Nicole Maines

Maines is one of those rare figures whose biography itself is a turning point. Before she ever acted, she was the plaintiff in a landmark Maine court case defending transgender students' rights, and she carried that courage straight into a screen career and into writing comics. I find that combination genuinely moving: activist, performer, and author all at once, refusing to let a hard origin story stay hidden. Representation matters most when it comes from someone who has lived the fight, and she has. I expect her real legacy will outlast any single role.

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Name (English)

Nicole Maines

Name (Japanese)

ニコール・メインズ

Reading

にこーる・めいんず

Born

October 7, 1997 (age 29)

Origin

Gloversville, New York, United States

Occupation

actor / television actor / LGBTQ rights activist / comics artist

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Ox

University

University of Maine

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/nicoleamaines/
• Xhttps://x.com/NicoleAMaines
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicole%20Maines
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8B%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q33124715

Tags

• New York
• actor
• television actor
• LGBTQ rights activist

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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