Masters of transformation: 5 actors who have skillfully played characters of opposite gender. Photos

Actors do anything to get the role they want: they shave their heads, lose weight, gain weight, and even "change sex". Psychologically, such experiments are exhausting and can have a bad impact on the health of stars. But fortunately for the audience, this does not stop them.

Find out which celebrities played the opposite sex and managed to do it very well in the OBOZ.UA article. These "reincarnations" have become one of the most significant in their careers.

1. Angelina Jolie

American actress and fashion model Angelina Jolie played the role of CIA officer Evelyn Salt, who is suspected of working for Russian intelligence, in the movie Salt (2010). According to the plot, the woman had to pretend to be a man for a long time to fulfill a secret mission, but one day she gets exposed...

Every day before filming, the celebrity had to spend several hours in the dressing room in order to achieve a believable transformation. A special silicone mask was put on her face, and her breasts were tied with ribbons. She was given uncomfortable clothes made of rough fabric.

2. Eddie Redmayne

British actor and model Eddie Redmayne starred in the title role in the movie The Danish Girl (2015). The drama is set in the 1920s and tells the story of the artist Einar Wegener, who posed for his wife as a woman. Later, he realized that he no longer wanted to be a man and decided to undergo the world's first sex reassignment surgery. Eddie Redmayne played both characters perfectly, and the movie about the world's first transgender person turned out to be strong, philosophical and lyrical.

3. Cillian Murphy

The Irish theater and film actor Cillian Murphy often impresses viewers with his skillful performance in any role. For example, in the comedy Breakfast on Pluto (2005), the actor's character changes from an androgynous teenager to a glamorous blonde. It's no exaggeration to say that this is one of the most significant and challenging works in Killian's career.

4. Elle Fanning

At the age of 25, American actress Elle Fanning can give her colleagues with many years of experience in cinema a run for their money. She can play the roles of gentle ladies, strong-minded women and... men. In the movie 3 Generations (2015), the star played a teenager who was determined to change her gender: Ray is ready to take testosterone injections and go to a different school, but he needs the written consent of both parents.

5. Hilary Swank

American actress Hilary Swank played a transgender person in the 1999 drama film Boys Don't Cry, based on real events, a guy named Brandon. He abused alcohol, surfed, crashed cars, got into fights and seduced women.

To get used to the role, the celebrity cut his hair short, pumped up her body (to make it look more masculine) and even lived as a man for a month. Svank deservedly won an Oscar for this role.

Earlier, OBOZ.UA wrote about how early filming influenced the lives of Brooke Shields, Drew Barrymore, and other celebrities.

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