Bianca Leigh | |
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Born | |
Education | Rutgers University (BFA) |
Occupation | Actress |
Bianca Leigh is an American actress. She appeared as Mary Ellen in the 2005 film Transamerica,[1][2][3] and Karma Johnstone in the 2016 film Hurricane Bianca[3] and the sequel Hurricane Bianca: From Russia with Hate.[citation needed] On Broadway, she appeared as a stand-in for the 2018 play The Nap by Richard Bean.[4] In 2011, she performed her one-woman show Busted at the Laurie Beechman Theatre.[1][2] She performed in Taylor Mac's The Lily's Revenge,[1][2] and has also performed with the The Talking Band Theatre Company. Leigh appeared in the Laverne Cox documentary Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen. She is currently performing in the Cole Escola play Oh, Mary! on Broadway.[citation needed]
Leigh earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting from Rutgers University's Mason Gross School of Arts in 1984.[5]
Leigh is a transgender woman.[5]