May Simón Lifschitz
May Simón Lifschitz is an actress and transgender model of Danish and Argentinian descent.[1] She is known from Netflix's Warrior Nun, where she plays Chanel,[2] and Danish productions Wild Witch, Yes No Maybe, and Christian IV.[1]
Career
[edit]Lifschitz began her modeling career when she was 16. She worked on campaigns for Adidas, and became the second transgender model to work on a Victoria's Secret campaign, following Valentina Sampaio.[1][3]
She began acting in 2015.[4] Show writer David Hayter told a fan that Lifschitz was pleased with the Warrior Nun script specifically because it doesn't mention that she is transgender, which is very unusual for transgender roles.[4] She also plays Forcer Wallik in Apple TV's Foundation.
Personal life
[edit]Lifschitz was born in Corrientes, Argentina[5] but grew up in Denmark.[1] Her mother is Danish and her father is Argentinian, and she holds a Danish citizenship.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Debnath, Neela (9 July 2020). "Warrior Nun cast: Who is May Simon Lifschitz? Meet star behind Chanel". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ Mancuso, Vinnie (2 July 2020). "'Warrior Nun' Review: A Badass Fantasy Show Hampered by the Almighty Algorithm". Collider. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ Rogers, Samantha (11 October 2019). "Victoria's Secret ad also features transgender model". The West Australian. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ a b c Brown, Jerry (6 July 2020). "May Simón Lifschitz: Who is the Warrior Nun star?". Monsters and Critics. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ Weston, Christopher (3 July 2020). "Who is May Simón Lifschitz? Warrior Nun star's age, Instagram and previous roles". HITC. Retrieved 10 July 2020.