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She was born in [[Brooke]], Norfolk, with the XXXY chromosome pattern, a variant of [[Klinefelter's syndrome]], and raised as male, but suffered bullying in her childhood because of her feminine appearance. | She was born in [[Brooke]], Norfolk, with the XXXY chromosome pattern, a variant of [[Klinefelter's syndrome]], and raised as male, but suffered bullying in her childhood because of her feminine appearance. | ||
Cossey started | Cossey started transitioning after befriending a post-operative [[trans woman]].<ref name=mystory>Caroline Cossey, ''My Story'', London: Faber & Faber, 1991. isbn=0-571-16251-7</ref> By 17, Cossey was receiving hormone therapy, living full-time as a female, and had begun a career as a showgirl at a London nightclub.<ref name=mystory/> Despite initial shock, Cossey's parents were eventually supportive.<ref name= Playboy/> Following breast augmentation surgery, Cossey worked as a showgirl in Paris and as a topless dancer in Rome to save up for gender reassignment surgery. After years of hormonal and psychological treatment, and legally changing her name, shehad her final surgery in 1974 at [[Charing Cross Hospital]], London.<ref name=Playboy>http://web.archive.org/web/20041206130604/http://www.genderweb.org/abstract/artcles1.phtml Gretchen Edgren, "The transformation of Tula (transsexual Caroline Cossey)". ''Playboy'', September 1991, page 102.</ref> | ||
She now began working as a model, using the name "Tula", and appearing in magazines such as Australian ''Vogue'', ''Harper's Bazaar'' and ''Playboy''.<ref name=mystory/> | She now began working as a model, using the name "Tula", and appearing in magazines such as Australian ''Vogue'', ''Harper's Bazaar'' and ''Playboy''.<ref name=mystory/> | ||
In 1978 she won a part in the game show ''3-2-1'' but dropped out when a journalist threatened to reveal her past as a man. | |||
Tula was cast as an extra in the 1981 James Bond film ''For Your Eyes Only''.<ref>http://time.com/130734/transgender-celebrities-actors-athletes-in-america "21 Transgender People Who Influenced American Culture". ''Time Magazine''</ref> Shortly after the film’s release, the ''News of the World'' came out with a front page headline "James Bond Girl Was a Boy." By her own accounts, Tula was so upset she contemplated suicide. However, she continued her modelling career.<ref name=mystory/> Tula responded by releasing ''I Am a Woman'', her first autobiography. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 17:28, 6 October 2015
Caroline Cossey (originally Barry Kenneth Cossey, born 1954) is an actress and model, also known as Tula.
She was born in Brooke, Norfolk, with the XXXY chromosome pattern, a variant of Klinefelter's syndrome, and raised as male, but suffered bullying in her childhood because of her feminine appearance.
Cossey started transitioning after befriending a post-operative trans woman.[1] By 17, Cossey was receiving hormone therapy, living full-time as a female, and had begun a career as a showgirl at a London nightclub.[1] Despite initial shock, Cossey's parents were eventually supportive.[2] Following breast augmentation surgery, Cossey worked as a showgirl in Paris and as a topless dancer in Rome to save up for gender reassignment surgery. After years of hormonal and psychological treatment, and legally changing her name, shehad her final surgery in 1974 at Charing Cross Hospital, London.[2]
She now began working as a model, using the name "Tula", and appearing in magazines such as Australian Vogue, Harper's Bazaar and Playboy.[1]
In 1978 she won a part in the game show 3-2-1 but dropped out when a journalist threatened to reveal her past as a man.
Tula was cast as an extra in the 1981 James Bond film For Your Eyes Only.[3] Shortly after the film’s release, the News of the World came out with a front page headline "James Bond Girl Was a Boy." By her own accounts, Tula was so upset she contemplated suicide. However, she continued her modelling career.[1] Tula responded by releasing I Am a Woman, her first autobiography.
References
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Caroline Cossey, My Story, London: Faber & Faber, 1991. isbn=0-571-16251-7
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://web.archive.org/web/20041206130604/http://www.genderweb.org/abstract/artcles1.phtml Gretchen Edgren, "The transformation of Tula (transsexual Caroline Cossey)". Playboy, September 1991, page 102.
- ↑ http://time.com/130734/transgender-celebrities-actors-athletes-in-america "21 Transgender People Who Influenced American Culture". Time Magazine