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She is considered one of the [[Dreamlanders]], Waters' [[ensemble cast|ensemble]] of regular cast and crew members. |
She is considered one of the [[Dreamlanders]], Waters' [[ensemble cast|ensemble]] of regular cast and crew members. |
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At the time of her first film appearance in Waters' ''[[Pink Flamingos]]'' ([[1972 in film|1972]]), Coffey was a pre-operative transgender woman who had already undergone hormone therapy to develop breasts and female features. She played the part of a beautiful woman who turns the tables on a perverted [[Indecent exposure|flasher]]/[[voyeur]] by exposing and wagging her [[penis]] at him, sending him fleeing in shock.<ref>Shock Value, John Waters, p. 129</ref> |
At the time of her first film appearance in Waters' ''[[Pink Flamingos]]'' ([[1972 in film|1972]]), Coffey was a pre-operative transgender woman who had already undergone hormone therapy to develop breasts and female features. She played the part of a beautiful woman who turns the tables on a perverted [[Indecent exposure|flasher]]/[[voyeur]] by exposing and wagging her [[penis]] at him, sending him fleeing in shock.<ref>Shock Value, John Waters, p. 129</ref> Coffey underwent gender confirmation surgery a week after her scene was filmed. She was one of the first trans women to get [[Gender Confirmation Surgery|gender confirmation surgery]] from [[Johns Hopkins University|John Hopkins]] Hospital.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Elizabeth Coffey Williams Interview|url=https://theoutwordsarchive.org/subjectdetail/elizabeth-coffey-williams|access-date=2021-10-07|website=theoutwordsarchive.org|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Coming Out As Transgender When There Was No Language To Describe It|language=en|work=NPR.org|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/08/16/751068816/coming-out-as-transgender-when-there-was-no-language-to-describe-it|access-date=2021-10-07}}</ref> |
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She also appears in Waters' film, ''[[Female Trouble]]'' ([[1974 in film|1974]]) playing Earnestine, the sorrowful death row cellmate of Dawn Davenport ([[Divine (performer)|Divine]]). She later appeared in the music video for Divine's [[Cover version|cover]] of [[The Four Seasons (band)|The Four Seasons]]' "[[Walk Like a Man (The Four Seasons song)|Walk Like a Man]]." |
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Coffey is currently married, with one adopted child. She remains in contact with Waters, and has worked with several AIDS-related charities.{{Citation needed|date=November 2015}} |
Coffey is currently married, with one adopted child. She remains in contact with Waters, and has worked with several AIDS-related charities.{{Citation needed|date=November 2015}} |
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She currently lives in [[Philadelphia]] in the John C. Anderson Apartments, an LGBTQ-friendly senior living community, where she co-facilitates TransWay, a trans and gender non-conforming support group.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Elizabeth Coffey Williams Interview|url=https://theoutwordsarchive.org/subjectdetail/elizabeth-coffey-williams|access-date=2021-10-07|website=theoutwordsarchive.org|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Zipkin|first=Michele|date=2020-03-25|title=Leaders in trans community share guidelines and resources during pandemic|url=https://epgn.com/2020/03/25/leaders-in-trans-community-share-guidelines-and-resources-during-pandemic/|access-date=2021-10-07|website=Philadelphia Gay News|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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==Filmography== |
==Filmography== |
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Revision as of 21:11, 7 October 2021
Elizabeth Coffey | |
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 Coffey at the Female Trouble premiere | |
| Born | 1948 |
| Occupation | Film actress |
| Known for | Dreamlanders |
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Elizabeth Coffey is an American actress. She had notable roles in two of the early films of John Waters.[1] Coffey is a transgender woman.
Biography
Coffey was born in 1948 in Brooklyn, NY.[2]
She is considered one of the Dreamlanders, Waters' ensemble of regular cast and crew members.
At the time of her first film appearance in Waters' Pink Flamingos (1972), Coffey was a pre-operative transgender woman who had already undergone hormone therapy to develop breasts and female features. She played the part of a beautiful woman who turns the tables on a perverted flasher/voyeur by exposing and wagging her penis at him, sending him fleeing in shock.[3] Coffey underwent gender confirmation surgery a week after her scene was filmed. She was one of the first trans women to get gender confirmation surgery from John Hopkins Hospital.[4][5]
She also appears in Waters' film, Female Trouble (1974) playing Earnestine, the sorrowful death row cellmate of Dawn Davenport (Divine). She later appeared in the music video for Divine's cover of The Four Seasons' "Walk Like a Man."
Coffey is currently married, with one adopted child. She remains in contact with Waters, and has worked with several AIDS-related charities.[citation needed]
She currently lives in Philadelphia in the John C. Anderson Apartments, an LGBTQ-friendly senior living community, where she co-facilitates TransWay, a trans and gender non-conforming support group.[6][7]
Filmography
- Pink Flamingos (1972) as Chick with a Dick
- Female Trouble (1974) as Earnestine
- "Walk Like A Man" (Divine music video, 1985) as Woman at the Bar
References
- ^ "Elizabeth Coffey". IMDb. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
- ^ "Elizabeth Coffey Williams Interview". theoutwordsarchive.org. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
- ^ Shock Value, John Waters, p. 129
- ^ "Elizabeth Coffey Williams Interview". theoutwordsarchive.org. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
- ^ "Coming Out As Transgender When There Was No Language To Describe It". NPR.org. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
- ^ "Elizabeth Coffey Williams Interview". theoutwordsarchive.org. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
- ^ Zipkin, Michele (2020-03-25). "Leaders in trans community share guidelines and resources during pandemic". Philadelphia Gay News. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
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