Mya Taylor made waves for her incredible appearance in the 2015 film "Tangerine," which featured Taylor alongside Kitana Kiki Rodriguez. Both gave incredible performances, and the film, shot entirely on iPhones, went on to receive critical acclaim.
Taylor grew up in Texas and eventually left home and began working as a sex worker in Hollywood, where she lived with Rodriguez. Their experiences largely inspired "Tangerine." Since starring in the film, Taylor has portrayed Marsha P. Johnson in the 2016 short film "Happy Birthday, Marsha!" and has starred in several other shorts. She also appeared in the dark comedy series "Dietland," which debuted in 2018.
Currently, Taylor lives in North Dakota, which she told IndieWire presents a refreshing change from LA, and she is still trying to break into acting — though she wants to avoid stereotypical roles. "I just don't wanna do that. I feel like trans women should be getting out of that," Taylor said of the kinds of roles trans talent often find themselves pigeonholed into. "I'm not a diva, not in the least bit, but when I say I don't wanna do that, I think I'm doing the trans community a favor, because we're trying to come out of that type of typecasting. We wanna be mainstream, we wanna be on TV dating the hot guy."
