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Cross-dressing and drag in film and television has followed a long history of cross-dressing and drag on the English stage, and made its appearance in the early days of the silent films. Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel brought the tradition from the English music halls when they came to the United States with Fred Karno's comedy troupe in 1910.
Brandon's life is threatened and becomes the victim of a hate crime. The movie received much media attention when its star Hilary Swank, who played Brandon, won the Academy Award for Best Actress. United States [83] [1] [84] [42] 1999 Flawless: Rusty Zimmerman Transgender Philip Seymour Hoffman: Zimmerman is a drag queen. United States [85 ...
Cross-gender acting often interacts with complex cultural ideas about gender. It has a diverse history across many cultures, including English Renaissance theatre, French theatre, Japanese theatre, Indian theatres, and Ethiopian theatre. In many contexts, such as English and Indian theatres, cross-gender acting is linked to the oppression of women.
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Female crossdressers in the Chinese opera were also valued immensely and prospered far better than male crossdressers did. [51] Chinese women became known as kunsheng, which translates to "female male." [53] The Yuan dynasty is known for recognizing and accepting the involvement of many Chinese women in theatrical plays.
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The world of popular music has a venerable history of drag. Marlene Dietrich was a popular actress and singer who sometimes performed dressed as a man, such as in the films Blue Angel [90] and Morocco. [91] In the glam rock era many male performers (such as David Bowie and The New York Dolls) donned partial or full drag. [92]
This is a list of live action transgender characters in television (includes terrestrial, cable, streaming series and TV movies). The orientation can be portrayed on-screen, described in the dialogue or mentioned. Roles include lead, main, recurring, supporting, and guest.