ABOUT NICOLE MAINES
Transgender actress who was cast in the role of transgender superhero Nia Nal on The CW's Supergirl . She is an activist whose fight for the right to use a female restroom at her high school resulted in a change of Maine's state laws.
She spent her early years in Gloversville, New York before moving to Portland, Maine.
She presented a TEDx talk about growing up transgender in 2016.
She has an identical twin brother named Jonas.
She was cast alongside Melissa Benoist on Supergirl.
