JamesG
09-13-2016, 02:23 PM
"Nashville" Casts Transgender Actress Jen Richards in Season 5
by James Hibberd
9/13/16
Emmy-nominated transgender actress Jen Richards has joined the cast of CMT’s debut season of "Nashville" in a recurring role, EW has learned exclusively.
Richards will play a “tough but understanding physical therapist who helps a series regular through one of their most difficult challenges.”
The casting marks CMT’s first transgender character on the network, and Richards joins Grammy-winning singer Rhiannon Giddens among the new performers on the show this season.
Richards was the co-writer, star and producer of the series "Her Story", and has also appeared on E!’s "I Am Cait", Logo’s "Beautiful As I Want To Be" and AOL’s "True Trans with Laura Jane Grace".
"Nashville" returns with a two-hour premiere on Jan. 5.
http://www.ew.com/article/2016/09/13/nashville-jen-richards-season-5
by James Hibberd
9/13/16
Emmy-nominated transgender actress Jen Richards has joined the cast of CMT’s debut season of "Nashville" in a recurring role, EW has learned exclusively.
Richards will play a “tough but understanding physical therapist who helps a series regular through one of their most difficult challenges.”
The casting marks CMT’s first transgender character on the network, and Richards joins Grammy-winning singer Rhiannon Giddens among the new performers on the show this season.
Richards was the co-writer, star and producer of the series "Her Story", and has also appeared on E!’s "I Am Cait", Logo’s "Beautiful As I Want To Be" and AOL’s "True Trans with Laura Jane Grace".
"Nashville" returns with a two-hour premiere on Jan. 5.
http://www.ew.com/article/2016/09/13/nashville-jen-richards-season-5