Indya Moore Biography
Indya Moore is an American Award-winning actress and model best known for starring in Pose (2018-2021), Nimona (2021), Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021), and Queen & Slim (2019). She rose to fame after starring in the film Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023).
Indya Moore Career
Moore quit high school during their junior year because they were being bullied a lot. By the time they were 15, they had already worked as a model and had gotten their General Equivalency Diploma (GED). They started working as a model when she was 15 years old. Moore did shoots for Dior and Gucci, even though the fashion industry thought they were a risky choice at first.
He/she was getting modeling jobs, but they were growing bored with the fashion business and how much it focused on body image. Moore met Jose Gutierez Xtravaganza, a ballroom dancer while working as a backup dancer for the TV show The Get Down. They were urged to become actors, and he sent Moore to an audition for the independent film Saturday Church. Moore finally got the part of Dijon, and the movie was shown at the Tribeca Film Festival. It was called “sweet and soulful” by The Hollywood Reporter. Samuel Goldwyn Films later put out the movie on January 12, 2018.
For Vogue España, Moore walked in New York Fashion Week at the beginning of 2017. Moore was in Katy Perry’s music video for the single “Swish Swish” that year, and she played live with Perry on Saturday Night Live on May 20, 2017, as part of the House of Xtravaganza.
He/she was cast in Pose, Ryan Murphy’s FX show about ball culture in New York City in the late 1980s, at the end of 2017. Moore plays transgender prostitute Angel Evangelista, who joins the House of Evangelista after leaving the House of Abundance with her friend Blanca, who is played by Michaela Jaé Rodriguez. She meets Evan Peters’s character Stan, a rich guy, while working at the docks and ends up being his mistress.
The first episode aired on June 3, 2018. With over 50 transgender roles, the first season had the most transgender actors ever in a scripted network show. It was revealed on July 12, 2018, that the show would be back for a second season, which began on June 11, 2019.
Moore got a deal with IMG Models and William Morris Endeavor (WME) in 2018. Moore’s deal with WME was the first one they signed with a trans actor. Moore also started Beetlefruit Media, a production business that tells stories about groups that don’t have a lot of power.
He/she was in the music videos for “Don’t Pull Away” by J.View in 2017 and “Saint” by Blood Orange in 2018. Moore was the first transgender person to be on the cover of Elle magazine in the United States in May 2019. Moore lent their voice to Shep for the first time on the animation limited series Steven Universe Future in December 2019. The figure is non-binary and is Sadie Miller’s partner.
Moore was cast in the psychological thriller Escape Room: Tournament of Champions, which is the follow-up to the 2019 movie Escape Room. The movie came out on July 16, 2021. Moore gives voice to Brooklyn, a friend of Lunella’s, in Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur.
Moore will be in the upcoming horror TV show Magic Hour, which is a gender-bending version of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. The show is directed by Che Grayson and was made in Tokyo. Moore is also an executive producer on the show. Moore is going to be in the short movie Spot. Queerty named them one of the fifty heroes “leading the nation toward equality, acceptance, and dignity for all people” in June 2020, the year of the 50th anniversary of the first LGBTQ Pride parade.
Indya Moore Age
Moore was born on January 17, 1995, in The Bronx, New York. They are 29 years old as of 2024, and they celebrate their birthday on the 17th of January every year.
Indya Moore Height and Weight
Moore stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches tall (1.72 m) and weighs 55 kgs (121 lbs).
Indya Moore Family
Moore was born in The Bronx, New York, United States to Gloria Feliciano and her father whose name is unknown to the public. She is a Bronx native of Haitian, Puerto Rican, and Dominican ancestry. Morre’s parents didn’t like them being transgender, so they left home when they were 14 and went to live with foster parents. During this time, they moved around a lot and ended up living in all five boroughs of New York City. They have one brother and a cousin whose names have not been revealed to the public.
Indya Moore Partner | Transgender
Moore is transgender and non-binary. They use the terms they/them and her/she. Moore has been open about their lifelong problems with bullying and transphobia, which is what made them leave home when they were 14 and quit school when they were in the 10th grade.
Moore talked to Michaela Jaé Rodriguez a Pose co-star about how, even though they identify as non-binary, being seen as a woman still means they are under the same “surveillance and scrutiny” as women. They also talked about their desire to use fashion to take back that power: Moore came out as polyamorous in December 2018.
Indya Moore Net Worth
Moore has an estimated net worth of about $1 Million – $4 Million which she has earned through her career as an actress.
Indya Moore Salary
Moore earns a salary of about $50,000-$250,000 annually.
Indya Moore Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Moore plays the role of Karshon in the film Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. This version is an Atlantean and leader of the Council of Atlantis. Karshon, who will be different from the comic book character, will get in the way of Arthur’s plans in the underground world of Atlantis because of politics.
Karshon is usually portrayed as a tiger shark that has become human. He started as a Green Lantern enemy after a radioactive event made the predator smarter and gave it a new body that could hunt on land. But the new villain in the movie will be a little different.
Indya Moore Escape Room
Moore plays the role of Brianna Collier in the film Escape Room. Brianna is one of the passengers in the Q subway train that separates from the rest of the train which is redirected to a remote station. He/she is an influencer who unlocks the intended exit as they try to escape. Brianna gets out of the building through the main exit, while Rachel and Zoey take the other path. Ben, however, falls into the quicksand on their way.
Zoey and Rachel use a manhole to get back into the city. At first, they are happy to be outside, but they quickly understand they are still in the game when they see Brianna in a panic. At some point acid rain is sprayed on them if they don’t get out of the room. The group opens a cab to get away, but Rachel and Brianna can’t get in after Zoey gets in. When Zoey falls, she hits the room next door. Rachel and Brianna then die from the acid rain.
Indya Moore Queen and Slim
Moore plays the role of Goddess in the film Queen and Slim. When Goddess (she or her in the leaked script) talks to Queen. She says that her family doesn’t care how she gets money as long as she’s happy, and a good wig and an Earl kiss are two things that make her happy.
Indya Moore Movies and TV Shows
- Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
- Steven Universe Future
- Pose
- Nimona
- Escape Room: Tournament of Champions
- Magic Hour
- The One
- Queen & Slim
- Saturday Church
- Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
- Spot
Indya Moore Social Media Platforms
Moore is very active on his/her Instagram, and Facebook pages and he/she has 1.6M followers on Instagram, and 90.7k followers on Facebook.