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Trace Lysette on why trans actors should get first dibs at transgender roles

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Feb 03, 2021 • Yahoo

Trace Lysette tells why trans actors should get first dibs at transgender roles: 'We're out here struggling to play ourselves'

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Feb 04, 2021 • Yahoo

Joey Soloway presents the Groundbreaker award to Trace Lysette at the 12th annual #queerties awards

"Trace Lysette's career has been breaking new ground for trans artists and storytellers since the ve...

Jan 24, 2026 • Queerty on MSN

Review: Trace Lysette shines in the quietly powerful 'Monica'

Toward the end of “Monica,” the titular character’s brother looks over to her and mentions he ...

May 11, 2023 • AOL

‘Monica’ Review: Trace Lysette Can’t Save Andrea Pallaoro’s Sluggish Study of Trans Alienation

Lysette plays a trans woman who returns home to care for her dying mother (Patricia Clarkson) in thi...

Sep 03, 2022 • The Hollywood Reporter

Trace Lysette’s “Monica” premieres across her home state of Ohio

The film MONICA premieres Friday, June 2 at the Little Art Theatre in Yellow Springs. The family dra...

Jun 02, 2023 • WVXU

Trace Lysette shines in the quietly powerful ‘Monica’

Toward the end of “Monica,” the titular character’s brother looks over to her and mentions he ...

May 12, 2023 • Los Angeles Times

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Mar 07, 2024 • BroadwayWorld

Trace Lysette makes history and receives 11-minute standing ovation at Venice Film Festival

Trace Lysette already made history as the first trans women to star in a film in the Venice Film Fes...

Sep 07, 2022 • LGBTQ Nation

Trace Lysette deserves an Oscar for this impeccable 2023 drama you might have missed

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Dec 28, 2023 • Mashable

Photos: Colman Domingo, Trace Lysette, and More Honored at Human Rights Campaign's 2024 Greater New York Dinner

Last night, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgen...

Feb 03, 2024 • BroadwayWorld

Trace Lysette and Patricia Clarkson on the Joys and Challenges of Making ‘Monica’: ‘The Work Has Already Changed People’s Lives’

When “Monica” premiered at the Venice Film Festival in September 2022, the response was immediat...

Jan 04, 2024 • Variety

Trace Lysette hopes her trans role in 'Monica' opens doors -- and eyes

After more than a decade as a working actor, Trace Lysette has had her share of projects she was att...

Jan 03, 2024 • AOL

Trace Lysette perfectly reads the Academy for not nominating more trans actors

Trace Lysette is reading the Academy for filth. In the film Monica, actress Trace Lysette plays a tr...

Jan 09, 2024 • Yahoo

Rambling Reporter: Dave Chappelle “Punches Down” in ‘The Dreamer,’ Trace Lysette Jabs Back

THR caught up with the 'Monica' star about her viral clapback, plus dish about Kaitlyn Dever's 'The ...

Jan 26, 2024 • The Hollywood Reporter

Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Monica’ on Hulu, a Stirring, Understated Drama Anchored by an Extraordinary Trace Lysette Performance

Monica (now streaming on Hulu) is an obvious candidate for 2023’s most overlooked movie. Directed ...

Feb 26, 2024 • Decider

Trace Lysette on Cis Actors Playing Trans Roles: ‘It’s Not One That You Can Just Go Research and Then Play’

"If there's a trans role, I believe that trans actors should get first dibs." At the 2024 Film Indep...

Feb 26, 2024 • IndieWire

Trace Lysette on being trans in a marketing world where fear has won out

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Jun 03, 2024 • Ad Age

PHOTOS: Manu Ríos, Omar Ayuso, Trace Lysette & all the fiercest looks of the week

Your weekly queer and queer-adjacent fashion recap has arrived! We’re clocking all the celebrity s...

Sep 22, 2024 • Queerty