Richards JenF

American transgender activist, writer, actress, and producer. She joined the cast of the television series Nashville in 2017, becoming the first openly transgender person to appear on a CMT show, playing the first transgender character to appear on that network. Richards graduated from Shimer College with a BA in Philosophy, and studied at Oxford University. She came out as transgender at age 36. In 2013, Richards founded the website We Happy Trans. In 2015, she appeared as a supporting cast member of Caitlyn Jenners reality show I Am Cait. In 2016, she co-starred, co-directed, and co-produced the web series Her Story, which was nominated for an Emmy Award. Richards also co-produced the series More Than T and wrote the Trans 102 series. Richards also appeared in the 2017 film Easy Living. In June 2017, Richards wrote and appeared in a video open letter, presented by ScreenCrush and GLAAD, featuring trans actors asking for better representation in film and television. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less