Asia Kate Dillon
| Born | November 15, 1984 |
| Hometown | Ithaca, New York, United States |
| Net worth | $2 million |
| Height | 5'8" (1.73m) |
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21 transgender and nonbinary celebrities who are changing television
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'Billions' star Asia Kate Dillon on using platform as first non-binary TV star
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- WorldVariety
‘Billions’ Star Asia Kate Dillon Honors High Schooler Protesting Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Legislation
The 2022 PEN America Literary Gala featured remarks from Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and other notable figures who emphasized the importance of protecting free speech. “I see freedom of speech as a hope of democracy,” Booker told Variety on Monday night at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. “And now more […]
- EntertainmentDeadline
Daniel Craig-Ruth Negga Broadway ‘Macbeth’ Announces Complete Cast
Broadway’s upcoming Macbeth, starring Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga, has completed its cast, with Hadestown‘s Amber Gray, Billions‘ Asia Kate Dillon and Phillip James Brannon from M. Night Shyamalan’s Servant among those joining the production. Directed by Tony Award winner Sam Gold (A Doll’s House, Part 2; Fun Home), Macbeth begins performances at Broadway’s Longacre […]
- EntertainmentUSA TODAY
It’s time to end gendered acting awards at Emmys and Oscars. Here’s why.
Traditional male and female awards categories don't fit today's expanding definition of gender and aren't relevant when judging the craft of acting.
- CelebrityYahoo Life
Asia Kate Dillon on finding 'compassion' for online trolls: 'That person just really needs a hug'
The performer has seen their fair share of trolls, but they can't reach them where they live.
- CelebrityEntertainment Weekly
Emmys change rules so actors can be recognized as gender-neutral 'Performers' on award statues
It's a move gender-nonconforming entertainers have been vying for.
- EntertainmentThe Wrap
Emmys to Allow Winners to Remove Gender-Specific Terms From Statues
The Emmy Awards will now allow the winners in any category titled “Actress” or “Actor” to request to be recognized as “Performers,” the Television Academy announced Monday. Nominees may request that their nomination certificate and Emmy statuette carry the term “Performer” in place of Actor or Actress. The Television Academy has approved this rule change for the current 2021 Emmy award season. In addition, the Academy said that any documentary film that screens on the Academy of Motion Picture A
- EntertainmentVariety
Television Academy Opens Door for ‘Performer’ Emmy, and Solves the Documentary Double-Dipping Conundrum For Good
The Television Academy is making a small, but meaningful change in how it recognizes gender-nonbinary performers in the Emmy competition. Effective immediately, nominees and/or winners in any performer category can request that their nomination certificate and Emmy statuette carry the term “performer” in place of “actor” or actress.” The org isn’t abolishing its actor, actress, […]
- EntertainmentDeadline
Glenn Close & Mila Kunis Drama ‘Four Good Days’, ‘The Virtuoso’, ‘Separation’ Hits Theaters – Specialty Preview
Oscar nominee Glenn Close and Mila Kunis star as a mother-and-daughter duo fighting to regain the love and trust that once held them together in the Rodrigo García-directed drama, Four Good Days, in select theaters today via Vertical Entertainment. Based on a true story by Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post writer Eli Saslow, the pic follows […]
- EntertainmentVariety
How The TCA Awards Set the Trend of Gender-Inclusive Categories, but Not Intentionally
Awards shows have long been a platform to celebrate art while recognizing the current social climate. This year though, with the call to end systemic racism, get to 50-50 gender parity and generally “do better,” are organizations that continue to separate acting categories by gender ensuring equal representation, or are they perpetuating problematic industry-wide behaviors […]
- EntertainmentVariety
The Emmys and Other Awards Should Eliminate Gender Divisions, and Here’s How to Do It (Column)
Last year, my most-read Emmy column centered on the idea that perhaps it’s time to drop the notion of separate “actor” and “actress” categories — not only at the Emmys, but at all entertainment awards shows. After all, it does seem antiquated to pit women against women, men against men, and then leave others out […]
