Jamie Clayton (born January 15, 1978) is an American actress and model. She currently stars in the Netflix series Sensnse8.
Biography
Clayton was born and raised in San Diego, California. Her father Howard was a criminal defense attorney, and her mother Shelley is an event planner. She moved to New York to pursue a career as a makeup artist when she was 19.
Clayton is a trans woman. In 2011, she was honored by Out magazine as part of their annual "Out 100" awards.
Career
In 2010, Clayton was the makeup artist and co-host on VH1's first makeover show TRANSform Me. The following year, she played the recurring role of Kyla in the third season of the HBO series Hung. In 2012, Clayton played the lead role of Michelle Darnell on the Emmy Award winning interactive web series Dirty Work and the role of Carla Favers on the TV series Are We There Yet? She also narrated the audiobook for the young-adult George about a young trans girl.
Clayton currently stars as one of the eight main characters in the Netflix original television series Sense8 that premiered on June 5, 2015. In Sense8 she plays Nomi Marks, a San Francisco transgender female political blogger and hacker.
Clayton appears in the 2016 film The Neon Demon
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