Her Story, which she wrote and starred in, announced her as one of the emerging voices of transgender people in showbusiness.
Her subsequent work acting in Nashville, Tales of the City and Mrs. Fletcher also garnered her praise, as did her appearance in the 2020 documentary Disclosure.Now Richards wades into scary territory with a recurring role on the CBS Thursday night crime series Clarice.
She also acts as a consultant for the show. The show follows the iconic heroine of The Silence of the Lambs in the wake of the capture of the serial killer Buffalo Bill and the escape of Dr.
Hannibal Lecter. While coping with her own trauma of the case, Clarice (now played by Rebecca Breeds) begins investigating another series of untimely deaths.