Legendary trans actress Alexandra Billings is finally getting her due in a most unexpected place: Canada
The pioneering American star of the Toronto-set film Queen Tut was just nominated for a Canadian Screen Award.is a column by CBC Arts producer Peter Knegt that queries LGBTQ art, culture and/or identity through a personal lens. When Alexandra Billings found out she'd be nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for her performance in the film"I've never been nominated for anything, ever in my life," she says. "Truly never. So this was shocking to me!"is that Billings hasn't been recognized before. A pioneering legend who was among the first openly trans actresses to play a trans character on American television , Billings has been a mainstay on U.S. stages and screens since the 1990s.