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When Men Play Women and Vice Versa: Cross-Gender Acting in TV and Movies

Cate Blanchett in I’m Not There (2007)

Cate Blanchett is one of those chameleon actresses who seems to be able to play pretty much any role. Case in point: her role as Jude Quinn, a personification of Bob Dylan, in the 2007 biopic I’m Not There. Bob Dylan is played by a total of six actors in the film, including Christian Bale and the late Heath Ledger. Each one represents a different side of the legendary singer.

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Blanchett is totally transformed, from head to toe – from her refined, elegant self into a scruffy 60s star. Director Todd Haynes insisted that she wear a suit exactly like the one Dylan wore in 1965. It’s hard to imagine anyone else do a more compelling and surreal performance. She won the Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. So, yeah, she pulled it off.