Trace Lysette

Trace Lysette

Born: October 2, 1987
in Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Trace Lysette is an American actress, producer, recording artist, and trans advocate best known for her recurring role as Shea on Amazon's critically acclaimed series Transparent, and Tracey in the feature film Hustlers. She also featured in the Netflix documentary Disclosure as herself.

She has also guest starred in other productions such as Midnight Texas, Pose, Drunk History and Tarell Alvin McRainy’s David Makes Man A product of the New York City house and ball culture scene, she has and continues to be a voice for trans and other marginalized folks in Hollywood and beyond.

Movies for Trace Lysette...

Monica
Title: Monica
Character: Monica
Released: May 12, 2023
Type: Movie
After years of estrangement, a trans woman returns home to help care for her dying mother.
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Title: Quantum Leap
Character: Kate
Released: September 19, 2022
Type: TV
It's been nearly 30 years since Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished. Now, a new team, led by physicist Ben Song, has been assembled to restart the project in hope of understanding the mysteries behind the machine and the man who created it. Everything changes, however, when Ben makes an unauthorized leap into the past, leaving the team behind to solve the mystery of why he did it.
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Title: Q-Force
Character: Toluca Lake (voice)
Released: September 2, 2021
Type: TV
A gay superspy and his scrappy LGBTQ squad fight to prove themselves to the agency that underestimated them. Today, West Hollywood… tomorrow, the world!
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Venus as a Boy
Title: Venus as a Boy
Character: Hendrix
Released: June 14, 2021
Type: Movie
Fresh off a heartbreak, enigmatic starving artist Hunter and alluring, confident Ruby have a whirlwind romance in Venice Beach, but can it survive the harsh realities of her glitzy NYC art world?
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Disclosure
Title: Disclosure
Character: Self - Actress / Producer
Released: June 19, 2020
Type: Movie
An investigation of how Hollywood's fabled stories have deeply influenced how Americans feel about transgender people, and how transgender people have been taught to feel about themselves.
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Transparent: Musicale Finale
Title: Transparent: Musicale Finale
Character: Shea
Released: September 27, 2019
Type: Movie
When the Pfeffermans face a life-changing loss, they begin a journey hilarious and melancholy, brazen and bold. As they face this new transition, they confront grief and come together to celebrate connection, joy, and transformation.
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Hustlers
Title: Hustlers
Character: Tracey
Released: September 12, 2019
Type: Movie
A crew of savvy former strip club employees band together to turn the tables on their Wall Street clients.
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Title: The Kelly Clarkson Show
Released: September 9, 2019
Type: TV
Kelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well as emerging new talent and everyday people who are beacons of hope in their communities.
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Title: David Makes Man
Character: Femi
Released: August 14, 2019
Type: TV
A 14-year-old prodigy's mother relies on him to find a way out of poverty, but he is haunted by the death of his friend; he must choose between the streets that raised him or the higher education that may offer him a way out.
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Title: POSE
Character: Clothing Store Saleswoman
Released: June 3, 2018
Type: TV
A dance musical that explores the juxtaposition of several segments of 1980s life and society in New York: the ball culture world, the rise of the luxury Trump-era universe and the downtown social and literary scene.
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Title: POSE
Character: Tess
Released: June 3, 2018
Type: TV
A dance musical that explores the juxtaposition of several segments of 1980s life and society in New York: the ball culture world, the rise of the luxury Trump-era universe and the downtown social and literary scene.
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The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
Title: The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
Character: Self
Released: March 1, 2018
Type: Movie
Documentary exploring The Advocate's role at the forefront of the LGBT movement in the U.S.
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Coffee House Chronicles: The Movie
Title: Coffee House Chronicles: The Movie
Character: Rachel
Released: May 7, 2016
Type: Movie
This film, based on the web series, features nine vignettes in the lives of LGBT people as they date and hook up in Los Angeles.
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Title: Blunt Talk
Character: Gisele
Released: August 22, 2015
Type: TV
A British newscaster moves to Los Angeles with his alcoholic manservant and the baggage of several failed marriages to host a sanctimonious talk show.
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Title: I Am Cait
Character: Self
Released: July 26, 2015
Type: TV
Caitlyn Jenner's first public appearance since her transition included making an impassioned, heartfelt speech at the ESPY Awards about the need for understanding transgender issues and "accepting people for who they are." For her part, Caitlyn -- formerly known as Bruce Jenner -- eagerly welcomes the responsibility to educate people. Follow Caitlyn Jenner's life as a transgender woman, telling her intimate story as she seeks out her "new normal," while offering a better understanding of many of life's challenges. Most of all, Caitlyn looks forward to living for the first time as the person she feels she was born to be. The docu-series also explores what her transition means for the people closest to her, including her children and stepchildren, and how those relationships are affected.
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Title: Transparent
Character: Shea
Released: September 26, 2014
Type: TV
An LA family with serious boundary issues have their past and future unravel when a dramatic admission causes everyone's secrets to spill out.
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Title: Drunk History
Character: Elizabeth Eden
Released: July 9, 2013
Type: TV
Historical reenactments from A-list talent as told by inebriated storytellers. A unique take on the familiar and less familiar people and events from America’s great past as great moments in history are retold with unforgettable results.
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Title: Drunk History
Character: Sylvia Rivera
Released: July 9, 2013
Type: TV
Historical reenactments from A-list talent as told by inebriated storytellers. A unique take on the familiar and less familiar people and events from America’s great past as great moments in history are retold with unforgettable results.
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Title: RuPaul's Drag Race
Character: Self
Released: February 2, 2009
Type: TV
Join RuPaul, the world's most famous drag queen, as the host, mentor and judge for the ultimate in drag queen competitions. The top drag queens in the U.S. will vie for drag stardom as RuPaul, in full glamazon drag, will reign supreme in all judging and eliminations while helping guide the contestants as they prepare for each challenge.
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Title: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character: Lila
Released: September 20, 1999
Type: TV
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.
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Dope Queens
Title: Dope Queens
Character: Angel
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
A fluorescent, action-packed romantic thriller where three undeniably remarkable friends move to San Francisco after meeting in protective custody. Despite being free, as a chosen family they find themselves locked in a prison of their own making.