Jordan Todosey
Jordan Todosey ( , born February 8, 1995) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role as the first transgender character, , on the long-running TV series "" and as Lizzie McDonald on "Life with Derek". Early life. Todosey was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and began working as a child actor at a young age, making appearances in series such as "Instant Star" (2004–2008), "Life with Derek" (2005–2009) and "Flashpoint" (2008–2012)"." Career. Section::::"Degrassi". Todosey is perhaps best known for playing a transgender character, Adam Torres, in the "Degrassi" franchise, becoming the first actor to portray  a transgender character in the show's 30-year history. For her performance, Todosey won a Gemini Award in 2011, for Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series, and the two-part episode "My Body Is a Cage" has also been widely recognized, including winning a Peabody Award in 2011, citing that Todosey "beautifully portrayed" a transgender character. When Todosey's character was killed off from the series in 2013, controversy ensued, including a statement from GLAAD condemning the decision to kill off Todosey's character, while also calling Todosey's performance "authentic, multi-dimensional..." Linda  Schuyler, one of the show's creators, defended the choice to kill the character, saying in a statement that Todosey's storyline "will affect even more lives in an authentic way…" Other work. Todosey played Lizzie McDonald in the series "Life with Derek" and the spin-off movie "Vacation with Derek". She also appeared in one episode of "Flashpoint"; in "The Pacifier" as a Firefly (Girl Scout); and in "The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio" as Tuff Ryan at 9 years old. She also voiced the main character, Willa, on the animated TV series "Willa's Wild Life". She starred  in "Santa Baby" as Amelia. In 2015, she co-starred with Henry Rollins and Boo Boo Stewart in the thriller "He Never Died". She is currently appearing as Tracey in "Between" and also recently appears in "Murdoch Mysteries".