Jen Richards
- Acting
- January 30, 1976 · Natchez, Mississippi, USA
Biography
Jen Richards is a writer, actress, and producer. She graduated from Shimer College with a BA in Philosophy, and studied at Oxford University. In 2013, Richards founded the website We Happy Trans. In 2015, she appeared as a supporting cast member of Caitlyn Jenner's reality show I Am Cait. In 2016, she co-starred, co-directed, and co-produced the web series Her Story, which was nominated for an Emmy Award. Richards also co-produced the series More Than T and wrote the Trans 102 series. Richards joined the cast of the television series Nashville in 2017. She became the first openly transgender person to appear on a CMT show, playing the first transgender character to appear on that network. Richards also appeared in the 2017 film Easy Living.
Known for
Filmography
- Motherhood · Margaret
- The Acolyte · Writer, Consulting Producer
- In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin · Self
- Mayfair Witches · Josephine 'Jojo' Mayfair
- Framing Agnes · Barbara
- MK Ultra · Laura Stanley
- Clarice · Julia Lawson
- Gossamer Folds · Diana
- In Hollywoodland · Hatter
- Disclosure · Self
- Mrs. Fletcher · Margo Fairchild
- Two Sentence Horror Stories · Nala
- Tales of the City · Anna Madrigal, Young Anna Madrigal (uncredited)
- Framing Agnes · Barbara
- There You Are
- Easy Living · Danny
- Swim · Adult Nicky
- Her Story · Violet, Writer
- Blindspot · Sabrina Larren
- I Am Cait · Self
- Trailblazer Honors · Self