Our Lady J

Our Lady J
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
Instruments Piano, voice
Website ourladyj.com

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

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014Watch What Happens: LiveHerselfEpisode with Rachel Zoe and Isaac Mizrahi
2014True Trans with Laura Jane GraceHerselfEpisode: "Not Alone"
2014RuPaul's Drag Race (season 6)HerselfGuest pianist, episode: "Shade: The Rusical"
2015RuPaul's Drag Race (season 7)HerselfGuest pianist, episode: "Divine Inspiration"
TransparentYornaMultiple episodes
2015 - Transparent Writer/Producer Multiple episodes
2018 Pose Writer/Producer Multiple episodes
Sherilyn Episode: "Love Is the Message"

References

  1. ↑ Ennis, Dawn (December 4, 2014). "Transparent Creator on Show's First Trans Writer". The Advocate.
  2. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (2017-10-25). "FX's 'Pose': Ryan Murphy Sets Largest Transgender Cast Ever For Scripted Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
  3. ↑ "Transparent writer on plotting her own journey". Interlochen Center for the Arts.
  4. ↑ "Our Lady J Evolves, One Dolly Parton Cover at a Time". New York Times. December 10, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Our Lady J, Transparent's first trans writer, discusses becoming part of the family". Los Angeles Times. December 11, 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Our Lady J's 'Picture of a Man' Album Indiegogo Campaign Features Celebrity Friends". Huff Post. May 24, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Our Lady J on Gender, Discrimination, & Hollywood Starting to "Get It Right"". INTO. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
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