Our Lady J
Our Lady J | |
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 Our Lady J performs at the 2016 Trans Day of Visibility celebration in San Francisco | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, US |
| Genres | Piano |
| Occupation(s) | Pianist, writer, singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Piano, voice |
| Website | ourladyj |
Our Lady J is an American classical pianist, television writer, and singer-songwriter. She is a writer and producer for the television series Transparent and Pose.[1][2]
Born in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, Our Lady J attended Interlochen Center for the Arts from 1994 to 1996, majoring in piano during her junior and senior years of high school.[3] In 2000, she moved to New York City, where she freelanced as an accompanist.[4] In 2004, J became the musical director and accompanist for the Broadway performer Natalie Joy Johnson and came out as transgender.[5] She grew to popularity in 2013 when releasing her critically acclaimed first studio album, Picture of a Man.[6] Our Lady J has played piano at Carnegie Hall, American Ballet Theatre, and for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.[7]
Discography
- Picture of a Man (2013)[6]
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Watch What Happens: Live | Herself | Episode with Rachel Zoe and Isaac Mizrahi |
| 2014 | True Trans with Laura Jane Grace | Herself | Episode: "Not Alone" |
| 2014 | RuPaul's Drag Race (season 6) | Herself | Guest pianist, episode: "Shade: The Rusical" |
| 2015 | RuPaul's Drag Race (season 7) | Herself | Guest pianist, episode: "Divine Inspiration" |
| Transparent | Yorna | Multiple episodes | |
| 2015 - | Transparent | Writer/Producer | Multiple episodes |
| 2018 | Pose | Writer/Producer | Multiple episodes |
| Sherilyn | Episode: "Love Is the Message" |
References
- ^ Ennis, Dawn (December 4, 2014). "Transparent Creator on Show's First Trans Writer". The Advocate.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2017-10-25). "FX's 'Pose': Ryan Murphy Sets Largest Transgender Cast Ever For Scripted Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
- ^ "Transparent writer on plotting her own journey". Interlochen Center for the Arts.
- ^ "Our Lady J Evolves, One Dolly Parton Cover at a Time". New York Times. December 10, 2014.
- ^ "Our Lady J, Transparent's first trans writer, discusses becoming part of the family". Los Angeles Times. December 11, 2015.
- ^ a b "Our Lady J's 'Picture of a Man' Album Indiegogo Campaign Features Celebrity Friends". Huff Post. May 24, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
- ^ "Our Lady J on Gender, Discrimination, & Hollywood Starting to "Get It Right"". INTO. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
External links
- Official website
- Our Lady J at IMDb
- Daniel Radcliffe and Our Lady J: The Odd Couple by Noah Michelson, Out (2010)
- Our Lady J on Giggling With Lady Gaga and Beyonce's Beauty Treatments, Paper (2013)
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- Living people
- American classical pianists
- American female singer-songwriters
- American singer-songwriters
- American television writers
- American women classical pianists
- LGBT classical musicians
- LGBT musicians from the United States
- LGBT people from Pennsylvania
- People from Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
- LGBT producers
- LGBT screenwriters
- Transgender and transsexual women
- Classical pianist stubs