Michelle Hendley

Michelle Hendley
Born	(1991-03-23) March 23, 1991 (age 33) Columbia, [1] Missouri, United States
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2014–present

Michelle Hendley (born March 23, 1991) ^[2] is an American actress and YouTube personality. She is known for her role as Ricky in the 2014 film Boy Meets Girl .

Career

Hendley was discovered by filmmaker Eric Schaeffer, who sought a transgender actress to play the lead role in Boy Meets Girl . Hendley had been documenting her transition on her YouTube video blog. After watching some of the videos, Schaeffer contacted Hendley to discuss the role. Hendley had not previously pursued a career as a performer, but reading the script and discussing the project with the director convinced her that the opportunity made sense. ^{[3] [4]}

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Boy Meets Girl	Ricky
2016	Soless	Hal	Short
2017	Jack and Jill	Joelle	Short
2019	The More Things Change	Dana	Short
2019	All the Little Things We Kill	Jody	completed

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	The Player	Sally Ride
2016	Crazy Ex-Girlfriend	Daisy	Episode: "Why Is Josh's Ex-Girlfriend Eating Carbs?"
2017	Blindspot	Sam Kadhoda	Episode: "Upside Down Craft"
2018	Insatiable	Julie	Episode: "Bikinis and Bitches"

References

1. Giacobbe, Alyssa (18 August 2015). "24-Year-Old Trans Actress Michelle Hendley on Her Rise from YouTube Fame to Movie Stardom". Teen Vogue. Archived from the original on 20 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
2. "About the Filmmakers". Boy Meets Girl official website. Archived from the original on January 2, 2015.
3. "'Boy Meets Girl' Star Michelle Hendley On Her Journey From YouTube To The Movies". Huffington Post. 15 June 2015. Archived from the original on 12 August 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
4. "Boy Meets Girl's Michelle Hendley: On Transphobia and Inclusivity in Film". Consequence of Sound. 21 May 2015. Archived from the original on August 26, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.

External links

• Michelle Hendley at IMDb
• Hendley's video blog on YouTube