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About
Two legends contested their identities as women in the court of public opinion: April Ashley, who was immortalized as a trailblazer by embracing her transgender history; and Amanda Lear, who has consciously denied and obfuscated her history for decades. Their divergent paths reveal disparate but intertwined legacies.
Digital
Jun 24, 2025
Director
Producers
Madison Passarelli, Douglas Banker, Stephen B. Strout
Music
Studio
Story Syndicate, Five All in the Fifth Entertainment, Pacific Films, HBO Documentary Films
Cast
Full credits →A
April Ashley
Self
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Amanda Lear
Self
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Marie-Pierre Pruvot
Self
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Morgan M. Page
Self
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Rebecca Root
Narrator (voice)
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Salvador Dalí
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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David Bowie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Tina Turner
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Jean-Paul Gaultier
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
