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15 Hollywood Stars Who Portrayed a Character of a Different Gender Convincingly

Being an actor means you should be able to transform into different people. For a role, stars do not only have to change their image dramatically, shave their heads, or gain weight, but also play a person of a different gender.

We at CHEERY decided to remember movies and TV series where famous actors and actresses tried to portray transgender characters or characters of the opposite sex.

Lee Pace — Soldier’s Girl

Patrick Swayze — To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar

David Duchovny — Twin Peaks

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Victor Polster — Girl

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Meryl Streep — Angels in America

Cate Blanchett — I’m Not There

Cillian Murphy — Breakfast on Pluto

Hilary Swank — Boys Don’t Cry

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Tilda Swinton — Suspiria

Gael García Bernal — La mala educación

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Hugo Weaving — Cloud Atlas

Elle Fanning — 3 Generations

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Jaye Davidson — The Crying Game

Romain Duris — The New Girlfriend

Jude Law — Rage

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Have you seen any of these movies? Who do you think did their job best?

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