Bianca Leigh is an American actress. She appeared as Mary Ellen in the 2005 film Transamerica,[1][2][3] and Karma Johnstone in the 2016 film Hurricane Bianca[3] and the sequel Hurricane Bianca: From Russia with Hate.[citation needed] On Broadway, she appeared as a stand-in for the 2018 play The Nap by Richard Bean.[4] In 2011, she performed her one-woman show Busted at the Laurie Beechman Theatre.[1][2] She performed in Taylor Mac's The Lily's Revenge,[1][2] and has also performed with the The Talking Band Theatre Company. Leigh appeared in the Laverne Cox documentary Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen. She is currently performing in the Cole Escola play Oh, Mary! on Broadway.[citation needed]

Bianca Leigh
Born
EducationRutgers University (BFA)
OccupationActress

Leigh earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting from Rutgers University's Mason Gross School of Arts in 1984.[5]

Leigh is a transgender woman.[5]

References

edit
  1. ^ a b c "Bianca Leigh to Perform Busted: The Musical at the Beechman Theatre - TheaterMania.com". Theater Mania. September 7, 2011. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Bianca Leigh". HowlRound Theatre Commons. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  3. ^ a b "Bianca Leigh | A.R.T." American Repertory Theater. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  4. ^ "THE NAP - CAST". Playbill. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  5. ^ a b "Bianca Leigh". Rutger's University. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
edit