She has been an actress for more than a decade, but it was a single Instagram post that put Louise Linton's name in national headlines.
The wife of Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin had posted a photo of herself disembarking from a military jet, tagging every item of her head-to-toe designer outfit.
Now Linton, 38, is set out to prove that she is a vegan environmentalist who believes in diversity and makes sure to hire transgender actors on her films.
It's a stark contrast to the Washington DC social circles in which Linton runs in, with friends including the president himself - who she says has a 'great sense of humor'.
Louise Linton, the wife of Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin (pictured together in May) is set out to prove that she is a vegan environmentalist who believes in diversity and makes sure to hire transgender actors on her films
As Trump's administration works to ban transgender people from the military and homeless shelters, Linton is celebrating her efforts to hire them.
The Scottish actress, who has appeared in Cabin Fever and CSI, is currently directing and starring in the film Me, You, and Madness.
In the movie she plays a bisexual psychopathic killer who is 'uninhibited' and 'very carnal and confident in her sexuality'.
Linton told the Sunday Times that she is proud of the diversity she brings to her film company Stormchaser.
'I made sure I cast a transgender actor, two African-American women, a gay guy and a gender-neutral person,' she said of her most recent film, which features both lesbian and heterosexual sex scenes.
It's a stark contrast to the Washington DC social circles in which Linton runs in, with friends including the president himself - who she says has a 'great sense of humor'. They are pictured here at Linton and Mnuchin's wedding in 2017
As Trump's administration works to ban transgender people from the military and even homeless shelters, Linton is celebrating her effort to hire them. Vice President Mike Pence officiated her wedding
'This was partly to represent who I am as a filmmaker and how I love diversity and inclusivity,' she added.
But the film also stars Ed Westwick, who was accused of rape by two women, and sexual assault by a third, at the height of the #MeToo movement in 2017.
'I don't believe that he did those things,' said Linton as she defended her co-star. 'I don't really believe in torpedoing someone's career when they've been absolved of doing something.'
Linton is also happy to defend the Trump family, who she counts among her friends.
The actress' 2017 wedding to Mnuchin, 58, was attended by Trump, Melania, Ivanka and Jared Kushner, and even officiated by Vice President Mike Pence.
Two months after her wedding to Mnuchin, Linton raised eyebrows when she posted a photo of herself walking off the military plane with him. She had tagged every designer in her outfit and got into a fight with a Portland mother-of-three in the comments, calling her 'out of touch'
The actress said she is still perplexed by the fact that she was mocked for wearing long black leather gloves while posing with Mnuchin and a sheet of dollar bills bearing his name
Linton calls Ivanka the 'most amazing mother' and often pays her visits when she's in Washington DC.
'I go over there
