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An Open Book

ACTRESS, SINGER, AUTHOR, teacher, and HIV activist Alexandra Billings has long blazed trails. She became one of the first out trans actresses to play a trans role on television in the 2005 TV prequel Romy and She’s appeared in numerous films and TV shows throughout her career (including and ) and received critical acclaim for her scene-stealing role as Davina on the hit Amazon series . She also showed off her musical theater chops when she starred as Madame Morrible in the Broadway megahit .

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