17 Actors Who Did Well Playing the Opposite Sex

A true actor is capable of playing any role and, in a way, that’s where his true talent comes in. A man’s ability to play a woman’s role and vice versa (and without resorting to clichés) can reveal true potential because of the complexity of the task.

O Incredible.club brought together some of the best performances by men and women who played the opposite sex in cinema.

The Oscar-winning actress played Dr. Jozef Klemperer, an 82-year-old psychoanalyst in the supernatural horror film would sigh🇧🇷 Preparing makeup for filming required up to four hours a day.

In the movie I’m Not There the blonde turned into Bob Dylan, world music star. For her performance in this role, the actress won a Golden Globe Award.

The famous rock musician and actor played a female role in the film Dallas Buyers Club, for which he needed to lose about 15 kilos. For this role he won an Oscar for best supporting actor.

The actress did super well in the role of a pirate in Steven Spielberg’s fantasy film Hook — Return of Captain Hook.

Gwyneth Paltrow played the role of a man in the romantic drama Shakespeare in Love, which won her an Oscar. Her heroine dreamed of becoming an actress, but at the time of the Renaissance, women were forbidden to act in theaters; so, to fulfill her dream, the girl had to dress like a man.

The actress played a total of four roles in the historical and fantastical drama The trip🇧🇷 One of the roles played by her was Yosouf Suleiman, a scientist who lives in 2144.

In the second part of the trilogy Back to the futurethe actor played two roles: Marty McFly (original role) and his daughter, Marlene McFly.

The black actress not only “changed” her sex, but also her skin color in the comedy the partner🇧🇷 According to the script, her character, who worked as a financier, suffered from a lack of respect from her co-workers and decided to dress up as a white man. A performance with a good dash of social criticism.

The famous “strange girl” played a male role in the film Yentl Her character was a Jew who dreamed of being able to study the Talmud (a collection of sacred books of the Jews), but she is restricted because she is a woman; for that, she has to dress like a man. Streisand was the director and producer of the film, and became the first female director to receive a Golden Globe.

in the iconic series Twin Peaks, Duchovny played Special Agent Dale Cooper’s old friend. During the work he did undercover, the hero dressed up as a woman, and then decided to permanently wear that look in his daily life.

The British actor who became famous for his role in the film The Talented Mr. Ripleyappeared with a female appearance in the film rage🇧🇷 The plot tells the story of the employees of a fashion house and was filmed in the fake documentary style. The story premiered at the 2009 Berlin Film Festival and was nominated for the Golden Bear award at that festival.

The famous Hollywood heartthrob tried on women’s clothes in the movie Ed Wood.

The actress known to the public for her participation in the superhero action movie X-Men Origins: Wolverine turned into a man in one of the episodes of The merchant of Venice🇧🇷

The famous actress and producer played an old man in the miniseries Angels in America🇧🇷 To visually age the face of the actress, special makeup was applied. The forehead wrinkles (characteristic marks of the character) were made with silicone adhesives.

At the thriller psychological betrayed by desire, Davidson’s character in a feminine look falls in love with an Irish Republican Army volunteer. For this role, the actor was nominated for an Oscar.

The Polish theater and film actress played artist Nikifor Krynicki in the film My Nikifor (Moj Nikifor)🇧🇷 For this role, she won one award at festivals in Poland and another seven at other international awards.

the movie star The maskdressed as a man in one of the action movie scenes The Panthers🇧🇷

In your opinion, which of the transformations seemed to be more convincing? Share your opinion with us here in the comments.