Hari Nef
Hari Nef (born October 21, 1992) is an American actress, model, and writer. Nef's breakthrough role was Gittel in the Amazon original series "Transparent", for which she was nominated for a SAG award in 2016. 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. 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. She lives and works in New York City. Early life and education. Hari Nef was born in Philadelphia into a Jewish family. Her parents are David Neff, an advertising executive, and Robin Clebnik. Her parents divorced when she was two and she was raised by her mother in Newton, Massachusetts. Nef graduated from Columbia University in May 2015 with a degree in theater. 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. Creator Joey Soloway wrote the part for Nef after the two connected on social media and attended a PFLAG party together. In 2018, Nef starred as a major lead in Sam Levinson's comedy thriller "Assassination Nation". 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". In 2018, Nef made her New York theater debut as a lead in Jeremy O. Harris' "Daddy". Nef  is scheduled to star in the upcoming American comedy film, "1Up", alongside Ruby Rose, Paris Berelc, Taylor Zakhar Perez, and Nicholas Coombe. Writing. Nef has written profiles on various artists and cultural figures including director John Waters, singer/actress Cristina Ortiz Rodriguez, and painter Nash Glynn. 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". Modeling. In 2014, Nef was on the cover of "Frische Magazine". That same year, she was placed at number 68 on "Dazed"s 100 list. Nef  also moved to the top of the Dazed Readers 100, ranking number one overall, and appeared in the i-D Pre-Fall Issue twice. In 2015, she again walked shows during New York Fashion Week, including Adam Selman, VFiles, Vejas, Degen, and Eckhaus Latta once more. In May of the same year, Nef was signed to IMG Models, making her the first openly transgender model signed to that agency. In the summer of 2015, Nef was cast in the second season of Amazon Prime's "Transparent", which debuted in December 2015. She also starred in The Drums' music video "There  Is Nothing Left" in August. "The Forward" newspaper included her in the Forward 50, a list of the year's 50 most influential Jewish-Americans. "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. 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. Hari Nef Hari