# Morgana Ignis

Morgana Gwendolyn Ignis (born May 19, 1989) is an American actress and writer. She starred as Claire Atlas in the webseries Class Acts, as Fay in Dracula’s Ex-Girlfriend, and voices Sallie May on the animated series Helluva Boss.

## Early life

Ignis grew up in Los Angeles, California. Throughout her teen years, she spent her time working in her father's music studio. assisting at comic book shops, helping host and promote underground art shows and punk clubs, and touring the country performing characters on stage and selling merchandise for the band Stolen Babies. Morgana eventually pursued her acting ambitions further through improv and theater workshops.

## Career

She worked as a stop motion animator in shows like Robot Chicken and Moral Orel before studying acting and movement, which led to a career playing creatures and other inhuman characters in sci-fi and horror films, as well a professional cosplayer in conventions.
She starred as Severus Snape in the 2016 short fan film Severus Snape and the Marauders. She is also known for her work on the comedy horror show Stan Against Evil, where she plays multiple recurring characters.
Ignis began working at The Jim Henson Company after Kirk Thatcher brought her as the body performer in The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell for the werewolf Edgar and later on the Disney Plus series Earth to Ned co-puppeteering Ned. She came out professionally as trans fem during the production of Earth to Ned.

### Helluva Boss and collaboration with Brandon Rogers

Starting in 2021 she voiced the character Sallie May on the animated YouTube series Helluva Boss, while also being consulted on the character's transgender representation by the production team. Ignis explained that the character of Sallie May is one of her favorite characters she's ever played. She said that the development of Sallie May's appearance, relationship with her sister Millie and particularly the writing and storyline of the Ignis written short, Hell's Belles, is an authentic and meaningful form of representation for her own life as a trans woman.
She befriended Brandon Rogers through her work on Helluva Boss and they began working together on-camera for his Streamy Award Winning series Bryce, where Morgana played the character Florence. From there she worked with him on the choose your own adventure series You Broke the News and then co-starred in the series Class Acts as Claire Atlas.
She is currently the Head of Merchandise, Licensing, and Creative Partnerships for SpindleHorse Toons
Ignis co-stars in Abigail Thorn's short film Dracula's Ex-Girlfriend along with Brandon Rogers, who also stars in Helluva Boss.

## Personal life

Ignis is a trans woman and lesbian. She came out as trans fem in 2009 and presented fluidly in her career until coming out professionally during the production of Earth to Ned.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes / Ref |
| 2016 | Severus Snape and the Marauders | Severus Snape | Lead role |
| 2017 | The Sandman | Sandman | Supporting role |
| 2018 | Cucuy:The Boogeyman | The Cucuy | Supporting role |
| 2022 | Moon Garden | Teeth | Supporting role |
| 2022 | Satanic Hispanics | King Zombie (segment “The Hammer of Zanzibar”) | Supporting role |
| 2024 | Dracula's Ex-Girlfriend | Fay | Lead role |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes / Ref |
| 2016-2018 | Stan Against Evil | Stella Stanas | Recurring Guest Star |
| 2016-2018 | Stan Against Evil | The Baphomet | Recurring Guest Star |
| 2016-2018 | Stan Against Evil | Ida Putnam | Recurring Guest Star |
| 2016-2018 | Stan Against Evil | Haurus | Recurring Guest Star |
| 2016-2018 | Stan Against Evil | Aged Priscilla | Recurring Guest Star |
| 2016-2018 | Stan Against Evil | Shriveled Corpse | Recurring Guest Star |
| 2016-2018 | Stan Against Evil | Vampire Girl in Red | Recurring Guest Star |
| 2018 | The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell | Edgar | Body performance |
| 2020-2021 | Earth to Ned | Ned | Puppeteer |
| 2021–present | Helluva Boss | Catfish monster | Voice; Co-writer for "Helluva Shorts 1: Hell's Belles" |
| 2021–present | Helluva Boss | Sallie May | Voice; Co-writer for "Helluva Shorts 1: Hell's Belles" |
| 2022 | Obi-Wan Kenobi | Unnamed long-necked alien | Puppeteer |
| 2023 | BRYCE | Florence | Supporting Cast |
| 2023 | You Broke the News | Madame Marene | Supporting Cast |
| 2024 | The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse | Darak | Voice; English dub |
| 2024 | Class Acts | Claire Atlas | Ensemble Cast |