6 foreign male actors who played women realistically

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

It is now fashionable to write about the rights of sexual minorities, gender equality and tolerance towards transsexuals. It is sometimes difficult to tell who is exactly in front of you - a man or a woman. But today we are not going to talk about that at all. In our story, we will recall male actors who so realistically tried on the roles of women that it was sometimes difficult to distinguish between their gender. Moreover, in their new characters, our heroes were so full of charm, comic charm that they not only did not cause unpleasant feelings, but, on the contrary, became favorite movie heroes.

You can, of course, recall that in ancient Greece, the entire cast of the theater was made up of men, and a reliable portrayal of female feelings was their direct responsibility. But nevertheless, you must agree - a female creature is so multifaceted, so different emotions can be replaced at one moment on the faces of Eve's daughters that only a huge talent is able to repeat them with accuracy.

Dustin Hoffman

His Tootsie from the film of the same name has become a classic of the genre. The film tells about a loser-actor who, thanks to his quarrelsome nature, could not get hold of more or less worthwhile work. And once luck smiles at him - there is a vacancy for a role in the series, where he is taken. But there is only one snag - the director needs a woman for the role.

Dustin Hoffman just brilliantly handled this transformation. It turned out to be a very funny comedy, and the remarks of the bright lady, as they say, “went to the people”. This film has received as many as 10 Academy Award nominations, and the US Library of Congress selected for storage in the National Film Registry. In the Soviet box office, the comedy was released under the name "Cutie" and also immediately fell in love with the audience. The film was even honored to be shown on the first television channels, however, in a somewhat condensed version.

John Travolta

John Travolta tried on the role of a puffy lady in the film "Hairspray" (2007). It was not the main role, but it was thanks to the image of Edna Turnblad's mom that the actor received critical acclaim. He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. Let the coveted statuette went to another, but this role went down in the history of cinema as one of the most memorable. Viewers note that the musical comedy is great to cheer up, and the self-esteem of plump girls too. So the remake of the Broadway musical turned out to be more than successful.

Robin Williams

Robin Williams deserves his title of "Einstein in Comedy" by right. His role in Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) earned the actor many nominations and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy. According to the script of this film, the voice actor loses his job, as well as the right to see his three children. At this time, his wife is looking for a good nanny for the kids. Risking, the hero finds a way out: he changes into a woman's dress and becomes a respected elderly lady who is hired in her ex's house as a housekeeper and part-time governess.

The make-up was so complicated that Robin Williams had to spend 4-5 hours for this procedure. As a result, the work of make-up artists was also appreciated - they earned an Oscar. They tried to replicate the film's success on stage - the script was adapted as a musical and shown on Broadway.

Marlon and Sean Wayans

Another couple of actors who agreed to sit in a chair for seven hours a day before filming. The black brothers were to play white blondes in Keenen Ivory Wayans' comedy White Chicks (2004). According to the script, two FBI agents, Kevin and Marcus, who were pretty much fined before the leadership, receive a new dangerous assignment. They are entrusted with the protection of the two heiresses of the Hamptons' hotel empire (not to be confused with the Hilton), whom, according to some reliable information, they should soon be kidnapped. However, the restless brothers come up with a plan that is hardly feasible - to appear in the role of those very sisters. It's hard to imagine what came of this.

The family trio of the Wayans brothers, who were able to be not only a director and good artists capable of reincarnation, but also successful screenwriters, were waiting for commercial success. Of the $ 37 million spent, the crime comedy brought in $ 113 million. And the compositions that sounded in the film can be called cult.

In addition to Elvis Presley, such stars as Beyoncé and Jay-Z, Britney Spears and Pink, Jessica Simpson, Maroon 5 and The Beach Boys, as well as many other famous performers, have contributed to the musical accompaniment of the comedy.

Adam Sandler

Another comedy movie with dressing up as a woman was presented to us by director Dennis Dugan. His work, Twins So Different (2011) at the box office, was critically acclaimed. With all this, Adam Sandler managed to play two roles at once. According to the plot, his twin sister Jill Bristow (actor Adam Sandler) comes to the house of Jack Murray (actor Adam Sandler) every year for the American family holiday Thanksgiving Day. It is not enough to say to an eccentric relative that they are not very happy - this time she decides to stay in her brother's house for an indefinite period. As a result, all sorts of funny situations occur with the participation of all members of this cheerful family, as well as famous actors of our time.

As we wrote earlier, the discerning film jury did not like the performance of even such a famous actor as Al Pacino as himself. And Adam Sandler received two Golden Raspberry awards at once: in the category "Worst male role" and in the category "Worst female role".

As a result, the film collected a record number of anti-awards - as many as ten pieces, taking second place on the list. The actor himself does not regret at all about participating in the project and says that his personal experience helped him to play a woman. As a child, the actor loved to tease his sisters, parodying them.

Eddie Redmayne

At the end of our review, the film "Girl from Denmark" (2015). This is not a comedy where men, by the will of fate, are forced to try on a female image. This is a serious drama by American director Tom Hooper, based on the novel of the same name by David Ebershoff. It tells the story of the first transgender girl to undergo gender reassignment surgery. The time of the story is the twenties of the last century, when society is still completely unprepared to perceive this problem.

To play the role of landscape painter Einar Wegener, actor Eddie Redmayne had to study transgender society for two years. He was amazed by the terrible statistics of suicides of people who do not have the opportunity to openly show their sexual identity. As a result, the film received a prize at the Venice Film Festival, as well as an Oscar. The performer of the transgender role, Eddie Redmayne, did not become an Oscar-winning actor, but was nominated for Best Actor.