Katrina Cunningham (born November 12, 1989) is an American actor, model, dancer and musician. They performed in ''Les Liaisons Dangereuses'' (2016), Cirque Du Soleil'''s

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'', and NYC's '' Sleep No More''. Cunning appeared in the recurring role of Christina Fuego in the later two seasons of '' The Deuce'' on

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starring

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and

Maggie Gyllenhaal Margalit Ruth "Maggie" Gyllenhaal (; born November 16, 1977) is an American actress and filmmaker. Part of the Gyllenhaal family, she is the daughter of filmmakers Stephen Gyllenhaal and Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal, Naomi Achs, and the older sister o ...

. More recently, Cunning starred as the mysterious chanteuse Sabine in the

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series ''

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'' based on the books by Kirsten Smith.

Early life and education

Cunning was born in

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and began dancing at the age of three. They are of Greek descent, and the middle of three children with two brothers. They graduated a year early from Centennial High School in 2007 in order to start their career in dance sooner. Cunning received a BFA in Dance from

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Career

Cunning began their career by performing in ''Baroque-Burlesque Operas'' with Company XIV. Following their 2016

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debut, they performed in Refinery 29's sold out ''29 Rooms'' and opened for the sold out North American Tour for LP. Their singles "Baby" "Wild Poppies" and "Stay on the Line" have received praise for their overt displays of queer sexuality. Cunning appears as Christina Fuego in The Deuce on

. Cunning plays Sabine in the Netflix show ''

'', and their original songs "Birds" and "King of Shadow" are featured on the show. For the 2019

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adaptation of John Green's

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, Cunning covered Alexi Murdoch's Orange Sky. Their single "For The Love" has been called a "rallying cry for hope and strength in the face of adversity" by

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. On August 20, 2020, Cunning officially signed with

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Personal life

Residing in Los Angeles, Cunning is

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and

non-binary Non-binary and genderqueer are umbrella terms for gender identities that are not solely male or femaleidentities that are outside the gender binary. Non-binary identities fall under the transgender umbrella, since non-binary people typically ...

, using

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pronouns.

Awards

* Best Actor. ''Nothing Serious.'' 2016 Trail Dance Film Festival * Best Supporting Actor. ''Pepper and the Salt Sea.'' 2016 Damn! Series''''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cunning, Kat 1989 births Actors from New York (state) Actors from Oregon American non-binary actors American LGBT musicians Singer-songwriters from Oregon Queer actors Queer artists Queer feminists American dancers Living people LGBT people from Oregon Feminist musicians Non-binary musicians Non-binary models Non-binary artists State University of New York at Purchase alumni