Being a good actor or actress often means playing a role that is very different from your reality. In this gallery, we have gathered stars who gave life to characters of a different gender.

Eddie Redmayne played painter Lili Elbi in 'The Danish Girl' (2015)

The actress played Bob Dylan in the film 'I'm Not There' (2007).

The actor played Rayon, a transgender woman, in 'Dallas Buyers Club' (2013).

The actor played Vida in 'To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar' (1995).

The actor played Josephine, a jazz artist, in 'Some Like It Hot' (1959).

The actor played a man who pretended to be a woman and turned into a famous actress, in 'Tootsie' (1982).

The actress played Brandon Teena in 'Boys Don't Cry' (1999).

The actor gave life to Mrs. Doubtfire, who tries to get a job as a nanny, in 'Mrs. Doubtfire' (1993).

The actor is 'Big Momma's House', a film from the year 2000.

The actress plays Anshel, a boy who wants to learn everything about Judaism, in 'Yentl' (1983).

In addition to the character James West, the actor plays a woman in 'Wild Wild West' (1999).

Jack Lemmon plays a jazz artist in 'Some Like It Hot' (1959).

The actress plays the waiter Albert Nobbs, in the eponymous film released in (2011).

The actor played a socialite in 'White Chicks' (2004).

The actor plays a fascinating female character in the film 'The Birdcage' (1996).

The actress plays a boy in the film '3 Generations' (2015).

The actress played a soccer player in 'She's the Man' (2006).

The actress plays a boy to be able to participate in a play in 'Shakespeare in Love' (1998).

The actor plays the twins Jack and Jill, in the movie 'Jack and Jill' (2011).

The actor plays Edna Turnblad in 'Hairspray' (2007).

The actress stars in 'Silvia Scarlett' (1936), who pretends to be a man to escape the police.

The actor also plays a woman in the film 'Back to the Future Part II' (1989).

The actor plays Galaxia in the film 'Anger Management' (2003).

The actor plays a schoolgirl in 'Norbit' (2007).

The actor plays Noxeema Jackson in 'To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar' (1995).

The actor plays Chris in the movie 'Mixed Nuts' (1994).

The actor plays top model Minx in 'Rage' (2009).

The actress plays a pirate in 'Hook' (1991).

The actor plays Chi-Chi Rodriguez in 'To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar'​ (1995).