Nava Mau | |
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 Mau in 2018 | |
| Born | May 14, 1992 [1] Mexico City, Mexico |
| Education | Pomona College (BA) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Website | www |
Nava Mau (born May 14, 1992) is a Mexican actress, director, and producer, known for appearing in the Netflix British dark drama series Baby Reindeer (2024), [2] and the HBO Max comedy Generation (2021).
Nava Mau was born in Mexico City, the child of a counsellor and an accountant father. [1] She was raised in San Antonio, Texas and Oakland, California. [3] Mau earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in linguistics and cognitive science from Pomona College. [4]
Mau's initial career involved work as a legal assistant with immigrant survivors of violence. She then worked as a peer counselor, in addition to conducting advocacy work for LGBTQ survivors of violence. [2]
In 2019, she was the lead actor, director and producer of Waking Hour. [5] In the film, Mau starred as Sofia, a young transgender woman who meets a potential romantic connection Isaac, a cisgender man, at a party. Mau's character must balance her desire to be intimate with someone and her own sense of personal safety. [6]
In 2020, she was selected as a production fellow for the Netflix documentary Disclosure , [7] and worked as a producer on the short film Work, which premiered at Sundance. [8] Mau also produced the short films Sam's Town and Lovebites. [9]
In 2021, she starred in the HBO Max series Generation as part of the show's main cast. She played the part of Ana, the aunt of one of the series' main teenage characters. [10]
In 2024, she starred in the Netflix series Baby Reindeer as Teri, [11] the girlfriend of protagonist Donny Dunn. [12] [13] [14] The series, which started as a stage play at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, [15] had seven episodes and received critical acclaim. [16] [8]
On her role as Teri in Baby Reindeer, Mau commented, "It seemed really important to show people that trans women exist in real life and in relationships with real people." [17]
Mau is a transgender woman and has played a transgender character in most productions she has worked on. [18]
Mau has been awarded the NewFest Audience Award [19] and the YoSoy Award from the Hispanic Heritage Foundation [20] for her work in film.
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