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Ivory Aquino is an American actress. She is known for portraying activist in the 2017 miniseries When We Rise.

Early life and education
Aquino was born in the . She knew from a very young age that she was transgender, stating in a 2017 interview, "As soon as I was born, I was always a girl; I was just assigned differently at birth." In her mid-teens, she started hormone therapy. She was often bullied at school, but her parents were supportive of her transition.

As a teenager, Aquino moved to the United States to study at the Berklee College of Music, which she graduated from summa cum laude. She enrolled to study singing, thinking that there would be no acting roles for a transgender Filipina. But after having gender confirmation surgery, Aquino decided to pursue her childhood dream of being an actor.

Career
In 2015, Aquino performed the role of in a production of Romeo and Juliet in New York City with The Drilling Company's . Other stage roles she has played include in , in Julius Caesar, and Isabella in Measure for Measure, all with The Drilling Company's Shakespeare in the Parking Lot on the Lower East Side of New York.

Aquino was cast in the role of transgender activist for the 2017 miniseries, When We Rise. At the time she auditioned, she had played mostly roles, and was not open about being trans, as "There never was a reason to talk about it." Aquino made sure to let series writer know that she was transgender, which helped her secure the part, as Black was specifically looking for trans actresses. She publicly as transgender during a January 2017 press conference for the series.

Aquino met with Chung in person to prepare for her part on When We Rise. They became friends; Aquino considers Chung to be a mentor and "older sister" figure in her life.

Aquino plays a minor but important character named Cassie in the season 1 episode "Silkworm" in 2020.

In January 2022, Aquino was cast as in the unreleased superhero film Batgirl, set in the DC Extended Universe.

Activism
Aquino has spoken out in support of trans children and transgender rights, criticizing the Donald Trump administration's overturn of federal protection for transgender students.

Personal life
Aquino lives in New York City, where she enjoys spending time with her dog Chewybear. She is the niece of former President of the Philippines .

Filmography
Film
2018The Fever and the FretLea
2019Lingua FrancaLea
2020Jo
2022BatgirlUnreleased
2025ConcessionsLinda ChungPost-production

Television
2017When We RiseCecilia Chung3 episodes
2019When They See UsMs. BaqriEpisode: "Part Three"
2019Tales of the CityDoctor PerezEpisode: "Happy Now"
2019-2020New AmsterdamInmate Fran Meale2 episodes
2020CassieEpisode: "Silkworm"
2021Blue BloodsAshley RobertsEpisode: "Guardian Angels"
2022City on a HillLourdes Mendoza2 episodes

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