Hari Nef

Hari Nef (born October 21, 1992) is an American actress, model, and writer.[3] Nef's breakthrough role was Gittel in the Amazon original series Transparent, for which she was nominated for a SAG award in 2016.[4] She made her runway debut at New York Fashion Week Spring 2015, walking for both Hood By Air and Eckhaus Latta, and subsequently became the first openly transgender woman signed to IMG Models.[5][6] She became the first openly transgender woman to appear on the cover of a major British magazine. Nef has written on a breadth of topics from fine art and film to sex, gender, and trans identity.[7] She lives and works in New York City.

Hari Nef
Nef on the red carpet of the Berlinale 2017 opening film
Born (1992-10-21) October 21, 1992
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma materColumbia University
Occupation
  • Actress
  • model
  • writer
Years active2011–present
Modeling information
Height5 ft 9.5 in (1.77 m)[1]
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorHazel
AgencyIMG Models (New York, Paris, Milan, London, Los Angeles)[2]

Early life and education

Hari Nef was born in Philadelphia[3] into a Jewish family. Her parents are David Neff, an advertising executive,[3][8] and Robin Clebnik.[7] Her parents divorced when she was two and she was raised by her mother in Newton, Massachusetts.[7]

Nef graduated from Columbia University in May 2015 with a degree in theater.[9][10]

Career

Acting

Nef starred as Tante Gittel in the 2015 Emmy-winning television series Transparent. Gittel's character is a Pfefferman family ancestor that lived her life as a cross-dresser in Berlin, Germany during the Weimar Republic and eventually died during the Holocaust.[11] Creator Jill Soloway wrote the part for Nef after the two connected on social media and attended a PFLAG party together.[12]

In 2018, Nef starred as a major lead in Sam Levinson's comedy thriller Assassination Nation.[13] The film stars Odessa Young, Suki Waterhouse, Abra, and Nef. In the same year, she had a recurring role on the Lifetime psychological thriller television series You as Blythe.[14]

In 2018, Nef made her New York theater debut as a lead in Jeremy O. Harris's Daddy.[15]

Writing

Nef's writing has appeared in Artforum, Dazed, Vice, Original Plumbing, and BlackBook.[16][17] She had a regular sex advice/experience column at Sarah Nicole Prickett's Adult magazine and has written profiles on various artists and cultural figures like the painter Nash Glynn.[18][19]

Modeling

In 2014, Nef was on the cover of Frische Magazine.[20] That same year, she was placed at number 68 on Dazed's 100 list.[9] Nef also moved to the top of the Dazed Readers 100, ranking number one overall,[9] and appeared in the i-D Pre-Fall Issue twice.[21]

In 2015, she again walked shows during New York Fashion Week, including Adam Selman, VFiles, Vejas, Degen, and Eckhaus Latta once more.[22][23] In May of the same year, Nef was signed to IMG Models, making her the first openly transgender model signed to that agency.[24][25][26] In the summer of 2015, Nef was cast in the second season of Amazon Prime's Transparent, which debuted in December 2015.[27] She also starred in The Drums' music video "There is Nothing Left" in August.[28] The Forward newspaper included her in the Forward 50, a list of the year's 50 most influential Jewish-Americans.[8]

Elle printed special collectors' covers for their September 2016 issue, and one of them featured Nef, which was the first time an openly transgender woman had been on the cover of a major commercial British magazine.[29]

In January 2017, Nef starred in a television commercial for the L'Oréal Paris True Match line alongside Blake Lively, Lara Stone and Xiao Wen Ju. The campaign was premiered at the 2017 Golden Globe Awards telecast.[30]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2013 Hellaware Cy
2014 She Told Me She Was Dead Amber Mugabe Short film
2015 Self Aware Short film
2015 Family Tree Short film
2016 Crush Clare Short film
2017 A-Z of Hair Short film
2018 Mapplethorpe Tinkerbelle
2018 Assassination Nation Bex Warren
2020 First Date Alex Short film

