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Mya Taylor(I)

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Mya Taylor at an event for The Oscars (2016)
A conservative church choir director inherits her late son's San Francisco drag club.
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Stage Mother (2020)
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Mya Jeanette Taylor is an American actor/singer. She is a rising transgender woman in the entertainment business well known for her leading role in Sean Baker's film Tangerine (2015). Her career began its rise when the film became one of the biggest films at the 2015 Sundance Festival. It will be released by Magnolia Pictures on July 10th, 2015.
BornMarch 28, 1991
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BornMarch 28, 1991
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    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 8 nominations total

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    Known for

    Mya Taylor and Kitana Kiki Rodriguez in Tangerine (2015)
    Tangerine
    7.1
    • Alexandra
    • 2015
    Stage Mother (2020)
    Stage Mother
    6.6
    • Cherry
    • 2020
    MJ
    MJ
    • Mary Jane
      Captive Mind
      • Actress

        Credits

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        Actress

        • Captive Mind
          • Post-production
        • 3 Flowers
          • Kisha Lennox (70's)
          • Filming
        • Marco Pigossi in High Tide (2024)
          High Tide
          6.4
          • Crystal
          • 2024
        • Stage Mother (2020)
          Stage Mother
          6.6
          • Cherry
          • 2020
        • Myra (2019)
          Myra
          7.2
          • Joy
          • 2019
        • Dietland (2018)
          Dietland
          6.7
          TV Series
          • Barbara
          • 2018
        • Mya Taylor in Happy Birthday, Marsha! (2017)
          Happy Birthday, Marsha!
          6.1
          Short
          • Marsha P. Johnson
          • 2017
        • Viva Diva (2017)
          Viva Diva
          Short
          • Diva
          • 2017
        • Travis Johns, Stephen Tringali, Loïc Ouaret, Camille Delprat, Mya Taylor, Hanna Ladoul, Marco La Via, and Jessica Maroney in Diane from the Moon (2016)
          Diane from the Moon
          7.0
          Short
          • Diane
          • 2016
        • Melissa McCarthy in Take Flight - The New York Times (2015)
          Take Flight - The New York Times
          4.5
          Video
          • Performer
          • 2015
        • Mya Taylor and Kitana Kiki Rodriguez in Tangerine (2015)
          Tangerine
          7.1
          • Alexandra
          • 2015
        • Scott Berman, Ben Maclaine, Caley Bisson, Maria Olsen, Kaitlin Clark, Paula Rhodes, Lanny Joon, Paul K. Daniel, Guillermo Jorge, Diana Gouveia, Mark Murani, Dan Sutter, and Bot Reynolds in Hollywood Wasteland (2010)
          Hollywood Wasteland
          7.9
          TV Series
          • Zombie
          • 2010

        Producer

        • Myra (2019)
          Myra
          7.2
          • associate producer
          • 2019

        Soundtrack

        • Stage Mother (2020)
          Stage Mother
          6.6
          • performer: "He Ain't Mr. Right"
          • 2020
        • Mya Taylor and Kitana Kiki Rodriguez in Tangerine (2015)
          Tangerine
          7.1
          • performer: "Toyland"
          • 2015
        • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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        Trailer 2:05
        Red Band Trailer
        Red Band Trailer
        Trailer 2:05
        Red Band Trailer
        Tangerine Official Trailer
        Trailer 2:09
        Tangerine Official Trailer

        Personal details

        • Born
          • March 28, 1991
          • Houston, Texas, USA

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          First transgender person to win a major acting award. Received an Independent Spirit Award in the category of Best Supporting Female for Tangerine (2015).

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