Nina Poon

Nina Poon
Nina Poon at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival
Born	1975 (age 49–50) Saigon, Vietnam
Nationality	American
Citizenship	United States
Education	International Fine Arts College
Occupation	Photographer · Model · Actress · Makeup artist · Illustrator
Years active	1995–present
Partner	Robert Jason [1]

Nina Poon (born 1975) is an American transgender photographer, model, actress, makeup artist and illustrator. ^[2] She was born in Vietnam to parents of Chinese descent.

When she was four years old, her family moved to the United States. They initially moved to Cincinnati, Ohio but seven months later they settled in Orlando, Florida.

In 1995 she started living and working in New York City as a makeup artist. ^[3] In 2010, she starred in the show TRANSform Me alongside Laverne Cox and Jamie Clayton. ^[4]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Style Exposed	Herself	In an episode
2010	TRANSform Me	Herself	In seven episodes

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Fighting	Questionable Asian

References

2. "EXCLUSIVE: Behind-The-Scenes With & Other Stories' Transgender Cast". www.out.com. Retrieved 2025-06-03.
3. Pike, Naomi (2015-08-24). "The Gaze & Other Stories". British Vogue. Retrieved 2025-06-03.
4. "TRANSform Me". VH1. Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved April 12, 2012.