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In this series, Carlotta played a showgirl revealed to be transgender. She is the first trans actress to play a trans character on Television. [160] (1972-1977) Naomi Russell: Bel Priestley: Heartstopper: Bel Priestley plays Naomi Russell, a trans girl that Elle meets at an Open House for an art school they both strive to attend. [161] (2016 ...
Actress [227] Jamie Lee Henry: American she/her First openly transgender military officer in the United States [228] Jess Herbst: b. 1958 American she/her Politician [229] Adela Hernández: b. 1962 Cuban she/her First transgender person elected to political office in Cuba [230] Anderson Bigode Herzer: 1962–1982 Brazilian he/him Counterculture ...
Dorothy Lee (born Marjorie Elizabeth Millsap, May 23, 1911 – June 24, 1999) was an American actress and comedian during the 1930s. She appeared in 28 films, [ 1 ] usually appearing alongside the comedy team of Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey .
Sir Lady Java (August 20, 1942 – November 16, 2024), also known simply as Lady Java, was an American transgender rights activist, exotic dancer, singer, comedian, and actress. Active on stage, television, radio and film [ 1 ] from the mid-1960s to 1970s, she was a popular and influential personality in the Los Angeles -area African-American ...
50 years after Candy Darling's death, Warhol superstar's struggle as a trans actress still resonates
Angelique Pettyjohn (born Dorothy Lee Perrins; March 11, 1943 – February 14, 1992) was an American actress and burlesque queen. [1] She appeared as the drill thrall Shahna in the Star Trek: The Original Series episode " The Gamesters of Triskelion ".
The Lady Chablis (March 11, 1957 – September 8, 2016), also known as The Grand Empress and The Doll, was an American actress, author, and transgender club performer. . Through exposure in the bestselling nonfiction book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, and its 1997 film adaptation, she became one of the first trans performers to be introduced to a wide a
A new feature film chronicling the life of South African transgender icon Granny Lee is due to begin production in Johannesburg in April 2025. The project, titled “Granny Lee,” participated at ...