Rajee Narinesingh

{{Short description|American actress and television personality}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Rajee Narinesingh

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|4|7}}

| birth_place = Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.

| alma_mater = Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

| occupation = Actress, reality television star, singer, activist, author

| years_active = 1985–present

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Rajee Narinesingh (born April 7, 1967) is an American actress, LGBT activist, author, singer, and reality television personality, most widely known for her appearances on the E! Entertainment docu-series, Botched, which documented her struggles to remove cement from her face, breasts and hips after previous mismanaged fillers by a fake doctor. Most of the concrete-like substance was removed from her face after her second appearance on the show.{{cite web |last=MacDonald |first=Lindsay |date=11 May 2016 |title='Botched' repairs face of transgender woman with cement injections |url=http://screenertv.com/television/botched-rajee-narinesingh-returns-fix-cement-mishap/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327170333/http://screenertv.com/television/botched-rajee-narinesingh-returns-fix-cement-mishap/ |archive-date=27 March 2017 |accessdate=12 December 2017 |website=Screentv.com}}

Early life and education

Narinesingh was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, to Boyie "Roop" Narinesingh (died December 2004) and Sandra Narinesingh and was raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Narinesingh has one younger sister. She is of Trinidadian Dougla origin. Her father was Indo-Trinidadian and her mother has French, Afro-Trinidadian, and Polynesian roots.{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GkV8hLh1fp0C&q=African&pg=PA37 |title = Beyond Face Value|isbn = 9781475957174|last1 = Narinesingh|first1 = Rajee Rajindra|date = November 2012| publisher=iUniverse }} Narinesingh graduated from Franklin Learning Center, a performing arts high school in Philadelphia, later graduating from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. She worked at a Korean-owned jewelry store for close to ten years before relocating to Miami, Florida to work for The American Red Cross.

Personal life and rise to fame

Narinesingh came out as a transgender woman in the late 1990s, and began transitioning.{{cite web|url=http://scribol.com/lifestyle/health-and-beauty/fake-doctor-injected-cement-face-botched-rajee-narinesingh/|title=When A Fake Doctor Injected Her Face With Cement, This Woman Was Left Disfigured For 11 Years|date=21 December 2016|website=Scribol.com|accessdate=12 December 2017|archive-date=6 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806084454/http://scribol.com/lifestyle/health-and-beauty/fake-doctor-injected-cement-face-botched-rajee-narinesingh/|url-status=dead}} In 2005, as an effort to feminize her appearance, she went to Oneal Ron Morris seeking filler injections in her face, breasts and hips. Morris, also known as “The Duchess”, is also a transgender woman, and was known in the local Miami trans community for providing cheap alternatives to expensive, professional plastic surgery.{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2016/05/11/i-survived-botched-plastic-surgery/|title=I survived botched plastic surgery|date=11 May 2016|website=Nypost.com|accessdate=12 December 2017}} Although Narinesingh, at the time, believed her to have some medical training, Morris was not a licensed doctor.{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/13/rajee-narinesingh_n_4783079.html|title=Rajee Narinesingh, Victim Of Fake Doctor, Gets Relief For Her 'Cement Face' (VIDEO)|first=David|last=Moye|date=13 February 2014|publisher=HuffPost|accessdate=12 December 2017}} The fillers, which Narinesingh believed to be silicone, turned out to be a mixture of concrete, tire sealant, mineral oil and glue. Narinesingh was unaware of this for several months following the injections, until her body began to react negatively to the substances and her skin began to swell. The fillers hardened under Narinesingh's skin, causing nodules to form where the chemicals were injected. Too embarrassed to seek help, she spent the next few years hardly leaving her home. Finally, at the urging of a friend, she went to see plastic surgeon Dr. John J. Martin.{{cite web|url=http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/beauty/anti-aging/news/a38436/woman-with-cement-in-her-face-botched/|title=Woman With Cement in Her Face Gets Help From Plastic Surgeons|date=12 May 2016|website=Goodhousekeeping.com|accessdate=12 December 2017}} Martin agreed to treat her for free, and began conducting ultrasound treatment and started Narinesingh on a course of anti-inflammatory medication, which lasted several years. In 2015 Narinesingh was finally ready to have most of the concrete removed from her face, and underwent four surgeries over seven weeks, a process which was documented in season 3 of the E! reality show Botched.{{cite web|url=http://extratv.com/2016/05/19/transformation-cement-face-woman-rajee-from-botched-debuts-new-look/|title=Transformation! 'Cement Face' Woman from 'Botched' Debuts New Look|website=Extratv.com|accessdate=12 December 2017}} She has also appeared on numerous talk shows such as Anderson Cooper 360, Dr. Phil, and The Doctors.

