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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]
She met Lana Tisdel at a convenience store and interviewed her at Tisdel's home. Tisdel, who began dating Brandon just two weeks before he was murdered, was 19 years old at the time of the murders and lived in Falls City with her mother. Peirce also interviewed Tisdel's mother and Brandon's acquaintances.
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 .
11 years in prison. Cazares: 6 years in prison. Gwen Amber Rose Araujo (February 24, 1985 – October 4, 2002) [1] was an American teenager who was murdered in Newark, California at the age of 17. [2] She was murdered by four men, two of whom she had been sexually intimate with, who beat and strangled her after discovering that she was transgender.
THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: The ‘Million Dollar Baby’ star defied the odds to become a double Oscar winner. She speaks to Annabel Nugent about her personal connection to her new heart-wrenching ...
She went on to appear in several independent features, including two directed by her then-boyfriend, Harmony Korine (writer of Kids): Gummo (1997) and Julien Donkey-Boy (1998), before obtaining a lead role as Lana Tisdel in Boys Don't Cry (1999), a fact-based drama about the murder of trans man Brandon Teena.
Chloë Stevens Sevigny (/ ˈ s ɛ v ə n i /, born November 18, 1974) is an American actress, model, and fashion designer. Known for her work in independent films, often appearing in controversial or experimental features, Sevigny is the recipient of several accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, a Satellite Award, an Independent Spirit Award, as well as nominations for an Academy Award ...
Janet McTeer, Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy winner. Tom Cruise, Best Supporting Actor winner. Angelina Jolie, Best Supporting Actress winner. James Gandolfini, Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama winner. Edie Falco, Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama winner. Michael J. Fox, Best Actor in a Television ...