Temídayo Amay: Difference between revisions

'''Temídayo Amay''' (also written '''Tẹmídayọ Amay'''<ref>{{cite tweet|user=Studio_Theatre|number=1274343999243984897|date=20 June 2020|title=In honor of Juneteenth, we asked five Black, Studio-affiliated artists to consider what freedom means to them. Our third response is by Tẹmídayọ Amay. More video responses to come, so stay tuned >> http://bit.ly/2YikOIt}}</ref>) is a Yoruba Nigerian American actor, designer, healer, activist, and filmmaker.<ref name="Krishawn" /> They were born in Washington, D.C.<ref name="Krishawn" /> and grew up in Maryland. They have a BA in theater from the University of Maryland.<ref name="Folliard" /> In 2020, Amay won a Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Supporting Performer in a Play, for their part playing Gifty in Jocelyn Bioh's "School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play."<ref name="Folliard">{{Cite web |title=Non-binary actor wins Helen Hayes Award |last=Folliard |first=Patrick |work=Washington Blade: Gay News, Politics, LGBT Rights |date=24 September 2020 |access-date=3 October 2020 |url= https://www.washingtonblade.com/2020/09/24/non-binary-actor-wins-helen-hayes-award/}}</ref>