Mj Rodriguez Mj Rodriguez, who starred as Blanca on all three seasons of the groundbreaking FX channel series Pose, made history Sunday night, Jan.
9, when she won the Golden Globe for best actress in a TV drama — the first time ever that a trans actress has won a Golden Globe.
Her win was also the first Golden Globe award for Pose, which premiered in 2018. Rodriguez is, of course, not new to making award show history: In 2021, she became the first trans performer nominated for a lead acting Emmy, although she did not win that time.
Rodriguez celebrated her win Sunday night with an Instagram post, declaring, “This is the door that is going to open the door for many more young.