Caroline Cossey, who played Tula, an extra in the 1981 James Bond movie, For Your Eyes Only.  Yes, it’s true, she was technically a dude!

Caroline was born Barry Cossey in England on August 31, 1954. However, he suffered from Klinefelter’s Syndrome, which meant he had xxxy chromosomes instead of just xx or xy, making him a little female.

At the age of 17, Barry decided to become Caroline, starting hormone therapy and beginning a career as a showgirl.  Shortly after, she underwent breast augmentation and became a topless dancer.  On December 31, 1974, Cossey had sex reassignment surgery and made his transition from male to female complete.

Once Cossey was a complete woman, she started working as a model and commercial actress.  In 1981, she landed the role of Tula in For Your Eyes Only and fulfilled her childhood dream of being a ‘Bond Girl.’  That same year, Caroline posed for Playboy; however, her career ended abruptly when News of the World revealed that she was transgender.

Even after gaining sympathy from the press after the release of her autobiography, I Am a Woman, her career was unable to recover.

Would you ever have guessed that James Bond had a transgender?  Do you think there are any transgender stars today that we don’t know about? Who?