Laurence Anyways - Characters & Cast

To stop living a lie, align her physical body with her true gender, and survive an existence that was previously suffocating her.

Laurence transforms from a closeted, repressed male literature teacher into a fully actualized, confident transgender woman. Along the way, she loses her job, faces physical and emotional abuse, and tragically loses her soulmate, but ultimately achieves the internal peace she desperately needed.

To fiercely protect her immense love for Laurence while desperately trying to maintain her own sexual identity and mental health.

Fred begins as an intensely devoted partner who bravely tries to navigate Laurence's transition. However, she breaks under the weight of societal judgment and the realization that she is not attracted to women. She attempts to build a "normal" life with a husband, but remains eternally tethered to Laurence through memory.

To maintain her emotional boundaries while finding a pragmatic way to support her child's radical life change.

Julienne starts as a cold, distant mother who shares a strained relationship with her child. Following Laurence's transition, Julienne eventually accepts her daughter with a blunt pragmatism, surprisingly forming a closer bond with Laurence the woman than she ever had with Laurence the man.