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Shakina(II)

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Shakina Nayfack
Highlights from Difficult People, season 2.
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Originally from Southern California, Shakina is a performer, director, writer, producer, and social activist living in New York City. She is most known for her work as Lola on the Hulu comedy series Difficult People (seasons 2 and 3) and as the Founding Artistic Director of Musical Theatre Factory, where she has supported the development of over 100 new musicals including her own autobiographical rock musical, Manifest Pussy. Shakina is a Lilly Award winner, TRU Humanitarian Award winner, two-time Drama League Fellow, and a proud graduate of University of California Santa Cruz (Community Studies) with an MFA and PhD from UC Riverside. More: shakeenz
BornDecember 8, 1980
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BornDecember 8, 1980
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Known for

    Parvesh Cheena, Keith Powell, Ely Henry, Jill Knox, Preacher Lawson, Otmara Marrero, and Shakina in Connecting... (2020)
    Connecting...
    5.2
    TV Series
    • Ellis(as Shakina Nayfack)
    Julie Klausner and Billy Eichner in Difficult People (2015)
    Difficult People
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Lola(as Shakina Nayfack)
    Gaby Hoffmann, Jay Duplass, Amy Landecker, Judith Light, and Alexandra Billings in Transparent (2014)
    Transparent
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Ava(as Shakina Nayfack)
    Tokyo Godfathers (2003)
    Tokyo Godfathers
    7.8
    • Voice Actor - Dubbing(English)
    • 2003

    Credits

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    Actress

    • Julio Torres in Problemista (2023)
      Problemista
      6.7
      • Nadine (as Shakina Nayfack)
      • 2023
    • Raymond Lee in Quantum Leap (2022)
      Quantum Leap
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Dottie
      • 2023
    • Parvesh Cheena, Keith Powell, Ely Henry, Jill Knox, Preacher Lawson, Otmara Marrero, and Shakina in Connecting... (2020)
      Connecting...
      5.2
      TV Series
      • Ellis (as Shakina Nayfack)
      • 2020
    • Gaby Hoffmann, Jay Duplass, Amy Landecker, Judith Light, and Alexandra Billings in Transparent (2014)
      Transparent
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Ava (as Shakina Nayfack)
      • 2019
    • Krysten Ritter in Jessica Jones (2015)
      Jessica Jones
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Frankie (as Shakina Nayfack)
      • 2018
    • Julie Klausner and Billy Eichner in Difficult People (2015)
      Difficult People
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Lola (as Shakina Nayfack)
      • 2016–2017
    • Rance Nix in Trapeze, U.S.A. (2017)
      Trapeze, U.S.A.
      5.8
      Short
      • Cab Driver (as Shakina Nayfack)
      • 2017
    • Yolanda Robinson in The Detour (2016)
      The Detour
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Receptionist (as Shakina Nayfack)
      • 2017
    • Death Drive (2014)
      Death Drive
      5.2
      • The Dancer
      • 2014

    Writer

    • Raymond Lee in Quantum Leap (2022)
      Quantum Leap
      6.3
      TV Series
      • written by
      • executive story editor
      • 2023–2024

    Director

    • Raymond Lee in Quantum Leap (2022)
      Quantum Leap
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023

    Verified affiliations

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    SAG-AFTRA

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    Difficult People - Lola Scenes (Season 2)
    Demo Reel 2:47
    Difficult People - Lola Scenes (Season 2)
    The Detour (TBS)
    Demo Reel 1:25
    The Detour (TBS)
    The Detour (TBS)
    Demo Reel 1:25
    The Detour (TBS)

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Shakina Nayfack
    • Born
      • December 8, 1980
      • Ventura County, California, USA

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