Eva Reign

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|06|20}}

| birth_place = St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.

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| occupation = Actress, journalist

| years_active = 2019–present

| awards = Peabody Award
GLAAD Media Award

| website = [https://msevareign.com/ msevareign.com]

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Eva Reign (born June 20, 1996) is an American actress, journalist, and writer. She is best known for lead role in the 2022 Amazon Prime Video American coming-of-age romantic comedy film Anything's Possible. Reign has written for Vogue, New York, Them, Highsnobiety, and PAPER. She is a recipient of a Peabody Award and a GLAAD Media Award for her work as a correspondent in the Vice News documentary series Transnational.

Biography

Reign is from St. Louis, Missouri.{{cite web | url=https://msevareign.com/about | title=About 1 }}{{cite magazine | url=https://ew.com/movies/anythings-possible-eva-reign-breaking-big-interview/ | title='Anything's Possible' star Eva Reign wants to be part of a revolution | magazine=Entertainment Weekly }} Growing up, she performed in school plays and community theatre productions.

Reign moved to New York City in 2018 and was a summer fellow for the Condé Nast publication Them. She was later promoted to Assistant Editor.{{Cite web |title=Eva Reign |url=https://www.them.us/contributor/eva-reign |access-date=2023-07-13 |website=Them |language=en-US}} While at Them, she interviewed many LGBTQ+ public figures such as Hector Xtravaganza,{{Cite web |date=2018-06-30 |title=The Ballroom Legends Who Helped Ryan Murphy's "Pose" Get 10s Across the Board |url=https://www.them.us/story/ballroom-legends-behind-pose |access-date=2023-07-13 |website=Them |language=en-US}} Gigi Gorgeous,{{Cite web |date=2018-09-10 |title=Marco Marco Cast an All-Trans NYFW Show — And It Was Beautiful |url=https://www.them.us/story/marco-marco-trans-nyfw-cast |access-date=2023-07-13 |website=Them |language=en-US}} Nikita Dragun{{Cite web |date=2019-03-27 |title=How Nikita Dragun Created Her New, History-Making Beauty Line |url=https://www.them.us/story/dragun-beauty-nikita-dragun-interview |access-date=2023-07-13 |website=Them |language=en-US}} and Jari Jones.{{Cite web |date=2018-06-24 |title=At Trans Day Of Action, Attendees Came Together To Refocus Pride |url=https://www.them.us/story/trans-day-of-action-2018 |access-date=2023-07-13 |website=Them |language=en-US}}

In 2019, she starred in Tourmaline's short film Salacia, about the transgender woman Mary Jones.{{cite web | url=https://people.com/movies/eva-reign-everything-know-breakout-star-billy-porters-anythings-possible/ | title=Everything to Know About Eva Reign, the Breakout Star of Billy Porter's Anything's Possible }}{{cite web | url=https://www.out.com/celebs/2021/7/20/billy-porters-high-school-trans-romance-film-casts-eva-reign-lead | title=Billy Porter's High School Trans Romance Film Casts Eva Reign as Lead | date=20 July 2021 }} The film is now part of the Museum of Modern Art's permanent collection. In 2020, she starred in the comedy web series Sideways Smile.{{cite web | url=https://collider.com/anythings-possible-trailer-billy-porter-directorial-debut/ | title=Billy Porter's Directorial Debut 'Anything's Possible' Gets Heart Warming Trailer for Queer Coming of Age Film | last= Massoto | first= Erick | date=2 June 2022 | website= Collider.com | access-date=2024-01-31 }} In 2021, Reign was mentored by Tourmaline through the Queer|Art|Mentorship program.

Reign made her film debut as Kelsa in Ximena García Lecuona's and Billy Porter's 2022 American coming-of-age romantic comedy film Anything's Possible, which premiered on Amazon Prime Video in July 2022.{{cite web | url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/movies/a40681079/eva-reign-anythings-possible-interview/ | title=Eva Reign Got to Revisit Her Teenage Self with 'Anything's Possible' | date=22 July 2022 }}{{cite web | url=https://wwd.com/eye/people/eva-reign-star-billy-porter-directorial-debut-anythings-possible-1235259003/ | title=Meet Eva Reign, the Star of Billy Porter's Directorial Debut 'Anything's Possible' | date=22 July 2022 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.adweek.com/convergent-tv/eva-reign-astrology-billy-porter-anythings-possible/ | title=Breakout Star Eva Reign Takes Her Cues from the Stars | date=August 2022 }} She accompanied Porter to the 75th Tony Awards in June 2022.

She won a Peabody Award and a GLAAD Media Award for her work as a correspondent in the Vice News documentary series Transnational, which explored the experiences of transgender people and trans communities throughout the world.{{cite web | url=https://peabodyawards.com/award-profile/transnational/ | title=Transnational | website=peabodyawards.com | access-date=2024-01-31 | language=en }}{{cite web | url=https://www.glaad.org/blog/why-you-should-know-about-vice-series-transnational-covering-transgender-communities-around | title=Why You Should Know about the Vice Series "Transnational" Covering Transgender Communities Around the World | date=9 December 2021 }} Reign hosted the series premiere episode, Love Us in the Light, which focused on the life of Kelly Stough, a trans woman from Detroit, who is a member of the House of Ebony ballroom family.

She has written for Vogue, New York, Them, Highsnobiety, and PAPER.{{cite web | url=https://www.them.us/story/who-is-eva-reign-anythings-possible-kelsa | title=Eva Reign is Poised to Make Hollywood History | date=28 April 2022 }}

In 2022, she was named to the Forbes magazine's Forbes 30 Under 30{{Cite web |title=Eva Reign |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/eva-reign/ |access-date=2023-07-13 |website=Forbes |language=en}} and Out magazine's Out100.{{Cite web |last= |title=The 2022 Out100: See All the Names From the Full List Here |url=https://www.out.com/print/2022/10/28/2022-out100-see-all-names-full-list-here |access-date=2023-07-13 |website=www.out.com |language=en}}

Filmography

= Film =

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scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| {{Abbr\|Ref.\|Reference(s)}}
scope="row" \| 2019 \| Salacia \| Trans Woman \| Short Film \| style="text-align:center" \|
scope="row" \| 2022 \| Anything's Possible \| Kelsa \| Main Role \| style="text-align:center" \|

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! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Role

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes

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scope="row" | 2019

| Salacia

| Trans Woman

| Short Film

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scope="row" | 2022

| Anything's Possible

| Kelsa

| Main Role

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=Television=

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scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| {{Abbr\|Ref.\|Reference(s)}}
scope="row" \| 2020 \| Sideways Smile \| Jessie \| Web Series \| style="text-align:center" \|

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scope="row" | 2020

| Sideways Smile

| Jessie

| Web Series

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Awards

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2021 \|Peabody Awards \| News \| rowspan="2" \|Transnational \| style="text-align:center;"\|
2022 \| 33rd GLAAD Media Awards \| Outstanding Online Journalism – Video or Multimedia \| style="text-align:center;"\|

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2021

|Peabody Awards

| News

| rowspan="2" |Transnational

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2022