Australia’s gift to cabaret: Les Girls legend, Carlotta

Transgender Australian cabaret performer carlotta it was rewarded Member (AM) of the Order of Australia in 2020 for services to the performing arts and the LGBTQI+ community. (Photo, around 2000.)

Accordingly Wikipedia, ‘Carlotta started her professional career in 1959’:

… As one of the original cast members of the long-running Sydney-based male revue Les Girls cabaret show with an international following Kings CrosS. Carlotta performed in the spotlight as a singer and comedian, eventually becoming the show’s benchmark and leading lady.

Although best known as a cabaret performer, Carlotta appeared briefly in the television series in 1974. number 96 She stars as Miss Robyn Ross in a comedy storyline that sees her come out as transgender. Her appearance on the program marked the first time a transgender character was played by a transgender actor worldwide.

As a TV presenter, Carlotta was a featured panelist on talk show Beauty and the BeastIn addition to being a regular guest of the entertainment program studio 10

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