May Simón Lifschitz

May Simón Lifschitz is an actress and transgender model of Danish and Argentinian descent.[1] She is known from Netflix's Warrior Nun, where she plays Chanel,[2] and Danish productions Wild Witch, Yes No Maybe, and Christian IV.[1]

Career

Lifschitz began her modelling career when she was 16. She worked on campaigns for Adidas, and became the second transgender model to work on a Victoria's Secret campaign, following Valentina Sampaio.[1][3]

She began acting in 2015.[4] Show writer David Hayter told a fan that Lifschitz was pleased with the Warrior Nun script not mentioning the fact that she is transgender.[4]

Personal life

Lifschitz was born in Corrientes, Argentina[5] but grew up in Denmark.[1] Her mother is Danish and her father is Argentinian, and she holds a danish citizenship.[4]

References
  1. Debnath, Neela (9 July 2020). "Warrior Nun cast: Who is May Simon Lifschitz? Meet star behind Chanel". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  2. Mancuso, Vinnie (2 July 2020). "'Warrior Nun' Review: A Badass Fantasy Show Hampered by the Almighty Algorithm". Collider. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  3. Rogers, Samantha (11 October 2019). "Victoria's Secret ad also features transgender model". The West Australian. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  4. Brown, Jerry (6 July 2020). "May Simón Lifschitz: Who is the Warrior Nun star?". Monsters and Critics. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  5. Weston, Christopher (3 July 2020). "Who is May Simón Lifschitz? Warrior Nun star's age, Instagram and previous roles". HITC. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
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