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Transparent Gittel Recurring role (5 episodes)
2017 Love Advent Herself Episode: "Hari Nef"
2018 You Blythe Recurring role (4 episodes)
2018 Camping Nia Episode: "Up All Night"
2020 Acting for a Cause Polonius Episode: "Hamlet"
2020 Day by Day Annabelle Clarke (voice) Episode: "#AnnabelleClarkeIsOverParty"
2020 Room 104 Katherine Episode: "The Murderer"

References
  1. "Hari Nef - IMG Models". Imgmodels.com. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  2. Ferrier, Morwenna (May 27, 2015). "Top modelling agency IMG signs transgender model Hari Nef". The Guardian. London. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  3. Wellington, Elizabeth (August 12, 2015). "Mirror, Mirror: Philly-born transgender model is breaking down fashion barriers". Philly.com. Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.
  4. "SAG Awards Nominations: Complete List". Variety. December 9, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  5. Dazed (September 10, 2014). "Hari Nef: After Dark at NYFW #2 – visions, revelations". Dazed. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  6. Galore Girl (October 2014). "Hari Nef On Being a Successful Transgender Model in the Binary Fashion Industry". Galore. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  7. Michael Schulman. "Hari Nef, Model Citizen". Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  8. "Forward 50 2015". The Forward. November 7, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  9. Dazed (December 2, 2014). "#68 – Hari Nef". Dazed. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  10. "Campus Character: Hari Nef". Bwog. September 6, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  11. Shattuck, Kathryn (December 2, 2015). "Hari Nef Adds Another Layer to 'Transparent' (Published 2015)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  12. Lambe, Stacy (December 18, 2015). "'Transparent' Breakout Hari Nef Takes Control of Her Story One Instagram at a Time". Medium. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  13. Nicholson, Amy (January 22, 2018). "Sundance Film Review: 'Assassination Nation'". Variety. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  14. Petski, Denise (September 14, 2017). "'You' Casts Hari Nef; Isabel Arraiza Takes 'The Oath'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  15. Brantley, Ben (March 5, 2019). "Review: This 'Daddy' Has Issues. A Pool and Alan Cumming, Too". New York Times. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  16. "Koons, The Koons, and Me: An Encounter with the Art Star Jeff Koons". BlackBook. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  17. "Chelsea Girl". VICE. August 25, 2013. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  18. "About Adult". Adult Mag. Archived from the original on April 1, 2016. Retrieved May 26, 2015.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  19. "January/February 2021 in Artforum". www.e-flux.com. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  20. "FRISCHE Magazine — FRISCHE magazine NO.6—FW14". bigcartel.com. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  21. "meet hari nef, the american actress leading the transgender revolution". i-D. December 29, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  22. "NYFW: Hari Nef, 'New York Needs a Confidence Boost'". styleite.com. February 18, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  23. "NYFW "It Girl" Hari Nef Has Something To Say About Fashion's Fixation With Trans Women". NewNowNext. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  24. "Fashion Shoot's All-Transgender Crew Breaks Another Barrier". TakePart. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  25. Vingan, Alyssa (May 26, 2015), IMG Signs Transgender Model Hari Nef, Fashionista, retrieved May 26, 2015
  26. Hari Nef, IMG Worldwide, 2015, retrieved September 9, 2015
  27. "hari nef and petra collins join season two of transparent - read". i-D. July 13, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  28. "The Drums' "There is Nothing Left" Video Stars Hari Nef". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  29. Hughes, Sarah (June 30, 2016). "Meet Hari Nef: actor, model – and Elle's first transgender cover girl in UK". The Guardian. London. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  30. Richards, Amanda (January 8, 2017). "L'Oreal's Latest True Match Ad Features Hari Nef, Blake Lively, Xiao Wen Ju, Sabina Karlsson & Many More Diverse Faces – VIDEO". Bustle. Retrieved January 9, 2017.

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