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May Simón Lifschitz
Danish-Argentinian actress From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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May Simón Lifschitz is an actress and transgender model of Danish and Argentinian descent.[1] She is known from Netflix's Warrior Nun, where she plays Chanel,[2] and Danish productions Wild Witch, Yes No Maybe, and Christian IV.[1]
Career
Lifschitz began her modeling career when she was 16. She worked on campaigns for Adidas, and became the second transgender model to work on a Victoria's Secret campaign, following Valentina Sampaio.[1][3]
She began acting in 2015.[4] Show writer David Hayter told a fan that Lifschitz was pleased with the Warrior Nun script specifically because it doesn't mention that she is transgender, which is very unusual for transgender roles.[4] She also plays Forcer Wallik in Apple TV's Foundation.
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Personal life
Lifschitz was born in Corrientes, Argentina[5] but grew up in Denmark.[1] Her mother is Danish and her father is Argentinian, and she holds a Danish citizenship.[4]
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