Nicole Maines is an American actress and transgender activist who is a strong woman with a clear mind and a loud voice. She is fearless about the safety and equality of every transgender person. Maines made history when the Supreme Court ruled in their favor that every transgender student has the same rights as their classmates. Nicole has a mild social media following with more than 10,000 followers on Instagram and more than 10,000 followers on Twitter.

Born name

Wyatt Benjamin Maines

(Later changed to Nicole Amber Maines)

nickname

Nicole

Sun sign

scale

Place of birth

Gloversville, New York, United States

Residence

Portland, Maine, United States

nationality

training

Nicole Maines attended Asa C. Adams Elementary School and Orono Middle School in Maine. She graduated from her high school at Waynflete High School in Portland, Maine.

She joined the University of Maine to major in Studio Art, New Media, and Communications in 2015.

occupation

Actress, transgender activist

family

• Father – Wayne Maines
• Mutter – Kelly Maines
• Siblings – Jonas Maines (Identical Twin Brother)

Manager

Nicole is represented by Steven Simon of Landis-Simon Productions and Talent Management of California.

Build

Slim

Height

5 feet 8 inches or 173 cm

weight

57 kg or 125.5 lbs

friend/spouse

Nicole Maines has rarely spoken about her personal life in public, which makes it difficult for us to find out about her love life.

race/ethnicity

White

hair colour

Dark Brown (Natural)

She often tends to dye her hair “green” or “blue.”

eye color

dark brown

sexual orientation

Transgender

distinguishing features

• Oval face
• Beautiful laugh

brand promotion

Nicole Maines hasn’t done any endorsement work for a brand yet.

Religion

Christianity

Known for

• Winning a court hearing in the Doe v. Regional School Unit 26, where for the first time a judge ruled that it was unlawful for a school board to deny a student access to the bathroom based on their gender identity rather than their physical sex. It was seen as a major victory for the transgender community.
• Appearances in the transgender role in numerous television series such as USA Network’s show Royal Pains (2015)

First TV show

In 2015, she made her first appearance in the comedy series Royal Pains as anna.

Nicole Maine’s Facts

1. She grew up in Portland, Maine.
2. Nicole Maines and her twin brother were adopted at birth by Kelly’s second cousin.
3. By the age of 3 she was sure she was transgender.
4. Changing her name from Wyatt, she chose Nicole as she had a connection to that particular Nickelodeon character Zoey 101 .
5. In 2015 , Washington Post writer Amy Ellis Nutt published a book about the Maines family’s journey and her coming to terms with Nicole’s new identity, titled Becoming Nicole: The Transformation of an American Family .
6. Nicole was included in HBO’s about 11 transgender title documentary The Trans List in 2016.
7. In 2018, Nicole became the first transgender woman to play a superhero in a television series. She played Nia Nal / Dream Girl on the CW series Supergirl .
8. She was included in Glamor magazine’s “50 Most Inspiring Women of the Year” list in 2014.
9. In 2014, she made the list of “14 Most Fearless Teens of 2014”.
10. In May 2016, she appeared on TED Talks to share her experiences of being transgender.
11. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram.