Became a woman at 45: what does the first transgender actress who can win an Oscar for Best Actress look like

Spanish actress Carla Sofia Gascon will become the first transgender person in the history of the Oscars to be nominated for Best Actress. She played the main character in the crime musical Emilia Perez. For her performance in the film directed by Jacques Audiard, the star has already won a prize at Cannes and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award.

In 2018, the actress announced the beginning of her gender transition. OBOZ.UA will tell you what is known about the Spanish actress and show how she looked like before the transformation.

The actress is now 52 years old. She was born in Madrid and graduated from the Film Academy. She went through her gender transition at the age of 45.

In Spain, Carla is known for her roles in the films Super and The Past is Tomorrow, but she became very popular in Mexico, where she now lives. In this country, she participated in such hits as Nosotros los noles, Rebelde, and Corazón Savage. Moreover, the celebrity has published a book.

"I wrote a book, I planted a tree, I have a daughter, I painted pictures and I succeeded in my work," the actress said.

She has always spoken openly about her gender transition and how she went through this process.

"At the age of four, I already felt like a woman. I went through many situations in my life in which I wanted to be myself," she said in an interview.

According to Carla, the hardest part was going to the doctor. Fortunately, she had the full support of her parents and her wife Marisa Gutierrez. In her speech at the Cannes Film Festival, the actress dedicated the award to all transgender people who suffer every day.

In the musical Emilia Perez, Carla Sofia Gascon played the lead role, which won her the Cannes Film Festival prize, making her the first openly transgender actress to receive the award.

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