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  1. Jan 21, 2016 · "My transition was imperative to the preservation of my sanity and to my health well-being," says British actress Rebecca Root, who has found recognition in the U.S. with a bit part in...

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  2. Aug 22, 2015 · Rebecca Root is about to become the first transgender star of Boy Meets Girl, a British television show. She talks about changing perceptions, feeling sexy – and why she wishes she had the...

    • Nicola Gill
  3. Feb 24, 2016 · “The Danish Girl did feature two openly trans performers in minor roles…Trans actress Rebecca Root played Lili’s nurse in the film, and trans actor Jake Graf played Henri. Even within a deeply flawed system, there are pockets of compassionate change that should give us hope for a more inclusive future.”

  4. Mar 11, 2016 · British actress Rebecca Root appeared in the film, as did Jake Graf, another transgender performer: Hooper was evidently comfortable casting trans people, but only in fleeting roles.

  5. Jul 2, 2016 · As the sitcom Boy Meets Girl returns for a second series, Keeley Bolger chats with actress Rebecca Root to discover how a stranger's act of kindness changed her life

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  6. May 18, 2015 · Root is also soon to become known for her role in The Danish Girl, about Lili Elbe, the first person in the world to undergo gender reassignment, in the 1920s. But Root plays a German nurse – not a trans part – and Eddie Redmayne takes the lead role of Elbe. Such casting, says Root, is justifiable. Universal Pictures.

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  8. Dec 21, 2015 · The Danish Girl may seem eerily prescient, and yet, as Hooper notes, the script is adapted from a 2000 David Ebershoff novel that fictionalised the true story of Lili Elbe, a transgender woman...