Jessica Williams to play professor Eulalie 'Lally' Hicks in 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' sequel

JK Rowling has revealed that actor

Jessica Williams

will play professor

Eulalie

'Lally' Hicks in the upcoming 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' sequel. Professor Hicks teaches at Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, America's equivalent of Hogwarts.


Rowling tweeted that the next

'Fantastic Beasts'

film,

'The Crimes of Grindelwald'

, will only feature a "hint" of Lally, and that her true glory will be revealed in the third film. Williams was announced as part of the cast back in October.

'Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald' will be released November 16.