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Hilary Swank portrays Brandon Teena, a teenager with an extraordinary double life in the film 'Boys Don't Cry'
Hilary Swank portrays Brandon Teena, a teenager with an extraordinary double life in the film 'Boys Don't Cry'Picture: Reuters Credit: Reuters
Kathryn Hunter plays the Fool to Greg Hicks's 'King Lear' at The Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford Upon Avon. Kathryn Hunter has a lot of experience playing male roles, mostly Shakespearean ones.
Kathryn Hunter plays the Fool to Greg Hicks's 'King Lear' at The Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford Upon Avon. Kathryn Hunter has a lot of experience playing male roles, mostly Shakespearean ones.Picture: Rex Features Credit: Rex Features
Kathryn Hunter is seen here portraying Richard III at the Globe Theatre
Kathryn Hunter is seen here portraying Richard III at the Globe TheatrePicture: Alastair Muir Credit: Alastair Muir
Kathryn Hunter as Mr Ido in 'The Bee' at The Soho Theatre
Kathryn Hunter as Mr Ido in 'The Bee' at The Soho TheatrePicture: Alastair Muir Credit: Alastair Muir
Phyllida Lloyd directed this all-female cast in 'The Taming of the Shrew' at Shakespeare's Globe in London. l-r: Kathryn Hunter (Katherina), Janet McTeer (Petruchio)
Phyllida Lloyd directed this all-female cast in "The Taming of the Shrew" at Shakespeare's Globe in London. l-r: Kathryn Hunter (Katherina), Janet McTeer (Petruchio)Picture: Donald Cooper Credit: Donald Cooper
Pippa Nixon, right, as The Bastard in Shakespeare's 'King John'
Pippa Nixon, right, as The Bastard in Shakespeare's 'King John'Picture: RSC Credit: RSC
Cate Blanchett as Bob Dylan in 'I'm Not There', made in 2007
Cate Blanchett as Bob Dylan in 'I'm Not There', made in 2007
Fiona Shaw in 'Richard II'
Fiona Shaw in 'Richard II'Picture: Alastair Muir Credit: Alastair Muir
Amanda Bynes, left, as Sebastian/Viola with her lab partner Laura Ramsey, playing Olivia, who thinks she's a guy in 'She's the Man'
Amanda Bynes, left, as Sebastian/Viola with her lab partner Laura Ramsey, playing Olivia, who thinks she's a guy in 'She's the Man'
Gabrielle Glaister, left, plays Bob in 'Blackadder goes Forth'
Gabrielle Glaister, left, plays Bob in 'Blackadder goes Forth'
Gwyneth Paltrow, left, as Viola in 'Shakespeare in Love'
Gwyneth Paltrow, left, as Viola in 'Shakespeare in Love'

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