Narinesingh also has a career as an actress and musician, appearing in several movies, such as the 2010 film Bella Maddo, directed by Janice Danielle,{{cite web |title=Bella Maddo (2010) |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ded9a08cbd77 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709190611/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ded9a08cbd77 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 9, 2021 |website=BFI |access-date=8 July 2021}} and has released several singles, including her 2016 release "Shake My Cement Tits".{{cite web|url=http://www.gossipextra.com/2016/07/08/rajee-narinesingh-hollywood-botched-cement-tits-6161/|title=VIDEO - "Botched" Transgender Plastic Surgery Victim From Hollywood Releases "Shake My Cement Tits" - Gossip Extra|website=www.gossipextra.com|accessdate=12 December 2017|archive-date=28 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170328015719/http://www.gossipextra.com/2016/07/08/rajee-narinesingh-hollywood-botched-cement-tits-6161/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/news/a800744/botched-star-releases-single-shake-my-cement-tits-will-make-your-day/|title=Botched star's epic debut single will make your day|date=9 July 2016|website=Digitalspy.com|accessdate=12 December 2017}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
199? \| South Beach High \| Transsexual Prostitute \| Film debut, film no longer in circulation
2010 \| Bella Maddo \| Aunt Norma \| Main role, short film
2015 \| What is Perfect? \| Herself \| Short documentary
2019 \| Prophecy \| Lady of Fortune \| Short film, Credited other places as Fortune Teller
2020 \| Sylvia \| Neighbor \| Short film
2020 \| Bliss of Rai \| Tonya \| Short film
TBA \| Body Electric \| Herself \| Documentary
TBA \| Beyond Judgment \| Herself \| Documentary

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

199?

| South Beach High

| Transsexual Prostitute

| Film debut, film no longer in circulation

2010

| Bella Maddo

| Aunt Norma

| Main role, short film

2015

| What is Perfect?

| Herself

| Short documentary

2019

| Prophecy

| Lady of Fortune

| Short film, Credited other places as Fortune Teller

2020

| Sylvia

| Neighbor

| Short film

2020

| Bliss of Rai

| Tonya

| Short film

TBA

| Body Electric

| Herself

| Documentary

TBA

| Beyond Judgment

| Herself

| Documentary

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"\| Notes
1985-1987 \| Dance Party USA \| Herself/Featured Dancer \| Unknown episodes
2011 \| Dr. Phil \| Herself \| 1 episode
2011 \| Anderson Cooper 360° \| Herself \| 1 episode
2012 \| Howard Stern On Demand \| Herself \| 1 episode
2013 \| Taboo USA \| Herself \| 1 episode
2013 \| Botched Up Bodies \| Herself \|
2013-2014 \| The Trisha Goddard Show \| Herself \| 3 episodes
2015 \| This Morning \| Herself \| 1 episode
2015-2018 \| Botched \| Herself \| 4 episodes
2015-2016 \| I Am Jazz \| Herself \| 2 episodes
2017 \| Crime & Justice With Ashleigh Banfield \| Herself \| 1 episode
2018 \| Hooked on the Look \| Herself \|
TBA \| Seconds in a Heartbeat \| Cashier \| 1 episode, television acting debut

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable"| Notes

1985-1987

| Dance Party USA

| Herself/Featured Dancer

| Unknown episodes

2011

| Dr. Phil

| Herself