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She is a comedian and has previously appeared in [[Russell T Davies]]' series ''{{iw|cucumber-banana-tofu|Cucumber}}'' and ''{{iw|cucumber-banana-tofu|Banana}}'', the former of which also starred [[Cyril Nri]]. | She is a comedian and has previously appeared in [[Russell T Davies]]' series ''{{iw|cucumber-banana-tofu|Cucumber}}'' and ''{{iw|cucumber-banana-tofu|Banana}}'', the former of which also starred [[Cyril Nri]]. | ||
She is notable for being the first openly [[transgender]] actor to appear in ''Doctor Who.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/doctor-who-casts-first-transgender-actor-bethany-black-10443832.html|title=Doctor Who casts first transgender actor Bethany Black|author=Wyatt, Daisy|date of source=6 August 2015|website name=The Independent|accessdate=10 October 2018}}</ref> Outside of the [[DWU]], Black is also notable for being the first trans actor to play a trans character in a starring role on British television, as well as the first on US network television, due to her role in ''Banana''. | She is notable for being the first openly [[transgender]] actor to appear in ''Doctor Who.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/doctor-who-casts-first-transgender-actor-bethany-black-10443832.html|title=Doctor Who casts first transgender actor Bethany Black|author=Wyatt, Daisy|date of source=6 August 2015|website name=The Independent|accessdate=10 October 2018}}</ref> Outside of the [[DWU]], Black is also notable for being the first trans actor to play a trans character in a starring role on British television, as well as the first to do so on US network television, due to her role in ''Banana''. | ||
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Revision as of 21:19, 22 September 2019
Bethany Black played 474 in the Doctor Who television story Sleep No More.
She is a comedian and has previously appeared in Russell T Davies' series Cucumber and Banana, the former of which also starred Cyril Nri.
She is notable for being the first openly transgender actor to appear in Doctor Who.[1] Outside of the DWU, Black is also notable for being the first trans actor to play a trans character in a starring role on British television, as well as the first to do so on US network television, due to her role in Banana.
Footnotes
- ↑ Wyatt, Daisy (6 August 2015). Doctor Who casts first transgender actor Bethany Black. The Independent. Retrieved on 10 October 2018.
