In 2019, Time named Indya Moore one of its 100 most influential people, and for good reason. Moore is a model, actor, and activist best known for their role as Angel Evangelista on "Pose."
Moore entered foster care at the age of 14 and began modeling for Dior and Gucci at the age of 15, eventually choosing to focus on acting; they starred in independent film "Saturday Church" in 2017. That same year, they were cast in "Pose." Since then, they have gone on to appear in horror film "Escape Room 2" and voiced nonbinary character on Steven Universe in 2020, among other projects. They are also set to star in "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom" in 2023.
Today, Moore identifies as nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns. "My choice to identify as nonbinary — though I typically express in femme ways — is to constantly disrupt the notion of the gender construct," they told the Hollywood Reporter in 2019.
Moore is always giving back to their community, often using their platform to speak out about the struggles faced by the transgender community. In 2020, they created TranSanta, a social media campaign which works to give presents to trans youth.
But even amidst all their success and community involvement, Moore still makes sure to find time to rest. "The shame and guilt of not being productive or creative at any given time leverages us to exist in service to capitalism," they said to Variety in 2020.
