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played [[474 (Sleep No More)|474]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story ''[[Sleep No More (TV story)|Sleep No More]]''. | played [[474 (Sleep No More)|474]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story ''[[Sleep No More (TV story)|Sleep No More]]''. | ||
She | She was a comedian and had 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 | She was 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 was 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 13:27, 20 October 2021
Bethany Black (born 24 December 1978[1]) played 474 in the Doctor Who television story Sleep No More.
She was a comedian and had previously appeared in Russell T Davies' series Cucumber and Banana, the former of which also starred Cyril Nri.
She was notable for being the first openly transgender actor to appear in Doctor Who.[2] Outside of the DWU, Black was 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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Footnotes
- ↑ Doctor Who Guide
- ↑ Wyatt, Daisy (6 August 2015). Doctor Who casts first transgender actor Bethany Black. The Independent. Retrieved on 10 October 2018.
