12 female roles in the cinema played by ... men

In Shakespeare's time when only men could be actors, he was very common to see men dressed in woman and play female roles. However, it was never like in the movies. But it can happen, occasionally, if the character lends itself. Let's take a look at these 12 female roles played by men in cinema.

In Shakespeare's time when only men could be actors, he was very common to see men dressed in woman and play female roles. However, it was never like in the movies. At the time of modern cinema, women are allowing to play too and we rarely see men on the screen play female roles. But it can happen, occasionally, if the character lends itself.
We thought it would be fun to list the recent roles of women played by man and see how the actor escaped. It's always very interesting to see their transformations and compare with their usual appearance. Let's take a look at these 13 female roles played by men in cinema.

1. Jared Leto inDallas Buyers Club

2. David Duchovny inTwin peaks

3. Patrick Swayze inExtraVagances (to wong foo thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar)