MOVIES: Batgirl Film Casts Actress for DC’s First Cinematic Trans Character

Batgirl has cast transgender actress Ivory Aquino to play the first trans character in a DC Comics live-action film.

Aquino will join the upcoming Batgirl film, a HBO Max project, as Alysia Yeoh, the titular superhero’s best friend and roommate, according to Variety.

Aquino’s character will mark the first time a live-action feature film adaptation of a DC comic will feature an openly trans character.

The actress is best known for her role as transgender activist Cecilia Chung in the docudrama When We Rise, and came out to the public while promoting the miniseries in 2017.

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