In the horror work, the British actress Tilda Swinton played the role of the Angel Gabriel, considered as a kind of messenger from God.
In this work, the Australian actress Cate Blanchett played the role of the character Jude Quinn, one of the alter egos of the singer Bob Dylan. Her performance was highly praised by critics.
Oscar winner for best actress in 2000, actress Hilary Swank played Teena Brandon, who decides to adopt the male identity under the name Brandon Teena in the film “Boys Don’t Cry”.
In the film “Transamerica” Felicity plays the role of a man who is about to undergo a sex reassignment surgery when he discovers that she has a son and ends up wanting to meet the boy. A good performance.
The plot tells the story of Yentl, a young girl who wants to learn the religious teachings of the Talmud, study only allowed to men. She, in turn, decides to dress as a man in search of knowledge.
Following the line of the previous plot, this is the story of a beautiful girl who was prevented from participating in an important journalistic competition for being a woman. With the aim of getting an internship at her city's newspaper, she portrays herself as a man.
A poor singer far from success and living in misery meets a homosexual singer. The two decide to set up a coup: she pretends to be a man on a day-to-day basis and, for her presentations, she disguises herself as a woman. In this way, they achieve career success.
Shakespeare in Love – Gwyneth Paltrow
Another story involving the impossibility of a woman accomplishing anything. Gwyneth's character is prevented from doing something because she is a woman, in this case, participating in a play. However, she dresses as a man, wins the lead role and ends up falling in love with Shakespeare.
In this film, there are two crossdressers: Miriam, who is a member of Hedwig's band; And Hedwig herself, played by John Cameron Mitchell. The character of Miriam, refers to a man who worked with cross-dressing and ended up lovingly involved with Hedwig.