Alicia Coppola

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Summary

Alicia Coppola is an actress known for Another World, Jericho, and recurring roles in the JAG and NCIS series; she has also written and directed short films. Her screen career spans soaps, crime dramas, science fiction, and family stories. In interviews, she has described herself as an LGBTQ+ advocate, warned about the effects of restricting gender-affirming care for LGBTQ+ youth, and criticized the assumption that white, cisgender, straight men are the default. She has said that casting a transgender actor authentically mattered to her and that her film And You Are...? aimed to open minds and encourage understanding.