Betty Vakalidou

Betty Vakalidou

  • Place of birth: Alexandroupoli, Greece
  • Also know as: Ελισάβετ Βακαλίδου

Biography

Elisavet Vakalidou (known as Betty) [Ελισάβετ (Μπέττυ) Βακαλίδου1950] is a Greek transsexual, one of the best-known transgender people in Greece, who publicly displayed her identity and fought for the rights of homosexuals and transgender people. She participated in the founding of the first Greek homosexual movement in Greece, A.K.O.E. (Gay Liberation Movement of Greece), has written two autobiographical books and has appeared in theater and cinema. She was also nominated as "Person of the Year" (2007) during the "European Year of Equal Opportunities for All".

Filmography

Strella

2009

As Mary

The Oleanders

2021

As (Herself)

Betty

1979

As (Herself)

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