Twelve Gender-Bending Actresses

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(ABOVE: Glenn Close plays a man in her new film Albert Nobbs.)

Instead of complaining about the lack of meaty roles for older actresses, Glenn Close has gone out and nabbed a leading MAN part.

The 64-year-old actress plays the title character in upcoming film Albert Nobbs.

Glenn isn't the only actress to don male clothing for a role -- Cate Blanchett, Gwyneth Paltrow, Hilary Swank and Angelina Jolie have all manned up for a movie.

Here are our favorite women dressed as men:


Angelina Jolie donned male clothes in Salt.
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Cate Blanchett became Bob Dylan in I'm Not There.
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Keira Knightley disguised herself as a man in Pirates of the Caribbean.
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Julie Andrews played a man and a woman in Victor Victoria.
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Barbara Streisand won an Oscar for playing a man in Yentl.
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Gwyneth Paltrow also won an Oscar for dressing as a man in Shakespeare in Love.
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Hilary Swank played a transgender man in Boys Don't Cry.
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Tilda Swinton played a young nobleman in Orlando.
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Katharine Hepburn wore men's clothing in Sylvia Scarlett.
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Young actress Amanda Bynes played a boy in She's the Man.
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Lady Gaga has a male alter-ego called Jo Calderone (left).
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(Okay, so, Gaga's not technically an actress, but . . . too bad, she's on the list. =P )

Source - The Australian Women's Weekly

Feel free to post your fav gender-bending actors/actresses/singers/whatever in the comments! :D I always find it really interesting, to see who can pass for the opposite sex when they really try.