Kitana Kiki Rodriguez

Kitana Kiki Rodriguez
Born	United States
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2015

Kitana Kiki Rodriguez is an American actress.^[1][2] She is best known for her role as Sin-Dee Rella in Sean Baker's 2015 film Tangerine.^[3][4] The first Academy Award campaigns for openly transgender actresses supported by a film producer were launched for Rodriguez and Mya Taylor for Tangerine.^[5]

Life and career

Rodriguez, an openly transgender woman, had been sharing an apartment with her eventual Tangerine co-star Mya Taylor at the time that she was discovered by filmmaker Sean Baker at a local Los Angeles LGBT Center. She had no acting experience prior to being cast in the role.^[6]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Tangerine	Sin-Dee Rella	Nominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead[7] Nominated—Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Actor

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Made in Hollywood	Herself	Episode: "10.37"

References

1. "Kitana Kiki Rodriguez". IMDb.
2. "Tangerine's Stars Have Turned a Movie Into a Movement". 29 December 2015.
3. Gardner, Chris (2015-07-23). "'Tangerine' Stars Mya Taylor and Kitana "Kiki" Rodriguez on the Perks of Fame, Caitlyn Jenner and Donuts". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
4. "Out100: Mya Taylor & Kitana Kiki Rodriguez | Out Magazine". Out.com. 2015-11-09. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
5. "Magnolia Pictures pushes Oscars nod for trans actresses | Spectrum". Spectrum.suntimes.com. Archived from the original on 2015-10-19. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
6. Ruiz, Michelle (February 26, 2016). "Mya Taylor and the Trans Actress's Dream of Going to the Oscars". Cosmopolitan.
7. "Nominations BEST FEMALE LEAD". Spiritawards.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-11-30.

External links

• Kitana Kiki Rodriguez at IMDb