Nicole Maines

Nicole Maines
Maines in 2019
Born1997 (age 26–27)[1]
Gloversville, New York, U.S.[2]
Occupations
  • Actress
  • activist[3]
Years active
  • 2015–present
Known for

Nicole Amber Maines (born 1997) is an American actress, writer, and transgender rights activist.[4][5][3] Prior to her acting career, she was the anonymous plaintiff in the Maine Supreme Judicial Court case Doe v. Regional School Unit 26, in which she argued her school district could not deny her access to the female bathroom for being transgender.[6] The court ruled in 2014 that barring transgender students from the school bathroom consistent with their gender identity is unlawful, the first such ruling by a state court.

As an actress, Maines played Nia Nal on The CW superhero series Supergirl (2018–2021) in the fourth through sixth seasons. She is the first to portray a transgender superhero on television. She currently plays the recurring role of Lisa in the second season of Yellowjackets (2023–present).

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference WP was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Nutt, Amy Ellis (2016). Becoming Nicole: The Transformation of an American Family. USA: Random House. p. 14. ISBN 9780812995435.
  3. ^ a b "#Pride50: Nicole Maines — TV's first transgender superhero". NBC News. June 3, 2019.
  4. ^ "Nicole Maines Shares Her Story About Coming Out As Transgender". Shape. Archived from the original on June 7, 2023. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  5. ^ Kerr, Alec (October 3, 2019). "Being Nicole: Transgender activist, 'Supergirl' star subject of One Book One Valley community read". The Conway Daily Sun.
  6. ^ Lopez, Julyssa. "Actress and Activist Nicole Maines Will Be TV's First Transgender Superhero". Glamour. Retrieved July 22, 2018.