The Oscar-nominated actress is one to watch this upcoming awards season. Find out all about the star!<\/p>\n
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The Golden Globe, Critics’ Choice Awards and SAG Awards nominee added a new nomination to her collection \u2014 an Oscar<\/a> for Best Actress. Karla Sofia Gascon<\/strong>‘s nomination is a historical one, being that she is the first openly trans actress to be nominated. Find out more about the Emilia Perez<\/em> star below.<\/p>\n Although Emilia Perez<\/em> is the star’s breakout film, Karla has been acting for a while. Since starting in 1995, she has acted in a plethora of TV series and telenovelas such as, Harina<\/em>, 40 y 20<\/em>, Until the End of Time<\/em>, and Como dice el dicho<\/em>. She has also participated in the movies We Are the Nobles<\/em> and GEIST<\/em>, per her IMDB profile. In 2009, the actress who was born in Spain, moved to Mexico in pursuit of an acting career.<\/p>\n Karla was hesitant about the movie, due to it being a musical. In November 2024, she candidly shared with Vogue<\/em><\/a>: “I thought, ‘Well, this can’t be possible.’ I thought it’d be one of those things that they call me for, just to be weird and will never go ahead. And I hated musicals. They’re what I least wanted to work on.”<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n A post shared by The Tonight Show (@fallontonight)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n‘Emilia Perez’ Isn’t Karla Sofia Gascon’s First Acting Role<\/h2>\n
Karla Sofia Gascon Almost Passed Up ‘Emilia Perez’<\/h2>\n
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