Eva Reign is an American actress, journalist, and writer. She is best known for lead role in the 2020 Amazon Prime Video American coming-of-age romantic comedy film Anything's Possible. Reign has written for Vogue, New York, Them, Highsnobiety, and PAPER. She is a recipeint of a Peabody Award and a GLAAD Media Award for her work as a correspondent in the Vice News documentary series Transnational.
Eva Reign | |
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| Born | |
| Occupation | Actress, journalist |
| Years active | 2019-present |
| Awards | Peabody Award GLAAD Media Award |
| Website | msevareign.com |
Reign is from St. Louis, Missouri.[1][2] Growing up, she performed in school plays and community theatre productions.[1]
In 2019, she starred in Tourmaline's short film Salacia, about the transgender woman Mary Jones.[3][4] The film is now part of the Museum of Modern Art's permanent collection.[3] In 2021, Reign was mentored by Tourmaline through the Queer|Art|Mentorship program.[1]
Reign made her film debut as Kelsa in Ximena García Lecuona's and Billy Porter's 2022 American coming-of-age romantic comedy film Anything's Possible, which premiered on Amazon Prime Video in July 2022.[5][6][7] She accompanied Porter to the 75th Tony Awards in June 2022.[3]
She won a Peabody Award and a GLAAD Media Award for her work as a correspondent in the Vice News documentary series Transnational, which explored the experiences of transgender people and trans communities throughout the world.[8][1] Reign hosted the series premiere episode, Love Us in the Light, which focused on the life of Kelly Stough, a trans woman from Detroit, who is a member of the House of Ebony ballroom family.[8][3]
She has written for Vogue, New York, Them, Highsnobiety, and PAPER.[1][3][9]