Maud Molyneux (27 March 1948 – 16 September 2008) was a transgender French actress, journalist and costume designer.

Career

Maud Molyneux started out as an activist in the Front homosexuel d'action révolutionnaire (FHAR), and then founded the Gazolines movement with Patrick Bertaux and Paquita Paquin. In the 1970s and 80s, she became widely known for her interviews in ''

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'' magazine and her columns in the ''

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'' (also known as ''Libé'') daily French newspaper, in which she wrote about television and fashion (as herself), literature (under the pseudonym of Dora Forbes), and cinema (under the pseudonym of Louella Intérim).

Filmography

Acting

*1974: ''Les Intrigues de Sylvia Couski'' by Adolfo Arrieta *1976: ''Tam Tam'' by Adolfo Arrieta * 1976: ''Mélodrame'' by Jean-Louis Jorge (as Anna) * 1981: ''

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'' by Gérard Courant (as herself) * 1985: '' La Nuit porte-jarretelles'' by

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* 1987: ''Jeux d'artifices'' by

(as Mrs Duval)

Costume Design

* 1999: ''

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'' by

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* 2001: ''

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'' by

* 2004: ''Quand je serai star'' by Patrick Mimouni * 2005: '' Mon petit doigt m'a dit...'' by

* 2006: ''Le Grand Appartement'' by

* 2008: ''Je vous hais petites filles (short film)'' by

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References

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Maud Molyneux
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