Kitana Kiki Rodriguez

Kitana Kiki Rodriguez is an American actress.[1][2] She is best known for her role as Sin-Dee Rella in Sean Baker's 2015 film Tangerine.[3][4] The first Academy Award campaigns for openly transgender actresses supported by a film producer were launched for Rodriguez and Mya Taylor for Tangerine.[5]

Kitana Kiki Rodriguez
Born
United States
OccupationActress
Years active2015–present

Life and career

Rodriguez, an openly transgender woman, had been sharing an apartment with her eventual Tangerine co-star Mya Taylor at the time that she was discovered by filmmaker Sean Baker at a local Los Angeles LGBT Center. She had no acting experience prior to being cast in the role.[6]

Though she had been nominated for a Best Actress category at the Independent Spirit Awards, Rodriguez was notably absent from the Awards Ceremony, among others. Her co-star Taylor commented on this, saying that Rodriguez both, had personal problems to tend to, and is a very private person who prefers to avoid the spotlight. Though Tangerine was her breakthrough hit, Rodriguez did not pursue acting after the film.[7]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Tangerine Sin-Dee Rella Nominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead[8]
Nominated—Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Actor

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Made in Hollywood Herself Episode: "10.37"

References
  1. "Kitana Kiki Rodriguez". IMDb.
  2. "Tangerine's Stars Have Turned a Movie Into a Movement". 29 December 2015.
  3. Gardner, Chris (2015-07-23). "'Tangerine' Stars Mya Taylor and Kitana "Kiki" Rodriguez on the Perks of Fame, Caitlyn Jenner and Donuts". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  4. "Out100: Mya Taylor & Kitana Kiki Rodriguez | Out Magazine". Out.com. 2015-11-09. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  5. "Magnolia Pictures pushes Oscars nod for trans actresses | Spectrum". Spectrum.suntimes.com. Archived from the original on 2015-10-19. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
  6. Ruiz, Michelle (February 26, 2016). "Mya Taylor and the Trans Actress's Dream of Going to the Oscars". Cosmopolitan.
  7. "Why Has 'Tangerine' Star Been MIA During Awards Season?". The Hollywood Reporter. 2016-02-27. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18.
  8. "Nominations BEST FEMALE LEAD". Spiritawards.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
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