Who is Karla Sofía Gascón? Where is the Oscar-nominated trans woman Karla Sofía Gascón from? How old is she?

The Oscar nominees for this year have been announced, and the film Emilia Pérez has drawn attention with 13 nominations. Karla Sofía Gascón has made history as the first trans individual to be nominated in the Best Actress category. So, who is Karla Sofía Gascón? How old is the Oscar-nominated trans woman Karla Sofía Gascón, where is she from, and which films has she starred in?

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Who is Karla Sofía Gascón? Where is the Oscar-nominated trans woman Karla Sofía Gascón from? How old is she?

The nominees for the Academy Awards, held by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences since 1929, were announced recently. This year, Karla Sofía Gascón drew attention by being nominated in the Best Actress category for her performance in the film "Emilia Pérez." So, who is Karla Sofía Gascón? How old is the Oscar-nominated trans woman Karla Sofía Gascón, where is she from, and which films has she starred in?

WHO IS KARLA SOFIA GASCON?

Karla Sofía Gascón was born on March 31, 1972, in Alcobendas. She acted with her brother during her childhood and decided to pursue a career as an actor at the age of 16. She received acting training at ECAM and later worked on a BBC series in London to learn Spanish. She also did puppet voiceovers for children's programs in Milan.

Known for her role as a flight attendant in the Spanish soap opera El súper, Gascón also appeared in other projects such as Calle nueva and El pasado es mañana. Her first significant roles included films such as Se buscan fulmontis (1999), Me da igual (2000), Box 507 (2002), and Say I Do (2004).

WHEN DID KARLA SOFIA GASCON TRANSITION?

Having completed the majority of her gender transition in 2018, Gascón announced her new identity as Karla Sofía Gascón to the public by publishing her autobiography titled Karsia, Una historia extraordinaria (Karsia: An Extraordinary Story), under her birth name Karsia. In 2024, she premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival with the musical crime comedy film Emilia Pérez, directed by Jacques Audiard. In this film, she portrayed a powerful cartel leader who fakes their death, undergoes a medical transition, and is reborn as Emilia Pérez.