Trace Lysette is in a hotel room on 8th Street in New York City when she jumps on a Zoom video call with Variety to talk about her new movie, “Monica.” In just a couple of hours, she’s set to walk …
MonicaIn just a couple of hours, she’s set to walk the red carpet at the indie drama’s premiere at the IFC Center.Like so many trans women, Lysette once turned to sex work as a means of survival. “I was a young person alone in New York doing God knows what to survive,” says Lysette, who was raised in Ohio. “Last night we had a screening at The [Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community] Center here. That was so heavy for me because I got my gender identity therapy there 20 years ago.
Lysette first auditioned for the movie in 2016. When she eventually landed the part, she also joined as a producer. Director Andrea Pallaoro co-wrote “Monica” with Orlando Tirado. The film, in theaters now, had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival in September. The cast also includes Emily Browning, Joshua Close and Adriana Barraza.
But that was then. Lysette says she always believed – no matter how tough it is for a trans actor to make it in the industry – that she would eventually be given the spotlight. “I think that at certain times in my life I held onto the dream in order to just keep going. Something inside me told me that I shouldn’t let go of that crazy dream,” she says.
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