Lili Elbe
[ranking: 2]
In the 2015 biographical drama, The Danish Girl, Eddie Redmayne plays Lili Elbe, one of the first known women to receive gender reassignment surgery in Copenhagen in the 1930s. Elbe's wife, Gerda Wegener, is supportive at first, but their marriage becomes strained when she realizes that Elbe is no longer the person she married.
Based on the 2000 novel of the same name by David Ebershoff, The Danish Girl has been selected for the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.
Patrick "Kitten" Braden
[ranking: 12]
In the 2005 film Breakfast on Pluto, Cillian Murphy plays Patrick "Kitten" Braden, a transgender woman who was abandoned by her mother as an infant. Murphy was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his performance.
Ray
[ranking: 3]
In the 2015 film, About Ray, Elle Fanning stars as Ray, a transgender teenager who realizes his true identity as a male, and begins the process of transitioning. More Ray
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Luis Molina
[ranking: 15]
In the 1985 film, Kiss of the Spider Woman, William Hurt plays Luis Molina, a gay man who is likely transgender and is in prison for having sex with an underage boy. The film was nominated for four Oscars and Hurt took home the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance. Appears In: Kiss of the Spider Woman, Kiss of the Spider Woman
Roberta Muldoon
[ranking: 11]
In the 1982 film The World According to Garp, John Lithgow plays a transsexual ex-football player named Roberta Muldoon. Lithgow was nominated for an Oscar in the category of Best Supporting Actor for his performance. Appears In: The World According to Garp
Bree Osbourne
[ranking: 5]
In the 2005 film Transamerica, Felicity Huffman plays Bree Osbourne, a pre-op transgender woman who is looking to reconnect with her long-lost son. Huffman was nominated for an Oscar for the performance, for which she also won a Golden Globe.
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