Renée Nicole Gray is a fashion historian, writer, playwright, and artist.
She received a Bachelor of Liberal Arts with concentrations in art history and graphic design from UMass Lowell and is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA, AEA, The Association of Dress Historians, and The Textile Society of America.
Renée moved from Maine to NYC at eighteen years old to pursue a career in performing arts. After training at HB Studio, she landed roles in numerous TV productions, commercials, films, and theatrical productions. In 2010, Renée won a Lady Gaga lookalike contest, which launched nearly a decade of global performances in her tribute show, The Lady Gaga Experience. During this time, she portrayed Lady Gaga for MTV, E! Network, and in The Fashion Planet on Dutch and German television. She also...
Renée Nicole Gray is a fashion historian, writer, playwright, and artist.
She received a Bachelor of Liberal Arts with concentrations in art history and graphic design from UMass Lowell and is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA, AEA, The Association of Dress Historians, and The Textile Society of America.
Renée moved from Maine to NYC at eighteen years old to pursue a career in performing arts. After training at HB Studio, she landed roles in numerous TV productions, commercials, films, and theatrical productions. In 2010, Renée won a Lady Gaga lookalike contest, which launched nearly a decade of global performances in her tribute show, The Lady Gaga Experience. During this time, she portrayed Lady Gaga for MTV, E! Network, and in The Fashion Planet on Dutch and German television. She also performed at hundreds of corporate events, weddings, birthday parties, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, and headlined Pride events nationwide.
Although being a top tribute artist brought many unique opportunities, Renée ultimately realized her true passion was to develop her own voice through writing, fashion curation, and creating original art.
In late 2019, Renée transitioned away from gig life to concentrate on her passions. She launched a small online boutique for wearable art and dedicated herself to studying dress history. Her research in this field is showcased at reneenicolegray.com and streisandstylefiles.com.
After a long hiatus, Renée recently returned to another of her passions, playwriting. She most enjoys writing from personal experiences—many so strange that they'd seem like fiction to anyone unfamiliar with her life.
She is proud to have been selected as one of 25 playwrights to take part in The Playground Experiment’s 2024 Voices of America Monologue Festival and anthology.