Hailie Sahar (born July 12, 1988) [1] is an American actress. She is known for her performance as Lulu Abundance, later co-founder of the House of Ferocity in the TV series, Pose . [2]
Hailie Sahar (born July 12, 1988) [1] is an American actress. She is known for her performance as Lulu Abundance, later co-founder of the House of Ferocity in the TV series, Pose . [2]
Sahar's father was a preacher in a Baptist church and she grew up in a religious household in Los Angeles. Sahar has five brothers. As a child, Sahar was a dancer for L.A.'s WNBA team, the Sparks. Sahar participated in Los Angeles Ball scene, and at 18, she became one of the youngest leaders of a house in the ball community by becoming the "mother" of the House of Rodeo, roughly a year after initially joining the house. Later, Sahar moved to the House of Allure. [3] She describes herself as a woman of trans experience. [2]
Sahar landed her first on-screen role in 2011's Leave It on the Floor. She was also cast as a minor character in USA's Mr. Robot and Amazon's Transparent . Sahar also starred in the Off-Broadway production of Charm. [4] [5] Sahar portrays Lulu as part of the main cast of Pose , an FX TV series that began in 2018. [6] In 2019 Sahar began playing the recurring character Jazmin on the Freeform TV show Good Trouble . [7] Sahar released her first single "Star Traveler" on 1st June 2023.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Leave It on the Floor | Cashier |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Transparent | Adriana | Episode: "Elizah" |
| 2017 | Mr. Robot | Lady of the Night | 2 episodes |
| 2018–21 | Pose | Lulu | Main role; 22 episodes |
| 2019–present | Good Trouble | Jazmin | Recurring Role; 10 episodes |
| 2019 | Eastsiders | Marta | 4 episodes |
| 2020 | Equal | Sylvia Rivera | Episode: "Stonewall: From Rebellion to Liberation" |
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