'Baby Reindeer' Star Makes Emmys History As 1st Latina Trans Woman With Nod In 1 Category

Nava Mau plays a transgender woman whose boyfriend gets caught up with a stalker in the harrowing Netflix series — which is based on a true story.

“Baby Reindeer” star Nava Mau made history Wednesday — by scoring her first Emmy nod.

The Mexico-born actor became the first Latina trans person in history to be nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress for her performance in the harrowing Netflix series, in which she plays a transgender woman whose boyfriend gets caught up with a dangerous stalker.

While she has yet to comment on the historic feat, Mau told The Hollywood Reporter in May that she “stayed up all night” and “started journaling” after first reading the script for the series, because the story of her character, Teri, caused her to reflect on her own journey as a trans woman.

“I had no idea that I internalized so much anger and that I shut it down,” Mau said. “As a trans woman, as a Latina woman, I have had to do that in order to survive … it’s kind of been my responsibility to take care of other people’s emotions.”

“It was so difficult and challenging, honestly, to play a character who felt so entitled to her own emotions and was not too concerned about taking care of other people’s emotions,” she continued. “That was very empowering for me to get in tune with my body again.”