May Simón Lifschitz is an

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and transgender

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of Danish and Argentinian descent. She is known from

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'', where she plays Chanel, and Danish productions '' Wild Witch'', '' Yes No Maybe'', and ''

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''.

Career

Lifschitz began her modeling career when she was 16. She worked on campaigns for Adidas, and became the second

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model to work on a

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campaign, following

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. She began acting in 2015. Show writer

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told a fan that Lifschitz was pleased with the ''Warrior Nun'' script specifically because it doesn't mention that she is transgender, which is very unusual for transgender roles. She also plays Forcer Wallik in Apple TV's Foundation.

Personal life

Lifschitz was born in

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but grew up in Denmark. Her mother is Danish and her father is Argentinian, and she holds a Danish citizenship.

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@itmaybemay
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