Kaitlyn Alexander

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Kaitlyn Alexander (2015)

Kaitlyn Alexander (born October 9, 1992 in Ottawa , Ontario ) is of Canadian nationality, works in the film industry, writes screenplays and devotes himself to the art of acting .

Life

Alexander grew up in Ottawa and initially wanted to study medicine, but discovered an interest in acting through a course at school. From 2010 to 2014 Alexander studied Theater and Drama Studies at the University of Toronto Mississauga and at the same time completed an acting training at Sheridan College in Toronto.

Private life

In 2015, Alexander declared himself a genderqueer (non-binary: neither clearly man nor woman) and claims the English gender-neutral pronoun they (not translatable in German). Media reports also use this type of formulation.

Career

Alexander became known internationally for portraying LaFontaine in the Carmilla web series ; LaFontaine is represented as non-binary. For the tweets to show Alexander in 2014 received at the AfterEllen Visibility Awards Audience Award "Favorite Tweeter". In the movie The Carmilla Movie , which is based on the web series, Alexander plays S. LaFontaine again. The film was shown in select Canadian cinemas on October 26, 2017.

Alexander also invented and produced the web series Couple-ish , wrote the screenplay for it and played the lead role. The main character Dee is based on Alexander's own life. Couple-ish was nominated for the Streamy Award in 2015 for “Best Indie Series” .

In 2016, Alexander portrayed Full out Max in five episodes of the miniseries and appeared in Laurence Made Me Cry's music video Melete that same year . Alexander also moderated the Orphan Black podcast.

In January 2019 Alexander released a music album called Time Tells , produced by Erik Solarski. Alexander composed the music, sang and wrote the lyrics for the five songs.

Filmography

  • 2014: Motives & Murders: Cracking the Case (TV series, 1 episode)
  • 2014–2016: Carmilla (web series, 82 episodes)
  • 2014–2016: Couple-ish (web series, 21 episodes)
  • 2016: Made Me Cry
  • 2016: Full Out (miniseries, 5 episodes)
  • 2017: The Carmilla Movie (feature film)
  • 2019: Super Care (Miniseries)
  • 2019: The Bold Type (TV series, 1 episode)

Nominations

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Elli S .: Elli interviews the incomparable and amazing Kaitlyn Alexander! (No longer available online.) In: BoboAcademy.com. November 30, 2015, archived from the original on December 8, 2015 ; accessed on December 10, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Self -profile: Kaitlyn Alexander - Social Media Specialist. In: LinkedIn . Retrieved December 10, 2019 .
  3. ↑ a b Kaitlyn Alexander, interviewed by Kristina Atienza: Kaitlyn Alexander Talks Gender And How They Found A Home In YouTube. In: PopWrapped.com. May 8, 2015, accessed December 10, 2019 (republished on February 4, 2016); Quote: “[…] When they were graduating from the University of Toronto and Sheridan College's Theater and Drama studies program […] Kaitlyn elaborated that they personally identify as gender queer, meaning that they don't identify as a male or female. They are happy with being in the middle ground, without having to pick a side or label who they are. "
  4. ↑ Kaitlyn Alexander, interviewed by the editors: Interviews: Kaitlyn Alexander - Carmilla. In: StarryMag.com. January 6, 2015, accessed December 10, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Todd Spangler: 9 Characters That Destroy Traditional Gender Roles. In: pride.com. Retrieved July 15, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Editor: The 2014 AfterEllen Visibility Award Winners. In: AfterEllen.com . Retrieved on December 10, 2019 (English, the slideshow is no longer accessible, also no attribution).
  7. ↑ AfterEllen.com Staff: Vote now! The 10th Annual AfterEllen Visibility Awards. . afterellen.com. December 15, 2014. Archived from the original on September 21, 2016. Retrieved on December 12, 2019.
  8. ↑ Todd Spangler: 'Carmilla' Lesbian Vampire Movie Starts Filming, Release Set for Fall 2017. In: Variety.com . June 5, 2017, accessed December 10, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Todd Spangler: 'The Carmilla Movie' Sets Streaming, Theatrical Premiere Dates. In: Variety.com . September 27, 2017, accessed December 10, 2019 .
  10. ^ A b Trish Bendix: Announcing the Celebrity Judges for our #LoveWinsContest. In: AfterEllen.com . April 14, 2016, accessed December 10, 2019 .
  11. ↑ Dana Piccoli: “Couple-ish” stars non-binary & queer characters you'll fall in love with. (No longer available online.) In: AfterEllen.com . October 28, 2015, archived from the original on October 29, 2015 ; accessed on December 10, 2019 .
  12. ↑ Dana Piccoli: Five Reasons Watching Couple-ish. In: AfterEllen.com . December 12, 2015, accessed December 10, 2019 .
  13. ↑ Message: Couple-ish. (No longer available online.) In: SquareBalloon.ca. October 2017, archived from the original on October 23, 2017 ; accessed on December 10, 2019 .
  14. ↑ Presentation: Full Out. ( Memento from December 19, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) In: WeAreOpen.tv. 2016, accessed December 10, 2019.
  15. ^ Bendix Trish: Kaitlyn Alexander stars in Laurence Made Me Cry's music video for “Melete”. In: AfterEllen.com . January 5, 2016, accessed December 10, 2019 .
  16. ↑ Presentation: Time Tells. In: KaitlynAlexander.Bandcamp.com . January 26, 2019, accessed December 10, 2019 .
  17. ↑ Datasheet: Time Tells. By Kaitlyn Alexander (2019, 5 songs). In: Spotify.com . 2019, accessed December 10, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Alexander, Kaitlyn
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian actress and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH October 9, 1992
PLACE OF BIRTH Ottawa , Ontario , Canada