Jen Richards
Actor, Producer, Writer
January 30, 1976 (50 years)
Jen Richards is a writer, actress, and producer. She graduated from Shimer College with a BA in Philosophy, and studied at Oxford University.
In 2013, Richards founded the website We Happy Trans. In 2015, she appeared as a supporting cast member of Caitlyn Jenner's 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 joined the cast of the television series Nashville in 2017. She became the first openly transgender person to appear on a CMT show, playing the first transgender character to appear on that network. Richards also appeared in the 2017 film Easy Living.
In 2013, Richards founded the website We Happy Trans. In 2015, she appeared as a supporting cast member of Caitlyn Jenner's 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 joined the cast of the television series Nashville in 2017. She became the first openly transgender person to appear on a CMT show, playing the first transgender character to appear on that network. Richards also appeared in the 2017 film Easy Living.
Known For
Filmography
| 2023 | |
| 2023 | Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches · as Josephine 'jojo' Mayfair |
| 2022 | Framing Agnes · as BarbaraOn Plex |
| 2022 | MK Ultra · as Laura StanleyOn Plex |
| 2021 | Clarice · as Julia Lawson |
| 2020 | Gossamer Folds · as Diana |
| 2020 | In Hollywoodland · as Hatter |
| 2020 | |
| 2019 | Tales of the City · as Young Anna Madrigal (uncredited) |
| 2019 | Mrs. Fletcher · as Margo Fairchild |
| 2018 | |
| 2017 | Easy Living · as Danny |
| 2017 | Two Sentence Horror Stories · as Nala |
| 2017 | Doubt · as Mckayla |
| 2016 | Better Things · as Jaia |
| 2016 | Take My Wife (2016) · as Naomi |
| 2015 | Blindspot · as Sabrina Larren |
| 2015 | Her Story · as Violet |
| 2012 | Nashville (2012) · as Allyson Del Lago |
| 2010 | Avengers Assemble! (2010) · as Wasp |
| 1993 | Tales of the City · as Young Anna |
| 2024 | The Acolyte · as Consulting Producer |
| 2018 | There You Are · as Executive Producer |
| 2015 | Her Story · as Co-Producer |
| 2024 | |
| 2018 | |
| 2015 |
| 2023 | In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin · as Self |
| 2020 | Disclosure · as Self - Actress / Writer |
| 2017 | Absolument Trans · as Self |
| 2016 | The VICE Guide to Film · as Self |
| 2015 | I Am Cait · as Self |
| 2017 | Threads (2017) · as Written By |
| 2017 | More Than T · as Creative Consultant |