Hailie Sahar
Hailie Sahar (born 1988)[1] is an American recording artist, fashion designer, human rights activist and actress. She is known for her performance as Lulu Abundance, later co-founder of the House of Ferocity in the TV series, Pose.[2]
Early life
Sahar's father was a preacher in a Baptist church and she grew up in a religious household in Los Angeles. Sahar has five brothers. As a child, Sahar was a dancer for L.A.’s WNBA team, the Sparks. Sahar participated in Los Angeles' Ball scene and at 18, she became the youngest member of the ball community by starting her own house, House of Rodale. Later, Sahar moved to the House of Allure.[3] She describes herself as a woman of trans experience.[2]
Career
Sahar landed her first on-screen role in 2011’s Leave It on the Floor. She was also cast as minor characters in USA’s Mr. Robot and Amazon’s Transparent. Sahar also starred in the Off-Broadway production of Charm.[4]
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Transparent | Adriana | Episode: "Elizah" |
| 2017 | Mr. Robot | Lady of the Night | Episodes: "eps3.1_undo.gz", "shutdown -r" |
| 2018 | Pose | Lulu | Regular |
Awards
References
- ↑ Pham, Jason (2018-06-22). "'Pose' Star Hailie Sahar on Her #MeToo Story and Fighting Trans Stereotypes". StyleCaster. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
- 1 2 "'Pose' star: Transgender characters need actors who 'understand' the experience". TODAY.com. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
- ↑ "'Pose' Star Hailie Sahar On Being "Daddy Ryan" Murphy's Prodigy". NYLON. 2018-06-04. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
- ↑ Garner, Glenn (2018-06-03). "Hailie Sahar's journey from ballroom baby to Ryan Murphy muse in 'Pose'". Retrieved 2018-08-03.
- ↑ Diane from the Moon (2015-09-18), Queen USA 2015 Hailie Sahar, retrieved 2018-08-03
- ↑ THE HAILIE SAHAR CHANNEL (2016-12-04), Hailie Sahar Queen USA Commercial, retrieved 2018-08-03
External links
- Hailie Sahar on IMDb