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  1. Billings was chosen as the Grand Marshal for the Pride Parade in Chicago, Illinois on June 28, 2009. Billings started her gender transition in 1980. [8] She has been living with HIV since 1985, and has been an advocate for HIV health initiatives, as well as trans issues and trans rights.

  2. This documentary explores the extraordinary life and career of an unforgettable transgender actress and singer, Alexandra Billings.

  3. Apr 26, 2022 · But it was her role as Davina, the seasoned, supportive transgender friend to transitioning-late-in-life Maura Pfefferman on the critically acclaimed Amazon TV show Transparent (2014-19) that...

  4. Jun 18, 2009 · This documentary explores the extraordinary life and career of an unforgettable transgender actress and singer, Alexandra Billings. Through rare footage and candid interviews, the film traces...

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  5. Mar 31, 2022 · The actress's journey from Illinois to California contains many layers, both harmonious and horrifying: Her time as drag queen Shanté; the road to confirming her gender identity; ongoing violence...

  6. Feb 26, 2024 · The 61-year-old actor, who marched with ACT UP co-founder and gay rights activist Larry Kramer, says she's felt a pent up rage with the "white cis patriarchy" growing for a couple generations now —...

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  8. Alexandra Billings is an American actress, singer, and teacher. Billings, a trans woman, played one of TV's first openly transgender characters in 2005 made-for-TV movie Romy and Michele: In the Beginning.