Kitana Kiki Rodriguez

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Kitana Kiki Rodriguez
Born
United States
OccupationActress
Years active2015

Kitana Kiki Rodriguez is an American actress. [1] [2] She is best known for her role as Sin-Dee Rella in Sean Baker's 2015 film Tangerine. [3] [4] The first Academy Award campaigns for openly transgender actresses supported by a film producer were launched for Rodriguez and Mya Taylor for Tangerine. [5]

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Life and career

Rodriguez, an openly transgender woman, had been sharing an apartment with her eventual Tangerine co-star Mya Taylor at the time that she was discovered by filmmaker Sean Baker at a local Los Angeles LGBT Center. She had no acting experience prior to being cast in the role. [6]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 Tangerine Sin-Dee RellaNominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead [7]
Nominated—Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Actor

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 Made in Hollywood HerselfEpisode: "10.37"

References

  1. ↑ "Kitana Kiki Rodriguez". IMDb.
  2. ↑ "Tangerine's Stars Have Turned a Movie Into a Movement". 29 December 2015.
  3. ↑ Gardner, Chris (2015-07-23). "'Tangerine' Stars Mya Taylor and Kitana "Kiki" Rodriguez on the Perks of Fame, Caitlyn Jenner and Donuts". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  4. ↑ "Out100: Mya Taylor & Kitana Kiki Rodriguez | Out Magazine". Out.com. 2015-11-09. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  5. ↑ "Magnolia Pictures pushes Oscars nod for trans actresses | Spectrum". Spectrum.suntimes.com. Archived from the original on 2015-10-19. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
  6. ↑ Ruiz, Michelle (February 26, 2016). "Mya Taylor and the Trans Actress's Dream of Going to the Oscars". Cosmopolitan.
  7. ↑ "Nominations BEST FEMALE LEAD". Spiritawards.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
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