Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi
American playwright and actress
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Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi is a playwright, actress, author, and choreographer from Baltimore, Maryland.[1][2]
Edidi is the first trans woman of color nominated for a 2016 Helen Hayes Award for choreography, playwriting, and acting.[2][3]
In recognition of her activism within the Washington, D.C. trans community, Edidi received a 2015 Emerging Leader Award and was the GLBT History Project's 2018 Mujeres en el Movimiento Arts Award recipient. Edidi received a 2021 Helen Merrill Award for playwriting.[4][5]