Trace Lysette

RebelleFleur · September 23, 2017

Trace Lysette is an American actress, best known for her role of Shea on Transparent. Lysette is openly transgender.

After initially auditioning for cisgender roles without disclosing her trans status, Lysette chose to come out during her audition for the Amazon series Transparent. She is best known for her role on the show, where she plays Shea, a transgender yoga teacher, friend and educator of Jeffrey Tambor's lead character Maura Pfefferman.After originally auditioning for the role of Davina, Transparent creator wrote the role of Shea for Lysette.The third season of Transparent contains a storyline in which Shea has a romantic relationship with a cis hetero man, which has been called "a groundbreaking TV moment for a trans character."
She has also appeared in guest roles in shows such as Blunt Talk and Drunk History.[4] She also made an appearance in the documentary series I Am Cait.
In 2017, transgender actors and actresses including Lysette (with the help of GLAAD and ScreenCrush) were part of a filmed letter to Hollywood written by Jen Richards, asking for more and improved roles for transgender people.