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Nicole Maines Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1997-10-07

Birthplace:
Gloversville, New York, USA

Credits:
14 Total Roles

Nicole Maines

Acting

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Biography

Nicole Amber Maines (born 1997) is an American actress, writer, and transgender rights activist. Prior to her acting career, she was the anonymous plaintiff in the Maine Supreme Judicial Court case Doe v. Regional School Unit 26, in which she argued her school district could not deny her access to the female bathroom for being transgender. The court ruled in 2014 that barring transgender students from the school bathroom consistent with their gender identity is unlawful, the first such ruling by a state court.

As an actress, Maines played Nia Nal on The CW superhero series Supergirl (2018โ€“2021) in the fourth through sixth seasons. She is the first to portray a transgender superhero on television. She currently plays the recurring role of Lisa in the second season of Yellowjackets (2023โ€“present).

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Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2025 Clean Slate TV White Natasha
2023 The Freedom to Exist - A Soul of a Nation Presentation MOVIE Self
2022 Darby and the Dead MOVIE Piper
2021 Yellowjackets TV Lisa
2019 Bit MOVIE Laurel
2019 Good Trouble TV Liza Davis
2017 Not Your Skin MOVIE Herself
2016 The Trans List MOVIE Self
2016 DC's Legends of Tomorrow TV Nia Nal / Dreamer
2015 Supergirl TV Nia Nal / Dreamer

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