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Lana M. Tisdel (born May 28, 1975) [2] is an American woman whose early life and involvement with the December 1993 murders of Brandon Teena, Lisa Lambert, and Phillip DeVine at the hands of John Lotter and Tom Nissen is chronicled in the 1998 documentary The Brandon Teena Story and the 1999 film Boys Don't Cry (which left out DeVine). [3]
Tisdel settled her lawsuit against Fox Searchlight for an undisclosed sum. [114] [116] Sarah Nissen, cousin of murderer Marvin Nissen, was also critical of the film, saying, "There's none of it that's right. It was just weird." [117] Leslie Tisdel, Lana's sister, called the film "a lie of a movie". [115]
Brandon Teena. Brandon Teena[note 1] (December 12, 1972 – December 31, 1993) was an American transgender man who was raped and later, along with Phillip DeVine and Lisa Lambert, murdered in Humboldt, Nebraska, by John Lotter and Tom Nissen. [2][3] His life and death were the subject of the films The Brandon Teena Story and Boys Don't Cry.
Chloë Sevigny filmography. Chloë Sevigny is an American actress and director who made her film debut in the controversial 1995 drama Kids, portraying a teenage girl in inner-city New York who discovers she is HIV -positive. She went on to appear in several independent features, including two directed by her then-boyfriend, Harmony Korine ...
Lana Wachowski (born Larry Wachowski; June 21, 1965) [1] and Lilly Wachowski (born Andy Wachowski; December 29, 1967) [2] are American film and television directors, writers and producers. [3] The sisters are both trans women .
[42] [43] Sevigny played Lana Tisdel, a young woman who fell in love with Teena, initially unaware of the fact that he was a transgender man and continued the relationship after learning about his gender identity. [44] Boys Don't Cry received high praise from critics, and was a moderate box-office success. [45]
Jeannetta Arnette is an American actress. She became known for her television role as Miss Meara on the situation comedy Head of the Class. [1] She has also appeared in numerous films, including 1992's Ladybugs and 1999's Boys Don't Cry, [2] and guest-starring roles on television.
Big Noise. Musical artist. Ashley Michelle Tisdale (born July 2, 1985) is an American actress and singer. During her childhood, she was featured in over 100 advertisements and had minor roles on-screen and in theatre. She achieved mainstream success as Maddie Fitzpatrick in the Disney Channel teen sitcom The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (2005–2008).