Alexandra Billings reveals that she was originally cast as the lead for “Trans America”

Alexandra Billings reveals the secret behind the 2005 “Transamerica” ​​casting.

The actress talked about Bevy Smith and SiriusXM’s “Bevelations” about the expression of the transgender people in Hollywood and the big role she lost.

According to the organizer, the transgender actress Billings originally starred in the protagonist of “Transamerica,” with a transgender woman playing that role while respecting Felicity Huffman. Was hoping for.

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“So when I appeared in that movie, the writer who was really great was very honest with me,” Alex, I can’t make a movie with you, you’re not that famous. You can’t do that, so if you’re going to make a movie, you have to cast Felicity, “Billings recalled. “I remember talking to him in that conversation. [Tucker], I’m broken heart, but at least it’s made. At least it will be done. “

She then happened to reveal that she actually met Huffman at dinner a few years ago, and the actress was unaware that she had played that role from Billings.

“We met randomly at this supper, and we randomly-again, this is how the universe works-sit next to each other,” she said. “I told her the whole story, but she didn’t know anything. She regretted. She said,” I didn’t know you were playing that role. “

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At the age of 60, she didn’t blame Huffman for casting, but now that she knows, she wanted to help Huffman in the case of casting transgender people in the movie.

“I said,’It’s perfectly fine, but this is the problem.’ Not only are there transgender people, but telling people that our story needs to be told by us. We need to infiltrate this information deeply into Hollywood’s madness so that we can do it, “she added.