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Morgana Gwendolyn Ignis (born May 19, 1989) is an American actress and writer. She starred as Claire Atlas in the
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'' Class Acts'', as Fay in '' Dracula's Ex-Girlfriend'', and voices Sallie May on the animated series ''
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''.


Early life

Morgana Gwendolyn Ignis was born on May 19, 1989. Ignis grew up in Los Angeles, California. Throughout her teen years, she spent her time working in her father's music studio. assisting at comic book shops, helping host and promote underground art shows and punk clubs, and touring the country performing characters on stage and selling merchandise for the band
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. Morgana eventually pursued her acting ambitions further through improv and theater workshops.


Career

She worked as a stop motion animator in shows like ''
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'' before studying acting and movement, which led to a career playing creatures and other inhuman characters in sci-fi and horror films, as well a professional cosplayer in conventions. She starred as
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in the 2016 short
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'' Severus Snape and the Marauders''. She is also known for her work on the
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, where she plays multiple recurring characters. Ignis began working at
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after
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brought her as the body performer in ''
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'' for the werewolf Edgar and later on the
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series '' Earth to Ned'' co-puppeteering Ned. She came out professionally as trans fem during the production of Earth to Ned.


''Helluva Boss'' and collaboration with Brandon Rogers

Starting in 2021 she voiced the character Sallie May on the animated YouTube series ''
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'', while also being consulted on the character's transgender representation by the production team. Ignis explained that the character of Sallie May is one of her favorite characters she's ever played. She said that the development of Sallie May's appearance, relationship with her sister Millie and particularly the writing and storyline of the Ignis written short, Hell's Belles, is an authentic and meaningful form of representation for her own life as a trans woman. She befriended Brandon Rogers through her work on ''Helluva Boss'' and they began working together on-camera for his Streamy Award Winning series ''Bryce'', where Morgana played the character Florence. From there she worked with him on the choose your own adventure series ''You Broke the News'' and then co-starred in the series ''Class Acts'' as Claire Atlas. She is currently the Head of Merchandise and Licensing for
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Ignis co-stars in
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's short film ''Dracula's Ex-Girlfriend'' along with Brandon Rogers, who also stars in ''Helluva Boss.''


Personal life

Ignis is a trans woman and lesbian. She came out as trans fem in 2009 and presented fluidly in her career until coming out professionally during the production of Earth to Ned.


Filmography


Film


Television


References


External links

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