules<\/a><\/em> podcast.<\/p>\n On 1923<\/em>, Teonna Rainwater is played by actress Aminah Nieves. It’s her first major film or television role but unlikely to be her last. Here are photos from her two seasons on the Paramount+ show.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Billy Dukes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n‘1923’: Who Is Aminah Nieves, AKA Teonna Rainwater?<\/h2>\n