Calpernia Addams

Actor and producer, also editor · Born February 20, 1971 (55) · Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Calpernia Addams is an actress, musician, author and activist living in Hollywood, CA. The story of her relationship with murdered Army soldier Barry Winchell, “Soldier’s Girl”, was nominated for a Golden Globe, Emmy and countless other awards, and has gone on to become an LGBT classic around the globe. Calpernia starred in the first television show to examine dating for transsexual women, “Transamerican Love Story” and has an extensive listing of other IMDB credits. She has spoken across the USA and internationally on many topics, most recently at Oxford University.

What are Calpernia Addams' films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

50%

Bonds

30%

Society

12%

Survival

5%

Power

3%

Identity3 Friendship2 Self-worth2 Community2 Romantic love2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3

Light

Tone · Weight

lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

Gentle

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 0 · Intense 1

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Slow burn

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Casual

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 1

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 1

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Heroas Karen in A Not So Straight Christmas (2024)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm

4

Joyful

2

Contemplative

2

Hopeful

2

Bittersweet

2

Other

5

How their films linger

Feel-good3 Hopeful2 Thought-provoking2 Wistful2

How their films end

Happy1
Bittersweet2
Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Calpernia Addams' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Here TV3 titles, show their 3 titles on Here TV
OUTtv3 titles, show their 3 titles on OUTtv
Lionsgate+1 title, show their title on Lionsgate+

Subscription and free streaming for Calpernia Addams' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

18 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

A Not So Straight Christmas(2024)
Actor
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Becoming a Man in 127 EASY Steps(2020)
Editor · Producer
Not So Straight in Silver Lake(2022)
Show 8 episodes · Actor
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Dr. Jackie(2022)
Show 1 episode · as Calpernia
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Access All Areas: The AAA Girls Tour(2022)
VFX Editor
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Sherry Vine Variety Show(2021)
Show 1 episode · Assistant Editor
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Falling for Angels(2017)
Show 6 episodes · as Karen
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows
Woman's Picture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
as Ingrid
Surrogate Valentine(2011)
as Tammi
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Transproofed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Writer
He Likes Guys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Actor
Tranny McGuyver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Hooker w/o a heart of gold
Laundromat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Angie
Transamerican Love Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Show 8 episodes · Actor
Casting Pearls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Executive Producer · Writer · as The Actress
Transamerica(2005)
as Calpernia
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Dr. 90210(2004)
Show as Calpernia Addams
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows
Finding Your Female Voice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Producer

Career shape

Star power in the 30^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 16 titles from 2002 to 2024.

Film career

2005Screen debut· Transamerica

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting11 of 16 · 17^thWriting2 of 16Producing3 of 16Editing1 of 16Other crew2 of 16

By decade

2000s8 · 6 acting · 3 crew2010s2 · acting2020s6 · 3 acting · 3 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Who does Calpernia Addams work with?

People who share at least 2 of Calpernia Addams' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; William Clift shares the most, 2.