Hari Nef
Hari Nef (born October 21, 1992)[3] is an American actress, model, and writer.[4] Nef's breakthrough role was Gittel in the Amazon original series Transparent, for which she was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in 2016.[5]
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Nef in 2017 | |
| Born | October 21, 1992 |
| Alma mater | Columbia University (BA) |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
| Modeling information | |
| Height | 5 ft 9.5 in (1.77 m)[1] |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Hazel |
| Agency | IMG Models (worldwide)[2] |
She made her runway debut at New York Fashion Week Spring 2015, walking for both Hood By Air and Eckhaus Latta, and subsequently became the first openly transgender woman signed to IMG Models.[6][7] She became the first openly transgender woman to appear on the cover of a major British magazine. Nef has written on a breadth of topics from fine art and film to sex, gender, and transgender identity.[8] She lives and works in New York City.
Early life and education
Hari Nef was born in Philadelphia[4] into a Jewish family. Her parents are David Neff, an advertising executive,[4][9] and Robin Clebnik.[8] Her parents divorced when she was two and she was raised by her mother in Newton, Massachusetts.[8]
Nef graduated from Columbia University in May 2015 with a degree in theater.[10][11]
Career
Acting
Nef starred as Tante Gittel in the 2015 Emmy-winning television series Transparent. Gittel's character is a Pfefferman family ancestor that lived her life as a cross-dresser in Berlin, Germany during the Weimar Republic and eventually was murdered during the Holocaust.[12] Creator Joey Soloway wrote the part for Nef after the two connected on social media and attended a PFLAG party together.[13] She received a 2016 SAG Award nomination for the role.[14]
In 2018, Nef starred as a major lead in Sam Levinson's comedy thriller Assassination Nation.[15] The film stars Nef alongside Odessa Young, Suki Waterhouse, and Abra. In the same year, she had a recurring role as Blythe on the Lifetime psychological thriller television series You.[16] In 2018, Nef made her New York theater debut as a lead in Jeremy O. Harris' Daddy.[17]
In 2022, Nef starred in the comedy film 1Up, alongside Ruby Rose, Paris Berelc, Taylor Zakhar Perez, and Nicholas Coombe.[18] In August, it was announced that Nef would portray Candy Darling in a biopic from Transparent writer Stephanie Kornick.[19]
Later that year, Nef returned to the stage and starred in Denis Johnson's play, Des Moines, at the Polonsky Shakespeare Center in Brooklyn.[20] She performed in Thomas Bradshaw's debut of his adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s classic play, The Seagull, alongside Parker Posey, Patrick Foley, and Nat Wolff in spring 2023.[21]
Nef starred in the 2023 HBO drama series The Idol followed by a role in Barbie directed by Greta Gerwig.[22][23]
Writing
Nef has written profiles on various artists and cultural figures including director John Waters, singer/actress Cristina Ortiz Rodriguez, Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi's Spanish biographical series Veneno, and painter Nash Glynn.[24][25] Nef wrote a regular sex advice and experience column for Sarah Nicole Prickett's Adult magazine. Her writing has appeared in Artforum, Dazed, Vice, Original Plumbing, L'Officiel, and BlackBook.[26][27]
Modeling
In 2014, Nef was on the cover of Frische Magazine.[28] That same year, she was placed at number 68 on Dazed's 100 list.[10] Nef also moved to the top of the Dazed Readers 100, ranking number one overall,[10] and appeared in the i-D Pre-Fall Issue twice.[29]
In 2015, she again walked shows during New York Fashion Week, including Adam Selman, VFiles, Vejas, Degen, and Eckhaus Latta once more.[30][31] In May of the same year, Nef was signed to IMG Models, making her the first openly transgender model signed to that agency.[32][33][34] In the summer of 2015, Nef was cast in the second season of Amazon Prime's Transparent, which debuted in December 2015.[35] She also starred in The Drums' music video "There Is Nothing Left" in August.[36] The Forward newspaper included her in the Forward 50, a list of the year's 50 most influential Jewish-Americans.[9]
Elle printed special collectors' covers for their September 2016 issue, and one of them featured Nef, which was the first time an openly transgender woman had been on the cover of a major commercial British magazine.[37]
In January 2017, Nef starred in a television commercial for the L'Oréal Paris True Match line alongside Blake Lively, Lara Stone, and Xiao Wen Ju. The campaign was premiered at the 2017 Golden Globe Awards telecast.[38]
Nef walked nine runways at Spring/Summer 2023's Fashion Month in New York.[14]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Hellaware | Cy | |
| 2014 | She Told Me She Was Dead | Amber Mugabe | Short film |
| 2015 | Self Aware | Hari | Short film |
| Family Tree | Hari | Short film | |
| 2016 | Crush | Clare | Short film |
| 2017 | A–Z of Hair | Short film | |
| 2018 | Mapplethorpe | Tinkerbelle | |
| Assassination Nation | Bex Warren | ||
| 2020 | First Date | Alex | Short film |
| 2022 | 1Up | Sloane | |
| Meet Cute | Chai | ||
| 2023 | Barbie | Doctor Barbie | |
| Bad Things | Cal | ||
| TBA | Who Am I? † | Depression | Post-production |
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Transparent | Gittel | Recurring role |
| 2017 | Love Advent | Herself | Episode: "Hari Nef" |
| 2018 | You | Blythe | Recurring role |
| Camping | Nia | Episode: "Up All Night" | |
| 2020 | Acting for a Cause | Polonius | Episode: "Hamlet" |
| Room 104 | Katherine | Episode: "The Murderer" | |
| 2022 | And Just Like That... | Rabbi Jen | Episode: "Seeing the Light" |
| The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | L. Roy Dunham | Episode: "Maisel vs. Lennon: The Cut Contest" | |
| 2023 | Extrapolations | Anna | Episode: "2068: The Going-Away Party" |
| The Idol | Talia | Recurring role |
Theater
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Daddy | Alessia |
| 2022 | Des Moines | Jimmy |
| 2023 | The Seagull/Woodstock, NY | Sasha |
