Roxane Gay

Roxane Gay

Actor · Producer · Writer

Omaha, Nebraska, USA
October 15, 1974

Biography

Roxane Gay is an American writer, professor, editor, and commentator. She is the author of The New York Times best-selling essay collection Bad Feminist, as well as the short story collection Ayiti, the novel An Untamed State, the short story collection Difficult Women, and the memoir Hunger.

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Roxane Gay 1

Representative Works

Survivor Made
Survivor Made
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Surviving the Silence: The Roxane Gay Story
Surviving the Silence: The Roxane Gay Story
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It's Dorothy!
It's Dorothy!
4.0
/ English
An Untamed State
An Untamed State
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The Forgotten Occupation: Jim Crow Goes to Haiti
The Forgotten Occupation: Jim Crow Goes to Haiti
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Pop féminisme : des militantes aux icônes pop
Pop féminisme : des militantes aux icônes pop
5.5
/ French
Tiny Shoulders: Rethinking Barbie
Tiny Shoulders: Rethinking Barbie
6.8
/ English
The Renegades
The Renegades
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Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Survivor Made
2024Nominee

Best Picture

Survivor Made

Surviving the Silence: The Roxane Gay Story
2026Nominee

Best Writing

Surviving the Silence: The Roxane Gay Story

It's Dorothy!
2025Nominee

Best Performance

It's Dorothy!

Career Highlights

The Forgotten Occupation: Jim Crow Goes to Haiti
2026Highlight

Best Picture

The Forgotten Occupation: Jim Crow Goes to Haiti

Pop féminisme : des militantes aux icônes pop
2020Highlight

Best Performance

Pop féminisme : des militantes aux icônes pop

Video

Trailer
The Forgotten Occupation: Jim Crow Goes to Haiti