University of California Santa Cruz (BA) University of California Riverside (MA, PhD)
Occupations
Actress
activist
Years active
2013–present
Website
shakina.nyc
Shakina Nayfack (born December 8, 1980) is an American actress and transgender activist. She is most notable for her series regular role as Lola, a "trans-truther", on the second and third seasons of the Hulu television program Difficult People, on which she was also a writing consultant.[1] In 2020, she became the first trans person to have a starring role on a major network comedy show, Connecting.[2]
^Zhu, Danielle. "Difficult People: Transgender actress Shakina Nayfack joins case". ew.com. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
^Lambe, Stacy (15 October 2020). "Shakina Nayfack on the Power of 'Connecting' and Breaking Barriers for Trans Visibility (Exclusive)".
ShakinaNayfack (born December 8, 1980) is an American actress and transgender activist. She is most notable for her series regular role as Lola, a "trans-truther"...
Japanese). Retrieved March 30, 2020. Yamato, Jen (March 9, 2020). "ShakinaNayfack on breaking barriers as the voice of trans character in 'Tokyo Godfathers'...
Album "Days From Long Ago" 2021 Alejandro Rodriguez, Anna Ebbeson, ShakinaNayfack, Solea Pfeiffer #IWriteMusicals: Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge...
Parvesh Cheena as Pradeep Keith Powell as Garrett Jill Knox as Michelle ShakinaNayfack as Ellis Ely Henry as Rufus Preacher Lawson as Ben Cassie Beck as Jazmin...
House Welcomes Cast of NBC's Connecting, Including Otmara Marrero, ShakinaNayfack, Keith Powell, October 29". Playbill. Retrieved June 4, 2021. Baker...
(season 2–3, recurring season 1), Billy's co-worker, whom he despises. ShakinaNayfack as Lola (season 3, recurring season 2), a co-worker at the cafe where...
well as a positive review from Tor.com. The audiobook, narrated by ShakinaNayfack, received a positive review from Booklist. The Seep was a finalist...
feminine clothes she can find Anderson, Tre'vell (March 9, 2020). "How ShakinaNayfack used her voice to reclaim trans representation in animation". Los Angeles...
Tamara Feldman Actress (Gossip Girl) Jessica Paré Actress December 8 ShakinaNayfack Actress December 9 Simon Helberg Actor (The Big Bang Theory, Kick Buttowski:...
Productions Chonburi International Hotel and Butterfly Club ShakinaNayfackShakinaNayfack, Kate Bornstein, Annie Golden, Telly Leung, Jason Tam, Bianca...
Prize Boo Killebrew Playwright 2015 Lilly Award for Working Miracles ShakinaNayfack Actor, artistic director 2015 Lilly Award in Acting Quincy Tyler Bernstine...
Martin, Billy Eichner, James Urbaniak, Gabourey Sidibe, Derrick Baskin, ShakinaNayfack and Cole Escola One Day at a Time Marg Helgenberger, Dana Delany, Robert...
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