Calpernia Addams
Calpernia Addams was born in Nashville, Tennessee, United States on February 20th, 1971 and is the TV Actress. At the age of 53, Calpernia Addams biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, and networth are available.
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Calpernia Sarah Addams (born February 20, 1971) is an American author, actress, musician and spokesperson and activist for transgender rights and issues.
Early life
Addams grew up in Nashville, Tennessee. She served as a Hospital Corpsman with the Navy. During her last year in the military, she came out as a transgender woman. Addams chose the name "Calpernia" from the William Shakespeare play Julius Caesar (a variant spelling of Caesar's wife Calpurnia) and its appearance on a tombstone in the film The Addams Family.
Personal life
In 1999, while working as a performer, Addams began dating PFC Barry Winchell. Word of the relationship spread at Winchell's Army base where he was harassed by fellow soldiers and ultimately murdered. Winchell's murder and the subsequent trial resulted in widespread press and a formal review of the U.S. "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT) military policy, ordered by President Bill Clinton. The case became a prominent example used to illustrate the failure of DADT to protect LGBT service members. Addams' and Winchell's romance and the crimes of their abusers are depicted in the film Soldier's Girl, released in 2003. Addams was portrayed by Lee Pace. A subsequent The New York Times article, "An Inconvenient Woman", documented the marginalization and misrepresentation of transgender sexuality even by gay rights activists.
Career
Andrea James founded Deep Stealth Productions in Hollywood in 2002. Deep Stealth produces educational and entertainment content on gender identity issues as well as the experiences of differently-gendered people. Felicity Huffman was coached by Addams and James for her Academy Award-nominated role as a transgender woman in the film Transamerica.
Addams met Jane Fonda, whose son Troy Garity had played Winchell on Sundance's debut. Fonda suggested that Addams develop The Vain Monologues in an all-transgender manner. The aim of the campaign was to raise money and help raise concerns of violence against women; it was the subject of the 2006 documentary film Beautiful Daughters.
On Logo TV, a reality television show called Transamerican Love Story, starring Addams choosing from eight suitors, premiered on February 11, 2008.
In a tenth-anniversary production of The Valiant Monologues at the Louisiana Superdome in April 2008, Addams appeared alongside Fonda, Glenn Close, Salma Hayek, Alicia Keys, and others.
PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) in May 2008 selected Addams as PFLAG's spokesperson for their educational campaign, "This Is Our Love Story." "I hope This Is Our Love Story will help young transgender people as they come out," Addams said. I hope I can serve as a role model for these young people at a critical time in their growth by seeing the happy, confident woman I've become. Psychology Today's Addams writes a blog on gender issues.
Addams has released "Stunning," which is also available on iTunes. Willam Belli's album "The Vain Song" co-produced by Addams, and he appeared in the song's music video.
Addams appeared in "Trans Scripts," Paul Lucas's debut as a director of Edinburgh, Scotland, in 2015. The production received 24 four- and five-star reviews, a Fringe First Award, a High Commendation from Amnesty International, and was shortlisted for the Feminist Fest Award, the Best of Edinburgh Award, and the Holden Street Theater Award.