By Brad Balfour March 2, 2006. What research did you do? I did a lot. I am so sorry to run down the litany – but I did not know a lot about the transgendered community; as Andrea James, a…
The Transformation of Felicity Huffman
Extreme makeovers: How did the stars of Capote, Breakfast on Pluto, and Transamerica go through such radical transformations to play their gay or trans characters?
by Michael Giltz February 28, 2006 In Transamerica the difficult challenge for costumer Danny Glicker was making a small and feminine woman like Huffman convincing as awkward at being a girl. “Felicity has a gorgeous body and is so petite,”…
The man behind the woman playing a man
Thanks to director Duncan Tucker for the mention in thisJanuary 22, 2006 piece by Lydia Martin! Read the article
Interview: Calpernia Addams and Andrea James
by Ross von Metzke December 30, 2005 The ladies who prepped Felicity Huffman for talk about her transformation Calpernia Addams (left) and Andrea James may not have Hollywood marquee clout, but when Felicity Huffman stands to accept the numerous awards…
Finding Her Voice
Felicity Huffman wraps up a stellar year conquering film and television. December 28, 2005 To achieve Bree’s deeper, more masculine voice, Huffman studied with coach Andrea James, who works with many transgender women. “I still couldn’t get it,” Huffman says…
My Tranny Valentine
Actress Felicity Huffman of ‘Desperate Housewives’ opens up about playing a woman in the middle of a gender reassignment in the new road flick ‘Transamerica.’ By Logan Hill / Nerve.com December 16, 2005 How’d you decide what to read?…
Variety AwardsWatch: Felicity Huffman in Transamerica
Jill Feiwell DECEMBER 11, 2005 To prep for the role, Huffman read the script with one question in mind — what was Bree’s internal journey? “She wants to become who she really is,” says Huffman. “Then I thought, ‘How do…
Actress excels in gender-bending performance
by Peter D. Kramer December 7, 2005 To make her performance as authentic as possible, Huffman went to transgender conventions and read biographies of transgendered women. And Calpernia Addams and Andrea James, two transgendered women, were on the set with…
Review: Middle Sexes
Gender studies Middle Sexes: Redefining He and She HBO Premieres December 6 If you’re finding it hard to sort out current thinking about gender,Middle Sexes: Redefining He and She should prove enlightening. Directed by Anthony Thomas and narrated by Gore…
Interview with Transamerica Director Duncan Tucker
by Gregg Shapiro, December 1, 2005 AE: Right, because it is very much transitional; these women are on a journey, in transition. DT: And Felicity in that scene at the party in Dallas with the other trans women, she was…
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