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| Born | December 8, 1980 Ventura County, California, U.S. |
| Education | University of California Santa Cruz (BA) University of California Riverside (MA, PhD) |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
| Website | shakina.nyc |
Shakina Nayfack (born December 8, 1980) is an American actress and transgender activist. She is most notable for her series regular role as Lola, a "trans-truther", on the second and third seasons of the Hulu television program Difficult People, on which she was also a writing consultant.[1] In 2020, she became the first trans person to have a starring role on a major network comedy show, Connecting.[2]
- ^ Zhu, Danielle. "Difficult People: Transgender actress Shakina Nayfack joins case". ew.com. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ Lambe, Stacy (15 October 2020). "Shakina Nayfack on the Power of 'Connecting' and Breaking Barriers for Trans Visibility (Exclusive)".