{{Short description|American actor (born 1990)}} {{BLP sources|date=November 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}}
'''iris menas''' <!-- menas prefers their name written in lowercase; please do not change to uppercase --> (born July 20, 1990){{efn|menas prefers the use of lowercase letters when their name is written.<ref name=NewDimension/><ref name=Butler>{{cite web|last=Butler|first=Isaac|title=How West Side Story's Anybodys Went From Tomboy to Trans Character|url=https://slate.com/culture/2021/12/west-side-story-anybodys-2021-movie-trans.html|website=Slate|date=December 15, 2021|access-date=October 23, 2023}}</ref>}} is an American actor. They{{Efn|menas uses the neopronouns ''zie/hir''.<ref name=NewDimension/><ref>{{cite web |title=iris (@hi__im__iris) / X |url=https://x.com/hi__im__iris/ |url-access=registration |website=X (formerly Twitter) |access-date=June 7, 2024}}</ref> This article uses ''they/them'' for simplicity and understanding.}} are best known for appearing as Anybodys in the 2021 film adaptation of ''West Side Story''.<ref name=NewDimension>{{Cite web |last=Horst |first=Carole |date=January 8, 2022 |title='West Side Story's' Iris Menas Brings New Dimension to Old Character |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/spotlight/west-side-storys-iris-menas-brings-new-dimension-to-old-character-1235148646/ |access-date=May 13, 2023 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> They also voice Odee Elliot in ''Madagascar: A Little Wild'', Fred in ''Ridley Jones'', Frankie Stein in the 2022 rebooted ''Monster High'' television show,<ref>{{Cite web |title='Monster High': Nickelodeon renews animated series for Season 2 |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2022/11/17/Monster-High-renewed-Season-2-Nickelodeon/3381668707019/ |access-date=May 13, 2023 |website=UPI |first=Annie |last=Martin |language=en}}</ref> and Winn Harper in the 2024 ''Fairly OddParents'' reboot ''The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish''.
== Early life == During their youth, menas attended the Kansas Dance Academy in Wichita. They graduated from Wichita East High School in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wu |first=Lily |date=December 11, 2021 |title=Former Wichitan performs in new 'West Side Story' movie |url=https://www.kwch.com/2021/12/11/former-wichitan-performs-new-west-side-story-movie/ |access-date=May 13, 2023 |website=KWCH |language=en}}</ref>
== Personal life == Transmasculine and non-binary, menas lives in Brooklyn, New York.<ref name=NewDimension/><ref name=Butler/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.out.com/film/2022/3/02/how-west-side-story-added-depth-its-trans-character |title=How ''West Side Story'' Added Depth to Its Trans Character |website=Out |date=March 2, 2022 |first=Raffy |last=Ermac}}</ref>
== Selected filmography == {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of iris menas film and television credits |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! class="unsortable" scope="col" | Notes |- | 2020, 2022 | ''Madagascar: A Little Wild'' | Odee Eliot (voice) | 2 episodes |- | 2021 | ''West Side Story'' | "Anybodys" | |- | 2021–2023 | ''Ridley Jones'' | Fred (voice) | 35 episodes |- | 2022 | ''Way Down'' | Alex | 2 episodes |- | 2022–2024 | ''Monster High'' | Frankie Stein, Carrots, Mystery Meat, Dragon Girl, BG Students, Lion Monster Knocker, Kaylee, Goobert, Partying Book #1, Turntable Voice, Dragon Girl #6, Whiskerene, Gooberry Monster (voices) | 50 episodes |- | 2022–2023 | ''Monster High Mysteries'' | rowspan = "2" | Frankie Stein (voice) | 8 episodes |- | 2023 | ''Monster Ball Homecoming'' | 6 episodes |- | 2024 | ''The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish'' | Winn, Oates, Director, Katie, Lapis Lazuli, Giant Bird, Fairy (voices) | 20 episodes |- | 2025 | ''WondLa'' | Nova (voice) | Episode: "Chapter 8: Home" |- | 2026 | ''Cartoon Cartoons'' | Harmony (voice) | Episode: "Harmony in Despair" |}
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== External links == * {{IMDb name|10772681}} * [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/iris_menas Iris Menas] at Rotten Tomatoes
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