A First Look at Oscar Winner Eddie Redmayne's Next Role as a Transgender Pioneer | Playbill

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News A First Look at Oscar Winner Eddie Redmayne's Next Role as a Transgender Pioneer Eddie Redmayne, who took home an Oscar last week for his leading performance in "The Theory of Everything," will next portray transgender pioneer Lili Elbe in "The Danish Girl." We have a first look!
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Eddie Redmayne

Born in Denmark in 1882 as Einar Wegener, Elbe underwent one of the first sex reassignment surgery operations after living as a woman for a number of years.

The film, directed by Tom Hooper, is aimed for a 2016 release.

 
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