Mya Taylor

Mya Taylor

Mya Taylor (born March 28, 1991) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Alexandra in the 2015 film Tangerine for which she won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female. Mya Taylor was born on March 28, 1991, in Houston, Texas. She was raised by her Christian grandparents, who at first did not know that she had come out as gay (pre-transition) in school. In 2009, she came out to them, which led to a lot of tension in the home. Taylor left and moved to California in May 2009 to live with another relative, but her gender identity led that relative to kick her out on the street. Unable to secure legal employment at the age of 18, she worked as a sex worker in Hollywood. She began going to therapy, and it was in her talks with her therapist that she decided that she was going to be true to herself. In January 2013, she came out as transgender. She has since reconnected with her mother, who coined her name, Mya. She lived in an apartment with her eventual Tangerine co-star Kitana Kiki Rodriguez. It was at the age of 23, after five years of sex work and after four arrests for prostitution, Mya was approached by director Sean Baker and his co-screenwriter Chris Bergoch as she stood in the yard of Los Angeles' LGBT Center to star in their film Tangerine.

  • Popularität : 3.37
  • Bekannt für : Acting
  • Geburtstag : 1991-03-28
  • Geburtsort : Houston, Texas, USA
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  • 1970
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    Raven and Her Sister

    Raven and Her Sister

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  • 2020
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    Disclosure - Hollywoods Bild von Transgender

    Disclosure - Hollywoods Bild von Transgender

    7.9 2020 HD

    In der Dokumentation Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen wirft Regisseur Sam Feder einen Blick auf Hollywoods Darstellung von Transgender-Personen in...

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  • 2015
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    Tangerine L.A.

    Tangerine L.A.

    6.912 2015 HD

    Es ist Heiligabend in Los Angeles, doch statt Besinnlichkeit und Nächstenliebe beschäftigen die transsexuelle Prostituierte Sin-Dee ganz...

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  • 2024
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    High Tide

    High Tide

    1 2024 HD

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  • 2022
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    Merry F*cking Christmas: The Making of Tangerine

    Merry F*cking Christmas: The Making of Tangerine

    1 2022 HD

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  • 2018
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    Happy Birthday, Marsha!

    Happy Birthday, Marsha!

    1 2018 HD

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  • 2015
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    Take Flight

    Take Flight

    6.5 2015 HD

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  • 2017
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    Viva Diva

    Viva Diva

    1 2017 HD

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  • 2019
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    Myra

    Myra

    1 2019 HD

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  • 2016
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    Diane from the Moon

    Diane from the Moon

    1 2016 HD

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  • 2020
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    Stage Mother

    Stage Mother

    6.397 2020 HD

    Nach dem Tod ihres schwulen Sohnes erbt seine Mutter, eine konservative Kirchenchorleiterin, dessen Drag-Club. Um sich ihrem verstorbenen Sohn...

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  • 2019
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    Myra

    Myra

    1 2019 HD

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  • 2018
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    Diätland

    Diätland

    5.7 2018 HD

    Gleichermaßen ein Rachefeldzug der Fantasie und eine Herzensreise hin zur Selbstliebe ist Diätland eine schwarze Komödie, die eine...

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