Calpernia Addams
Birthday: Born in 1971-02-20 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Deathday: Alive
Calpernia Addams is an actress, musician, author and activist living in Hollywood, CA. The story of her relationship with murdered Army soldier Barry Winchell, “Soldier’s Girl”, was nominated for a Golden Globe, Emmy and countless other awards, and has gone on to become an LGBT classic around the globe. Calpernia starred in the first television show to examine dating for transsexual women, “Transamerican Love Story” and has an extensive listing of other IMDB credits. She has spoken across the USA and internationally on many topics, most recently at Oxford University.
TV Credits
Transamerican Love Story
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Transamerican Love Story is an American reality television program in which suitors wooed transgender woman Calpernia Addams. Addams chose a suitor by process of elimination. Logo, a digital cable channel with LGBT content, originally broadcast the series in 2008 from February through March. Alec Mapa hosted each episode. Zach Rosen of the Washington Blade praised the series, describing it as "refreshing for its lack of sensationalism"....
Dr. Jackie
Character: Calpernia
Failed actress Jackie Beat has finally become a psychotherapist. Using role-playing, primal scream therapy, ink-blot tests and even puppets, she is helping her funny, famous and fabulous "friends" navigate the rocky road of mental health....
Not So Straight in Silver Lake
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Four LGBTQ+ couples navigate their lives while sharing a compound in the Silver Lake district of Los Angeles....
Falling for Angels
Character: Karen
In this riveting anthology series, modern-day relationships are explored through the lens of each distinct neighborhood in Los Angeles including Silver Lake, Bel Air, Leimert Park, Boyle Heights, Koreatown, and Malibu....
Movie Credits
Transamerica
Character: Calpernia
A transgender woman takes an unexpected journey when she learns that she had a son, now a teenage runaway hustling on the streets of New York....
Tranny McGuyver
Character: Hooker w/o a heart of gold
Our All-Star cast includes LGBT favorites & mainstream primetimers. Willam Belli of nip/tuck, & Another Gay Sequel, Lindsay Hollister & Marshall Cook comprise our bumbling cops. Reno 911's Cathy Shim, Noah's Arc titular Darryl Stephens, Logo's Bachelorette Calpernia Addams, celesbian fave Jill Bennett, & Deal or No Deal's #25 Hayley Marie Norman all add to the comedy with a cameo by Criminal Minds' Kirsten Vangsness....
Middle Sexes: Redefining He and She
Character: Self
Examines the diversity of human sexual and gender variance around the globe, with commentary by scientific experts and first-hand accounts of people who do not conform to a simple male/female binary....
Casting Pearls
Character: The Actress
A short film that illustrates the difficulties transsexual women face in Hollywood via a hectic series of auditions endured by a transsexual actress....
Beautiful Daughters
Character: Self
In February, 2004, with the help of Eve Ensler and Jane Fonda, a group of transgender women put on the first all-transgender production of "The Vagina Monologues", including a new monologue written by Ensler from their own experiences....
Laundromat
Character: Angie
Set in a neighborhood laundromat, "Laundromat" is a Romantic drama-edy that follows a young gay couple, who after a chance encounter with an older man, realize that the little things mean nothing and everything when it comes to love....
Woman's Picture
Character: Ingrid
Woman's Picture is an anthology film inspired by classic women's films of the thirties, forties, and fifties. The story is divided into three sections, each of which deals with its own specific female character. The segments function as parallel dimensions, exploring thematic connections between women whose immediate experiences seem very far removed from one another....
A Not So Straight Christmas
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Karen is disillusioned with Christmas this year and decides to distance herself from her chosen family. However, she soon realizes her mistake and finds herself in a vulnerable position on Christmas Eve. Seeking solace, she reaches out to an old flame....
Finding Kim
Character: herself
50 year old Kim is transitioning from female to male gender over a period of four years. The story follows his life, surgery and struggles with his self-image and self-acceptance. Alongside Kim's narrative are interviews with luminaries in the field and trans community....
He Likes Guys
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This anthology of 8 gay men's shorts offers an eclectic mix of comic, dramatic and erotic films. Includes: Babysitting Andy (2007); Just (2007); Laundromat (2008); Seeing You in Circles (2005); Silver Road (2006); Steam (2009); Traces (2008); Waiting for Yvette (2008)....