As Karla Sofía Gascón faces continued backlash for past comments, the Emilia Pérez actress is stepping back from the spotlight. The first-time Oscar nominee recently responded to writer-director Jacques Audiard‘s Deadline interview denouncing her actions,

Karla Sofía Gascón is a Spanish actress. She became the first transgender star to win the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress. She also became the first openly transgender actress to be nominated by the Academy for Best Actress. Gascón was born in Alcobendas, Spain, and decided to pursue an acting career at 16 years old.

Karla Sofía Gascón was one of three "Emilia Pérez" women to win the Critics Choice Award for best song following a series of controversial posts.