Podcasts
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Day by Day | Annabelle Clarke (voice) | Episode: "#AnnabelleClarkeIsOverParty" |
References
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- ^ Ferrier, Morwenna (May 27, 2015). "Top modelling agency IMG signs transgender model Hari Nef". The Guardian. London. from the original on May 24, 2019. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
- ^ "Inside Hari Nef's Birthday Party in New York City". W Magazine. October 25, 2021. from the original on May 30, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- ^ a b c Wellington, Elizabeth (August 12, 2015). "Mirror, Mirror: Philly-born transgender model is breaking down fashion barriers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ "SAG Awards Nominations: Complete List". Variety. December 9, 2015. from the original on June 18, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
- ^ "Hari Nef: After Dark at NYFW #2 – visions, revelations". Dazed. September 10, 2014. from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
- ^ Galore Girl (October 2014). "Hari Nef On Being a Successful Transgender Model in the Binary Fashion Industry". Galore. from the original on July 11, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
- ^ a b c Schulman, Michael (September 18, 2016). "Hari Nef, Model Citizen". The New Yorker. from the original on November 28, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
- ^ a b "Forward 50 2015". The Forward. November 7, 2015. from the original on July 13, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
- ^ a b c Dazed (December 2, 2014). "#68 – Hari Nef". Dazed. from the original on May 24, 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
- ^ "Campus Character: Hari Nef". Bwog. September 6, 2014. from the original on May 22, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
- ^ Shattuck, Kathryn (December 2, 2015). "Hari Nef Adds Another Layer to 'Transparent' (Published 2015)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- ^ Lambe, Stacy (December 18, 2015). "'Transparent' Breakout Hari Nef Takes Control of Her Story One Instagram at a Time". Medium. from the original on January 8, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- ^ a b Becker, Morgan (November 29, 2022). "Hari Nef and Lena Dunham on the complicated communion of performance". Document Journal. from the original on December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- ^ Nicholson, Amy (January 22, 2018). "Sundance Film Review: 'Assassination Nation'". Variety. from the original on June 16, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
- ^ Petski, Denise (September 14, 2017). "'You' Casts Hari Nef; Isabel Arraiza Takes 'The Oath'". Deadline Hollywood. from the original on June 22, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
- ^ Brantley, Ben (March 5, 2019). "Review: This 'Daddy' Has Issues. A Pool and Alan Cumming, Too". The New York Times. from the original on May 24, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
- ^ Rude, Mey (January 29, 2021). "Ruby Rose Replaces Elliot Page in '1Up,' Upcoming Esports Comedy". Out. from the original on February 21, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- ^ Cordero, Rosy (August 2, 2022). "Hari Nef To Portray Candy Darling In Biopic From 'Transparent' Writer Stephanie Kornick". Deadline. from the original on December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- ^ Phillips, Maya (December 17, 2022). "'Des Moines' Review: Drowning in the Drink". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. from the original on December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- ^ "Parker Posey, Hari Nef, and More Cast in World Premiere of The Seagull/Woodstock, NY | TheaterMania". www.theatermania.com. from the original on December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- ^ Hess, Liam (July 6, 2022). "Hari Nef Is Having a Moment in the Hair Color of the Season". Vogue. from the original on July 22, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ Donnelly, Matt (April 14, 2022). "Margot Robbie's 'Barbie' Casts 'And Just Like That' Actor Hari Nef (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. from the original on April 14, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
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- ^ "NYFW: Hari Nef, 'New York Needs a Confidence Boost'". styleite.com. February 18, 2015. from the original on March 24, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
- ^ Tharrett, Matthew. "NYFW "It Girl" Hari Nef Has Something To Say About Fashion's Fixation With Trans Women". NewNowNext. from the original on February 21, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
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- ^ Hari Nef, IMG Worldwide, 2015, from the original on September 7, 2015, retrieved September 9, 2015
- ^ "hari nef and petra collins join season two of transparent - read". i-D. July 13, 2015. from the original on November 27, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
- ^ "The Drums' "There is Nothing Left" Video Stars Hari Nef". Pitchfork. August 12, 2015. from the original on March 1, 2020. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
- ^ Hughes, Sarah (June 30, 2016). "Meet Hari Nef: actor, model – and Elle's first transgender cover girl in UK". The Guardian. London. from the original on May 2, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
- ^ Richards, Amanda (January 8, 2017). "L'Oreal's Latest True Match Ad Features Hari Nef, Blake Lively, Xiao Wen Ju, Sabina Karlsson & Many More Diverse Faces – VIDEO". Bustle. from the original on January 10, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
Further reading
- Shattuck, Kathryn (December 2, 2015). "Hari Nef Adds Another Layer to 'Transparent'". New York Times. No. December 2, 2015. Interview with Nef
- Fey, Shon (2016). "Hari Nef is not your poster girl". Dazed.
- Weaver, Hilary (September 7, 2016). "Hari Nef Says Her Friend Lena Dunham Gave Her Advice for Her Skyrocketing Career". Vanity Fair.
External links
- Hari Nef August 16, 2017, at the Wayback Machine at IMG Models
- Hari Nef at IMDb