Coccinelle | |
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.jpg) Coccinelle in 1970 | |
| Born | Jacques-Charles Dufresnoy 23 August 1931 Paris, France |
| Died | 9 October 2006 (aged 75) Marseille, France |
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| Spouses | Francis Bonnet
(m. 1960; div. 1962)Mario Costa
(m. 1963; died 1977)Thierry Wilson (m. 1996) |
Jacqueline Charlotte Dufresnoy (23 August 1931 – 9 October 2006), better known by her stage name Coccinelle ("ladybug" in French), was a French cabaret entertainer, singer, actress, and transgender activist. A transgender woman, she was the first widely publicized celebrity to undergo gender reassignment in Europe, making medical, legal and religious history. Coccinelle was an international celebrity and a renowned club singer, styled as a blonde bombshell sex symbol in the vein of Marilyn Monroe and Brigitte Bardot.[1][2]
- ^ CatherineRickman. "Who was Jaqueline-Charlotte Dufresnoy, France's first Trans Actress".
- ^ "GLAAD Media Reference Guide - Transgender". GLAAD. 9 September 2011. Archived from the original on September 3, 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2020.