Christine Jorgensen
Birthday
1926/05/30
Day of death
1989/05/03 (62 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
The Bronx, New York
Also know as
George William Jorgensen Jr.
Biography
Christine Jorgensen (May 30, 1926 – May 3, 1989) was an American transgender woman who was the first person to become widely known in the United States for having sex reassignment surgery. Jorgensen grew up in the Bronx, New York City. Shortly after graduating from high school in 1945, she was drafted into the U.S. Army during World War II. After her military service, she attended several schools and worked; it is during this time she learned about sex reassignment surgery. Jorgensen traveled to...Read more
Acting
(2015) Reel in the Closet
as Self (archive footage)
(1962) We... Who Are Sexy!
as Christine Jorgensen
(2022) Casa Susanna
as Self (archive footage)
(2020) Disclosure
as Self (archive footage)
(2013) Christine in the Cutting Room
as Self (archive footage)
(1985) What Sex Am I?
as Self
(1985) Paradise is Not for Sale
as Herself
(1988) American Experience
as Self (archive footage)