The Lady in Waiting is a 1992 short film written and directed by Christian M. Taylor and starring Virginia McKenna as Miss Peach, an elderly woman living alongside her drag queen neighbor Scarlet in a New York apartment, played by Rodney Hudson, who unexpectedly bond during a blackout.
Cast Virginia McKenna as Miss Peach Rodney Hudson as Scarlet, a drag queen Beth McGee-Russell as Sarah Emma Wilson as Chambermaid
Reception The Lady in Waiting, which was Taylor’s thesis film for New York University, won the Student Academy Award Gold Medal for a Narrative, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 65th Academy Awards ceremony.https://alisashortfilm.wordpress.com/2011/03/25/the-lady-in-waiting-1992/
Director Christian Taylor had been hoping to turn this short into a feature film, with a full synopsis and even a cast listing found on Sundance Film Festival’s website. Priscilla Pointer and Courtney B. Vance had been eyed to play Ms. Peach and Scarlet, respectively. The feature film never got made.https://history.sundance.org/films/4001/the_lady_in_waiting
In a retrospective 2023 review on PinkNews by Aysia Iftikhar, the film is praised for its progressive themes and depiction of two unlikely foes forming a unique friendship, with Iftikhar writing: "It made history as one of a handful of LGBTQ+ themed films to ever be nominated in the best live-action short category at the Academy Awards; and despite being largely forgotten in pop culture, it’s undoubtedly a hidden gem."
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