Nava Mau made Emmys history this year as the first transgender woman nominated in the category of best supporting actress in a limited series. She was recognized for her Baby Reindeer role of Teri, the love interest of the dramedy’s male lead who happens to be trans. In a story with messy characters, Teri had her life together. And Mau was hailed for bringing heart to one of the year’s biggest shows.
Baby Reindeer is “about the human condition. It's about the way that we seek to belong with each other. And I never thought of [Baby Reindeer] necessarily as a queer show,” says Mau, who previously appeared in Max’s Generation. “It is a human show. And I think the nature of what we've been fighting for is to be recognized as humans first and foremost.”
Mau knows that the fight for LGBTQ+ equality is intersectional: “We can't have equality without justice. And so it's important that we think about the ways that structural barriers to equality exist for different kinds of people around the world, especially Black and brown people.” @navamau
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