Tranna Wintour is a Canadian stand-up comedian from Montreal, Quebec,Lorraine Carpenter, "Tranna Wintour is living the trantasy" . Cult MTL, June 16, 2015. best known for her reality television appearances in the second season of Big Brother CélébritésÉlizabeth Lepage-Boily, "Voici qui participeraient à Big Brother Célébrités, saison 2" . Showbizz, January 8, 2022. and the second season of The Traitors Canada.Mathew Rodriguez, "The Canadian Edition of The Traitors Is Shaping Up to Have a Very Queer Season Two" . Them, September 6, 2024.
Biography A graduate of Concordia University,Anthony Bonaparte, "Tranna Wintour takes a turn on CBC TV’s Comedy Night with Rick Mercer". The Suburban, September 20, 2022. she began performing stand-up and musical cabaret shows in Montreal in 2013.Lorraine Carpenter, "Tranna Wintour is living the trantasy" . Cult MTL, June 16, 2015. In 2016, she and collaborator Thomas Leblanc launched Saint Céline, a cabaret show devoted to Céline Dion. It was staged again in 2017 and 2018 due to its popularity.Brendan Kelly, "Sainte Céline is more than a comic cabaret spoof of Dion". Montreal Gazette, March 28, 2018. In 2019, Wintour and Leblanc launched the podcast Chosen Family.Peter Knegt, "With their podcast Chosen Family, BFFs Thomas Leblanc and Tranna Wintour are queering your commutes" . CBC Arts, July 3, 2019.
In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic she participated in Saint-Jeanne, an LGBTQ-inclusive Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day livestream coordinated by singer-songwriter Safia Nolin, alongside Kiara, Karl Hardy, Gabrielle Tremblay, Annie Sama (Apigeon), Backxwash, FLORAA, Matante Alex and Gisèle Lullaby.Calum Slingerland, "Safia Nolin Gets Backxwash for Inaugural Saint-Jeanne Concert" . Exclaim!, June 17, 2020. In 2020 she released her debut musical album Safe From Your Affection, comprising original and cover songs.
In 2022 she appeared in Big Brother Célébrités. Although fluently bilingual she was not well-known to Quebec's francophone audiences, and was hailed as a breakout star of the show.Alex Viens, "Tranna Wintour: une étoile est née" . Métro, April 5, 2022. Later in the year she performed in the stand-up comedy series Comedy Night with Rick Mercer.
She appeared on The Traitors Canada in 2024,Samuel Larochelle, "Tranna Wintour rêvait departiciper aux Traîtres" . Fugues, November 28, 2024. finishing the season as the runner-up.
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes 2022 Big Brother Célébrités Contestant Evicted; Day 85; season 2 2024 The Traitors Canada Runner-up; season 2 (10 episodes) 2026 Roast Battle Canada Roast vs Sam Sferrazza
Discography Studio albums Safe From Your Affection (Oscar St. Records, March 31, 2020)
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