say she was brave. The implication is that Lena's brave because she doesn't look the way she's supposed to look. I think that's a shame." Jill Soloway wrote the role Hoffmann plays in Transparent for her after seeing her performance on Louis C.K.'s third season of Louie.'' In 2016, she appeared in pre-recorded video as an onstage "stand-in" during Sia's Nostalgic for the Present concert tour, for the song "Unstoppable." Her performance is featured on the song's official music video, released in 2021. Personal life Hoffmann has a daughter, born in 2014, with longtime boyfriend, cinematographer Chris Dapkins (born November 19, 1980). She lives in the Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn. Filmography Film Television Awards and nominations References External links 1982 births Living people 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Actresses from New York City American child actresses American film actresses American stage actresses American television actresses Bard College alumni People from Manhattan People from Fort Greene, Brooklyn