Why Mj Rodriguez Now Goes by Full Name Michaela Jae Rodriguez
Not long after landing a best actress Emmy nomination for Pose, a history-making first for a transgender performer, series star Mj Rodriguez, 30, dropped the nickname in favor of going by her full name, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez.
“People have called me Mj ever since I was a child because I got it from Spider-Man, but at this point in my life, becoming a grown woman, I need people to see the person that is behind Mj. I want them to know that there’s more to me than just the characters I play,” she says, referencing her Pose character Blanca and the ...
“People have called me Mj ever since I was a child because I got it from Spider-Man, but at this point in my life, becoming a grown woman, I need people to see the person that is behind Mj. I want them to know that there’s more to me than just the characters I play,” she says, referencing her Pose character Blanca and the ...
- 11/17/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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