Our Lady J

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Our Lady J
Our Lady J performs at the 2016 Trans Day of Visibility celebration in San Francisco
Our Lady J performs at the 2016 Trans Day of Visibility celebration in San Francisco
Background information
Born1978 (age 43–44)
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
GenresPiano
Occupation(s)
  • Pianist
  • writer
  • singer-songwriter
Instruments
  • Piano
  • voice
Websiteourladyj.com

Our Lady J (born 1978) is an American classical pianist, television writer, and singer-songwriter. She is a writer and producer for the television series Transparent and Pose.[1][2]

Our Lady J in 2018

Born in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania in 1978, Our Lady J attended Interlochen Center for the Arts from 1994 to 1996, majoring in piano during her junior and senior years of high school.[3] In 2000, she moved to New York City, where she freelanced as an accompanist.[4] In 2004, J became the musical director and accompanist for the Broadway performer Natalie Joy Johnson and came out as transgender.[5] She grew to popularity in 2013 when releasing her critically acclaimed first studio album, Picture of a Man.[6] Our Lady J has played piano at Carnegie Hall, American Ballet Theatre, and for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.[7]

Discography[]

  • Picture of a Man (2013)[6]

Filmography[]

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Watch What Happens: Live Herself Episode with Rachel Zoe and Isaac Mizrahi
2014 Herself Episode: "Not Alone"
2014 RuPaul's Drag Race (season 6) Herself Guest pianist, episode: "Shade: The Rusical"
2015 RuPaul's Drag Race (season 7) Herself Guest pianist, episode: "Divine Inspiration"
Transparent Yorna Multiple episodes
2015 - 2017 Transparent Writer/Producer Multiple episodes
2018 - 2021 Pose Writer/Producer Multiple episodes
Sherilyn Episode: "Love Is the Message"
2021 Fantasy Island Story Writer Episode: "His and Hers" / "The Heartbreak Hotel"

Personal life[]

Our Lady J is HIV-positive.[8] She identifies as a transgender woman and nonbinary.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ Ennis, Dawn (December 4, 2014). "Transparent Creator on Show's First Trans Writer". The Advocate.
  2. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 25, 2017). "FX's 'Pose': Ryan Murphy Sets Largest Transgender Cast Ever For Scripted Series". Deadline. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  3. ^ "Transparent writer on plotting her own journey". Interlochen Center for the Arts.
  4. ^ "Our Lady J Evolves, One Dolly Parton Cover at a Time". New York Times. December 10, 2014.
  5. ^ "Our Lady J, Transparent's first trans writer, discusses becoming part of the family". Los Angeles Times. December 11, 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Our Lady J's 'Picture of a Man' Album Indiegogo Campaign Features Celebrity Friends". Huff Post. May 24, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  7. ^ "Our Lady J on Gender, Discrimination, & Hollywood Starting to "Get It Right"". INTO. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  8. ^ "Pose Producer Lady J On Being Trans, Poz, and Powerful in Hollywood". www.hivplusmag.com. October 19, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  9. ^ Our Lady J [@ourladyj] (March 8, 2020). "Happy International Women's Day. I never take my womanhood for granted, having spent most of my life fighting to be respected and seen as a…". Retrieved September 19, 2020 – via Instagram.

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