Actress, author and activist Nicole Maines has signed with The Rosenzweig Group for management in all areas.
Maines made history through her portrayal of TV’s first transgender superhero in the series regular role of “Nia Nal/Dreamer” on the CW’s series Supergirl, a role she reprised on the Grant Guster-led The Flash for the network.
Most recently, Maines had a recurring role in the Showtime horror drama Yellowjackets‘ second season. She portrayed Lisa opposite Simone Kessell, Juliette Lewis, Christina Ricci, Melanie Lynskey, Ella Purnell and Tawny Cypress, among others. Her additional credits include the Freeform series Good Trouble and the lead role in the feature film Bit.
She will next be seen in Clean Slate for Amazon FreeVee alongside Laverne Cox and George Wallace. The TV series follows Henry (Wallace), an old-school and outspoken car wash owner, who is thrilled his estranged child is finally returning home to Alabama after 17 years. However, Henry has a lot of soul-searching to do when the child he thought was a son returns as the determined, proud, trans woman, Desiree (Cox).
Additionally, Maines’ coming-of-age memoir will be published by Penguin Random House later this year, titled It Gets Better…Except When It Gets Worse. In it, she tells the story of her journey from childhood in rural Maine to the spotlights of Hollywood, sharing the lessons she’s learned along the way. She was nominated last year for a group GLAAD Media Award for Oustanding Comic Book for Superman: Son of Kal-El.
She continues to be repped by Defining Artists and The Nord Group.
Writer-director Tyler Perry has set the cast for Straw, his latest film for Netflix, the streamer announced on Wednesday.
Taraji P. Henson (The Color Purple) is set to star alongside Sherri Shepherd (Precious), Teyana Taylor (A Thousand and One), Glynn Turman (Rustin), Sinbad (Atlanta), Rockmond Dunbar (Prison Break), Mike Merrill (The Black Hamptons) and Ashley Versher (Beauty in Black).
Marking the latest film out of Perry’s creative partnership with Netflix for film, Straw watches as a single mother faces a series of unfortunate events that lead her down an unexpected path. Struggling against circumstances beyond her control, she becomes entangled in a situation she never imagined. Fueled by desperation, she finds herself at the center of suspicion in a world that seems indifferent to her existence.
Perry will produce alongside Angi Bones and Tony Strickland. News of the project comes following word last month of Tyler Perry Studios’ partnership with DeVon Franklin and Netflix to produce faith-based films under a multiyear, multipicture first-look deal. Currently, the mega-producer also has a deal with the service for series.
Past Perry films for Netflix include Mea Culpa starring Kelly Rowland, which debuted at #1 on The Top 10 English Films List, as well as A Jazzman’s Blues, A Madea Homecoming, and the thriller A Fall from Grace. Upcoming projects include The Six Triple Eight starring an ensemble cast led by Kerry Washington, and the recently announced drama series Beauty in Black.
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