Eva Reign (born June 20, 1996) is an American actress, journalist, and writer. She is best known for lead role in the 2022

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American coming-of-age romantic comedy film '' Anything's Possible''. Reign has written for ''

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''. She is a recipeint of a

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for her work as a correspondent in the

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documentary series ''Transnational''.

Biography

Reign is from

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, Missouri. Growing up, she performed in school plays and community theatre productions. Reign moved to New York City in 2018 and was a summer fellow for the

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publication ''

''. She was later promoted to Assistant Editor. While at ''Them'', she interviewed many LGBTQ+ public figures such as

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and

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. In 2019, she starred in

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's short film ''Salacia'', about the transgender woman

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. The film is now part of the

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's permanent collection. In 2021, Reign was mentored by Tourmaline through the Queer, Art, Mentorship program. Reign made her film debut as Kelsa in

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's and Billy Porter's 2022 American coming-of-age romantic comedy film '' Anything's Possible'', which premiered on

in July 2022. She accompanied Porter to the

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in June 2022. She won a

and a

for her work as a correspondent in the

documentary series ''Transnational'', which explored the experiences of transgender people and trans communities throughout the world. Reign hosted the series premiere episode, ''Love Us in the Light'', which focused on the life of Kelly Stough, a trans woman from

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, who is a member of the House of Ebony

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family. She has written for ''

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''. In 2022, she was named to the ''

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'' magazine's

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Filmography

* ''Salacia'', 2019 * ''Sideways Smile'' (TV Series) as Jessie, 2020 * '' Anything's Possible'' as Kelsa, 2022

References

External links

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