Nina Poon

Nina Poon
Nina Poon
	File:Nina Poon full Shankbone 2010 NYC.jpgNina Poon full Shankbone 2010 NYC.jpg Nina Poon at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival
Born	1975 (age 50–51); Saigon, Vietnam
🏳️ Nationality	American
🏳️ Citizenship	United States
🏫 Education	International Fine Arts College
💼 Occupation	Photographer · Model · Actress · Makeup artist · Illustrator
📆 Years active	1995–present
🌐 Website	Official website

Nina Poon (born 1975) is an American transgender photographer, model, actress, makeup artist, and illustrator.^[1]

Biography

Nina Poon was born in Vietnam to parents of Chinese descent. When she was four years old, her family moved to the United States. They initially moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, but seven months later they settled in Orlando, Florida.

In 1995, she started living and working in New York City as a makeup artist.^[2] As well as working in makeup, she also worked in illustration.^[3] She is also a professional photographer.^[4]

In 2010, she starred in the show TRANSform Me alongside Laverne Cox and Jamie Clayton.^[5]^[6] The series saw the three stylists giving makeovers to women.^[7] It was described as a successor to "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy".^[8] The show was considered significant for trans representation.^[9]^[10]^[11]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Style Exposed	Herself	In an episode
2010	TRANSform Me	Herself	In seven episodes

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Fighting	Questionable Asian

References

↑ "EXCLUSIVE: Behind-The-Scenes With & Other Stories' Transgender Cast". www.out.com. Retrieved 2025-06-03.
↑ Pike, Naomi (2015-08-24). "The Gaze & Other Stories". British Vogue. Retrieved 2025-06-03.
↑ Dress & Vanity Fair - Issues 577-578 - Page 267. Vanity Fair Publishing Company. 2008. Search this book on
↑ Gherovici, Patricia (2010). Please Select Your Gender: From the Invention of Hysteria to the Democratizing of Transgenderism. doi:10.4324/9780203872222. ISBN 978-1-135-27694-2. Archived from the original on 2024-08-28. Retrieved 2025-09-03. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help) Search this book on
↑ Staley, Erin (2016-07-15). Laverne Cox. The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. ISBN 978-1-5081-7159-1. Search this book on
↑ "TRANSform Me". VH1. Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved April 12, 2012. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
↑ Zisin, Nevo (2021-03-01). The Pronoun Lowdown: Demystifying and celebrating gender diversity. Thames & Hudson Australia. ISBN 978-1-923049-21-5. Search this book on
↑ Colangelo, B. J. (2022-10-10). "How Jamie Clayton Transformed Herself For The New Hellraiser". SlashFilm. Archived from the original on 2024-03-05. Retrieved 2025-09-02. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
↑ Lovelock, Michael (2017-11-02). "Call me Caitlyn: making and making over the 'authentic' transgender body in Anglo-American popular culture". Journal of Gender Studies. 26 (6): 675–687. doi:10.1080/09589236.2016.1155978. ISSN 0958-9236. Archived from the original on 2023-02-11. Retrieved 2025-09-02. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
↑ Goldberg, Abbie E.; Beemyn, Genny (2021-03-15). The SAGE Encyclopedia of Trans Studies. SAGE Publications. ISBN 978-1-5443-9384-1. Search this book on
↑ Leonard, David J.; Robbins, Stephanie Troutman (2021-01-26). Race in American Television: Voices and Visions That Shaped a Nation [2 volumes]. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 978-1-4408-4306-8. Search this book on

External links

Official website
Nina Poon on IMDb

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[1] "EXCLUSIVE: Behind-The-Scenes With & Other Stories' Transgender Cast". www.out.com. Retrieved 2025-06-03.

[2] Pike, Naomi (2015-08-24). "The Gaze & Other Stories". British Vogue. Retrieved 2025-06-03.

[3] Dress & Vanity Fair - Issues 577-578 - Page 267. Vanity Fair Publishing Company. 2008. Search this book on

[4] Gherovici, Patricia (2010). Please Select Your Gender: From the Invention of Hysteria to the Democratizing of Transgenderism. doi:10.4324/9780203872222. ISBN 978-1-135-27694-2. Archived from the original on 2024-08-28. Retrieved 2025-09-03. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help) Search this book on

[5] Staley, Erin (2016-07-15). Laverne Cox. The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. ISBN 978-1-5081-7159-1. Search this book on

[6] "TRANSform Me". VH1. Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved April 12, 2012. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)

[7] Zisin, Nevo (2021-03-01). The Pronoun Lowdown: Demystifying and celebrating gender diversity. Thames & Hudson Australia. ISBN 978-1-923049-21-5. Search this book on

[8] Colangelo, B. J. (2022-10-10). "How Jamie Clayton Transformed Herself For The New Hellraiser". SlashFilm. Archived from the original on 2024-03-05. Retrieved 2025-09-02. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)

[9] Lovelock, Michael (2017-11-02). "Call me Caitlyn: making and making over the 'authentic' transgender body in Anglo-American popular culture". Journal of Gender Studies. 26 (6): 675–687. doi:10.1080/09589236.2016.1155978. ISSN 0958-9236. Archived from the original on 2023-02-11. Retrieved 2025-09-02. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)

[10] Goldberg, Abbie E.; Beemyn, Genny (2021-03-15). The SAGE Encyclopedia of Trans Studies. SAGE Publications. ISBN 978-1-5443-9384-1. Search this book on

[11] Leonard, David J.; Robbins, Stephanie Troutman (2021-01-26). Race in American Television: Voices and Visions That Shaped a Nation [2 volumes]. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 978-1-4408-4306-8. Search this book on

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