14 actors who skillfully played roles in the opposite gender (Photo)

Actors can do much to take a role: change their image completely, shave their heads, lower their image, gain weight, and even “change” and their gender. Brighton Side made a list of 14 films where actors skillfully portrayed people of a different gender, Telegrafi notes. [...]
Brighton Side made a list of 14 films where actors skillfully portrayed people of a different genders, Telegrafi notes.
Angelina Jolie in film “Salt”, 2010
Jolie played the role of CIA officer Evelyn Salt, suspected of working for Russian intelligence. According to the conspiracy, the female officer had to be transformed into a man. Angelina Jolie had to spend several hours in the dressing room to achieve such a reliable transformation.
Gael García Bernal in “La Mala edocionon”, 2004
In this dramatic film by a classic Spanish cinema, Pedro Almodóvar, Gael García Bernal plays a transvestite. Working on female image became a new experience in Bernal's career.
Eddie Redmayne in The Dansh Girl”, 2015
The drama takes place in the 1920s and tells the story of artist Einstein Wegener, who presented himself as a woman. Eventually, Einar realized that he no longer wants to be human and decides to undergo the first operation of world sex change. Eddie Redmayne was big in both roles, and the movie about the world's first transginor turned out to be strong, philosophical and lyrical.
Cyrillic Murphy in “Breakfast on Pluto”, 2005
<x) An actor's character goes from a teenager who's involved in a sexy blonde.
Adam Sandler in “Jack & Jill”, 2011
In Jack and Jill comedy, Adam Sandler played an employee of an ad agency (Jack) and his crazy sister (Yil). Jill comes to visit Jack and turns his life upside down. For the role in this film, the actor received two Golden Awards for “Raspberry” the worst male and female role.
Ele Fanning in “3 Generations”, 2015
Elle Fanning played a teenager determined to change sex. Relatives with the girl in the movie (Naomi Watts and Susan Saranda) cannot accept that she has decided to become a boy.
Hilary Swank in “Boys Don't Cry”, 1999
“Boys Do not Cry” is a dramatic film based on real events. Hilary Swank's character was born a woman but felt like a man from an early age. In order to get used to the role, the actress cut her hair, worked on her body to make her look more like a man, and even lived in a man's image for a month. Swank got an Oscar for this role.
Robin Williams in “Mrs. Doubtfire”, 1993
“Mrs. Doubtfire” is known and loved by many of us. And the image of an elderly woman, named Mrs. Doubtfire, is played by Williams' character even within the film, to be employed as nanny by his ex-wife to watch his children every day. Such a film could not bring smile.
John Travolta in “Hairspray”, 2007
In “Hairstree”, John Travolta plays the part of Edna Turnblad, who works as a bathing lady and has not left her home for 10 years, being ashamed of her overweight. It was too unexpected to see Travolta, usually associated with brutal characters, in such a role.
Amanda Bynes in “She's the Man”, 2006
This comedy is a free adaptation to the “Night of 12”, and it shows how difficult it is to be two people at the same time. Amanda, played by Violet and her twin brother Sebastian. Amanda's character, it's one that wants to teach her ex-boyfriend a lesson, and prove football is not just a game.
Patrick Swayze in “To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar”, 1995
Patrick Swayze received the Golden Globe for best actor for the film “To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar” In this comedy, he played Mrs. Vida Beheme.
Tony Curtis and Jack in film “Lemmon Some Lake it Hot”, 1959
This famous film does not need a description of the plot. Everyone wanted the adventures of two missing musicians forced to claim to be women, and Jack Lemmon got an Oscar nomination for his role in this movie.
Dustin Hoffman in “Tootsie”, 1982
The story of a talented actor who decided to play a female, becoming a woman with the help of clothing and cosmetics, is another favorite film of many generations. Dustin Hoffman was nominated for an Oscar for the best actor. /Telegraphy/












