Eva Reign

Eva Reign (born June 20, 1996) is an American actress, journalist, and writer. She is best known for lead role in the 2022 Amazon Prime Video American coming-of-age romantic comedy film Anything's Possible. Reign has written for Vogue, New York, Them, Highsnobiety, and PAPER. She is a recipient of a Peabody Award and a GLAAD Media Award for her work as a correspondent in the Vice News documentary series Transnational.

Biography Reign is from St. Louis, Missouri. Growing up, she performed in school plays and community theatre productions. While at Them, she interviewed many LGBTQ+ public figures such as Hector Xtravaganza, Gigi Gorgeous, Nikita Dragun and Jari Jones.

In 2019, she starred in Tourmaline's short film Salacia, about the transgender woman Mary Jones. The film is now part of the Museum of Modern Art's permanent collection. In 2021, Reign was mentored by Tourmaline through the Queer|Art|Mentorship program. She accompanied Porter to the 75th Tony Awards in June 2022. Reign hosted the series premiere episode, Love Us in the Light, which focused on the life of Kelly Stough, a trans woman from Detroit, who is a member of the House of Ebony ballroom family.

In 2022, she was named to the Forbes magazine's Forbes 30 Under 30 and Out magazine's Out100.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes 2019 Salacia Trans Woman Short Film 2022 Anything's Possible Kelsa Main Role

Television Year Title Role Notes 2020 Sideways Smile Jessie Web Series

Awards Year Award Category Project 2021Peabody Awards NewsTransnational 2022 33rd GLAAD Media Awards Outstanding Online Journalism – Video or Multimedia