Sophia Burset
[ranking: 1]
In "Orange is the New Black," Laverne Cox plays Sophia Burset, a transgender inmate who has trouble connecting with her young son. In real life, Cox is openly transgender and a strong advocate for LGBT rights.
Lili Elbe
[ranking: 2]
In the 2015 biographical drama, The Danish Girl, Eddie Redmayne plays Lili Elbe, one of the first known women to receive gender reassignment surgery in Copenhagen in the 1930s. Elbe's wife, Gerda Wegener, is supportive at first, but their marriage becomes strained when she realizes that Elbe is no longer the person she married.
Based on the 2000 novel of the same name by David Ebershoff, The Danish Girl has been selected for the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.
Ray
[ranking: 3]
In the 2015 film, About Ray, Elle Fanning stars as Ray, a transgender teenager who realizes his true identity as a male, and begins the process of transitioning. More Ray
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Hedwig
[ranking: 4]
Appears In: Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Bree Osbourne
[ranking: 5]
In the 2005 film Transamerica, Felicity Huffman plays Bree Osbourne, a pre-op transgender woman who is looking to reconnect with her long-lost son. Huffman was nominated for an Oscar for the performance, for which she also won a Golden Globe.
Rayon
[ranking: 6]
In the 2013 film, Dallas Buyer's Club, Jared Leto plays Rayon, a transgender woman with HIV who helps the protagonist, Ron Woodruff, sell smuggled drugs that help reduce the symptoms of AIDS and HIV. Leto won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, and refused to break character throughout the entire filming process. Appears In: Dallas Buyers Club
Maura Pfefferman
[ranking: 7]
The patriarch from Amazon series "Transparent," Jeffrey Tambor plays Mort Pfefferman, a divorced father of three grown children who, at age 70, tells his children that he is transitioning to his new identity: Maura Pfefferman. Appears In: Transparent
Dil
[ranking: 8]
In the 1992 film The Crying Game, Jaye Davidson plays Dil, the transgender love interest of an IRA soldier named Fergus. Davidson was nominated for an Academy Award for her performance.
Cindy McCauliff
[ranking: 9]
In the TV series "Ally McBeal," Lisa Edelstein played a transgender woman named Cindy McCauliff. The series won several Golden Globe awards over the years.
Carmen
[ranking: 10]
In "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," Brittany Daniel plays Carmen, a transgender woman who catches Mac's eye. The series was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2013.
Roberta Muldoon
[ranking: 11]
In the 1982 film The World According to Garp, John Lithgow plays a transsexual ex-football player named Roberta Muldoon. Lithgow was nominated for an Oscar in the category of Best Supporting Actor for his performance. Appears In: The World According to Garp
Patrick "Kitten" Braden
[ranking: 12]
In the 2005 film Breakfast on Pluto, Cillian Murphy plays Patrick "Kitten" Braden, a transgender woman who was abandoned by her mother as an infant. Murphy was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his performance.
Leon Shermer
[ranking: 13]
In the 1975 film Dog Day Afternoon, Sonny Wortzik (Al Pacino) attempts to rob a bank, in part to pay for his wife Leon Shermer's (Chris Sarando) sex reassignment surgery. The film was nominated for six Oscars. Appears In: Dog Day Afternoon
Montana Morehead
[ranking: 14]
In the 1991 film Soapdish, Cathy Moriarty plays a soap opera actress who is later revealed to be transsexual.
Luis Molina
[ranking: 15]
In the 1985 film, Kiss of the Spider Woman, William Hurt plays Luis Molina, a gay man who is likely transgender and is in prison for having sex with an underage boy. The film was nominated for four Oscars and Hurt took home the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance. Appears In: Kiss of the Spider Woman, Kiss of the Spider Woman
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