Transamerica

66
Metascore
2005
1 Hr 43 Mins
Action & Adventure, Comedy, Drama
R

A pre-operative male-to-female transgender takes an unexpected journey when she learns that she fathered a son, now a teenage runaway hustling on the streets of New York.

66
Metascore
2005
1 Hr 43 Mins
Action & Adventure, Comedy, Drama
R

A pre-operative male-to-female transgender takes an unexpected journey when she learns that she fathered a son, now a teenage runaway hustling on the streets of New York.

Trans Actress Laverne Cox Breaks New Ground with Orange Is the New Black

There's something really special happening in television right now. Jenji Kohan'sOrange Is the New Black not only features a nearly all-female cast depicting a diverse spectrum of race, sexuality and body types, but it also includes a trans woman of color actually playing a trans woman of color — a first on mainstream television. Former reality star and producer Laverne Cox plays Sophia Burset, a firefighter whose wife Crystal is less disturbed by her transition than her decision to steal credit cards.

Wed, Jul 24, 2013

Trans Actress Laverne Cox Breaks New Ground with Orange Is the New Black

Amanda Bynes: She's a Man, Baby!

In the new comedy She's the Man (in theaters now), Amanda Bynes plays Viola, a soccer star forced to get her kicks by masquerading as her twin brother, Sebastian. Along the way, of course, all manner of hunky guys and ironically attracted girls find themselves mesmerized by this gal in disguise. Was Bynes able to pull it off? Should Felicity Huffman be looking over her shoulder? And more to the point, is the perky What I Like About You star ready to kick some Natalie Portman butt this weekend? Here's what Bynes shared with TVGuide.com in a fun one-on-one. TVGuide.com: Seeing She's the Man almost — and my AP English teacher will be happy to hear this — made me want to actually read Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, on which it is loosely based. Or at least revisit the CliffsNotes

Fri, Mar 17, 2006

Felicity Huffman Aces Gender-bending Role

Sitting next to Felicity Huffman, one immediately notices that she is even softer and prettier than she appears on ABC's Desperate Housewives, where she plays frazzled working mom Lynette. So it's all the more impressive that the Emmy winner convincingly and compellingly plays Bree, née Stanley, a pre-op transsexual who travels cross-country, with the son (Kevin Zegers) she never knew she fathered, in the acclaimed indie Transamerica (now playing in select cities). While it may seem ironic or perhaps calculated that Huffman chose to play such an antithesis to the glam Housewives persona, the fact of the matter is that Transamerica

Wed, Dec 28, 2005

Felicity Huffman Aces Gender-bending Role

TRANS-TASTIC

Desperate Housewives star Felicity Huffman, who has already received best-actress honors from the National Board of Review and a Golden Globe nod for her fearless turn in Transamerica, has been named to receive the Breakthrough Performance Award at the 17th Annual Palm Springs Film Festival.

Mon, Dec 19, 2005

THE KUDOS KEEP COMING

Hold on, today's dose of award-show hoopla is far from over. Brokeback Mountain and Heath Ledger received top film and actor honors from the New York Film Critics Circle, while Reese Witherspoon was named best actress for her turn in Walk the Line. The National Board of Review, however, picked Good Night, and Good Luck as its best film — but christened Brokeback's Ang Lee as best director — and bestowed Capote's Philip Seymour Hoffman and Transamerica's Felicity Huffman with the top acting awards. (Hoffman and Huffman? Hmm, I agree, that needs some looking into.)

Tue, Dec 13, 2005