Nava Mau (born May 14, 1992) is a Mexican actress in Baby Reindeer, as well as writer and producer.

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Nava Mau was born in Mexico City on May 14, 1992, the daughter of a counsellor and an accountant father.^[1]. Rau is an actress, cultural worker and director, born in Mexico City. She then moved to San Antonio, Texas. Previously, she acted in roles including Waking Hour, Disclosure and Generation.^[2][3]

Mau has starred in the HBO series Generation, stylized as Genera+ion, as part of the show’s main cast. She played the part of Ana, the aunt of one of the series’ main teenage characters.^{[4] [5]} She was also the lead actor, director and producer of Waking Hour. In this film, Mau starred as Sofia, a young transgender woman who meets a potential romantic connection Isaac, a cis man, at a party. Mau's character must balance her desire to be intimate with someone and her own sense of personal safety^[6].

Mau was selected as a production fellow for the Netflix documentary “Disclosure,” and worked as a producer on the short film “Work,” which premiered at Sundance.^[7]

Mau starred in Baby Reindeer, showing on Netflix. Mau played the girlfriend of the protagonist Donny Dunn, named Terri, a therapist and love interest who Dunn started dating during the period he was being stalked, and Terri who provided healing.^{[8][9] [10]}. The series had seven episodes, and received critical acclaim.^[11]

On her role as Terri in Baby Reindeer, Mau shared,

"It seemed really important to show people that trans women exist in real life and in relationships with real people… I could see Richard’s heart in the writing and I hope that people will see it too."^[12]

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