George Takei interviews Calpernia Addams and Andrea James
The man behind the woman playing a man
Thanks to director Duncan Tucker for the mention in thisJanuary 22, 2006 piece by Lydia Martin! Read the article
Interview with Leeza Gibbons
Calpernia and I will be discussing Transamerica with host Leeza Gibbons on Leeza Live today. January 17, 2006 For general information on Leeza’s show, see her site or your local Westwood One affiliate: Leeza Live website
Finding Her Voice
Felicity Huffman wraps up a stellar year conquering film and television. December 28, 2005 To achieve Bree’s deeper, more masculine voice, Huffman studied with coach Andrea James, who works with many transgender women. “I still couldn’t get it,” Huffman says…
My Tranny Valentine
Actress Felicity Huffman of ‘Desperate Housewives’ opens up about playing a woman in the middle of a gender reassignment in the new road flick ‘Transamerica.’ By Logan Hill / Nerve.com December 16, 2005 How’d you decide what to read?…
Variety AwardsWatch: Felicity Huffman in Transamerica
Jill Feiwell DECEMBER 11, 2005 To prep for the role, Huffman read the script with one question in mind — what was Bree’s internal journey? “She wants to become who she really is,” says Huffman. “Then I thought, ‘How do…
Actress excels in gender-bending performance
by Peter D. Kramer December 7, 2005 To make her performance as authentic as possible, Huffman went to transgender conventions and read biographies of transgendered women. And Calpernia Addams and Andrea James, two transgendered women, were on the set with…
Interview with Transamerica Director Duncan Tucker
by Gregg Shapiro, December 1, 2005 AE: Right, because it is very much transitional; these women are on a journey, in transition. DT: And Felicity in that scene at the party in Dallas with the other trans women, she was…
Actress Felicity Huffman discusses her new movie, "Transamerica"
Thanks to Felicity Huffman for the shout-out on the Today show during her interview with Matt Lauer!
Felicity Huffman is sitting pretty
By William Keck Photo: Dan MacMedan 11/21/2005 Huffman had absolutely no idea what it was like to be a transsexual. As far as she knew, she had never even met one. “I thought they were an odd minority at…