Nicole Maines
TV Actress
Transgender actress who was cast in the role of transgender superhero Nia Nal on The CW's Supergirl. She is an activist whose fight for the right to use a female restroom at her high school resulted in a change of Maine's state laws.
She spent her early years in Gloversville, New York before moving to Portland, Maine.
She presented a TEDx talk about growing up transgender in 2016.
She has an identical twin brother named Jonas.
She was cast alongside Melissa Benoist on Supergirl.