History Main / CrossDressingVoices

* Percy and James were respectively voiced by [[Anime/SailorMoon Linda Ballantyne]] and Creator/SusanRoman in ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndTheMagicRailroad''. This came about fairly late in the movie's production -- both were originally voiced by Michael Angelis (then the narrator of the ''Thomas the Tank Engine'' series in the UK), but test audiences thought he sounded too mature for either character. It is often agreed that this change created the issue of [[VocalDissonance making them sound too feminine]].

'''Please do not list "retroactive" examples''' of UsefulNotes/{{transgender}} actors who performed characters of their biological sex before they transitioned some point post-production. This trope requires the casting to be an intentional decision. When they were cast for the role, they ''were'' considered by the world at large to be the same gender as the character.

'''Please do not list "retroactive" examples''' of transgender actors who performed characters of their biological sex before they transitioned some point post-production. This trope requires the casting to be an intentional decision. When they were cast for the role, they ''were'' considered by the world at large to be the same gender as the character.

'''Please do not list "retroactive" examples''' of transgender actors who performed characters of their biological sex before they transitioned some point post-production. This trope requires the casting to be an intentional decision. The fact that an actor no longer corresponds to the gender of a character they played is ultimately irrelevant to the work itself, and doesn't change the fact that, when they were cast for the role, they ''were'' considered by the world at large to be the same gender as the character.

* {{Eurobeat}} artist Odyssey has recorded with a feminine voice under the alias Jessa, who was thought to be a separate singer before she came out as UsefulNotes/{{Transgender}} and legally changed her name from Travis to Jessa Stebbins in 2021.

* {{Eurobeat}} artist Odyssey recorded with a feminine voice under the alias Jessa, eventually coming out as UsefulNotes/{{Transgender}} and legally changing her name from Travis to Jessa Stebbins in 2021.

* In [[WebVideo/RealTimeFandub SnapCube's Real-Time Fandub]], [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]] is voiced by Penny Parker, and Knuckles was voiced by Hayley Rose, who also voiced Amy. Following the VideoGame/SonicRiders dub, Knuckles was instead voiced by Chase Young, as Rose had been kicked off the team.

* The entire cast of ''WebAnimation/OfWeaselsAndChickens'' is female, despite there being many male characters.
* In WebAnimation/StarshineCarly, all the male characters are voiced by Creator/CarlyGarton herself, [[MinimalistCast as well as everyone else]].

* ''VirtualYoutbers'': Japanese Mangaka Tsukudani Norio created a Vtuber persona for herself, Inuyama tamaki, who is a male. In a strange case of RecursiveCrossdressing, Tamaki is quite feminine in appearance and crossdresses. This has often resulted in others not realizing Tamaki is supposed to be male.

* In the WesternAnimation/HelluvaBoss episode “Unhappy Campers“ Blitzo’s sister Barbie’s boyfriend and drug dealer is a teenage boy who is voiced by a woman.

* In a rare example of a man voicing a woman Granny Goodness undergoes this in both ''WesternAnimation/SupermanBatmanApocalypse'' where's she's reprised by Creator/EdwardAsner, and ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueGodsAndMonsters'', where she's voiced by Creator/KharyPayton.

* In Film/Gremlins2TheNewBatch the voice of the female gremlin Greta was done by Kirk Thatcher.

* Belgian voice actress Creator/JackieBerger voices/dubs little boys and teen boys on film, television and in animation in French. Examples include Danny Torrance in ''Film/TheShining'', Rocky Balboa Jr. in ''Film/RockyIII'', Short Round in ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom'', Prince Tarn in ''Film/RedSonja'', the Dalai Lama in ''Film/SevenYearsInTibet'', Sam in ''Film/LoveActually'', Arnold Jackson in ''Series/DiffrentStrokes'', Esteban in ''Anime/TheMysteriousCitiesOfGold'' (first season), Telemachus in ''Anime/Ulysses31'', Krillin in ''Franchise/DragonBall'', Pugsley in ''WesternAnimation/{{The Addams Family|1992}}'', Gon Freecss in ''Manga/HunterXHunter'', etc.

* Belgian voice actress Creator/JackieBerger voices/dubs little boys and teen boys on film, television and in animation in French. Examples include Danny Torrance in ''Film/TheShining'', Rocky Balboa Jr. in ''Film/RockyIII'', Short Round in ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom'', Prince Tarn in ''Film/RedSonja'', the Dalai Lama in ''Film/SevenYearsInTibet'', Sam in ''Film/LoveActually'', Arnold Jackson in ''Series/DiffrentStrokes'', Krillin in ''Franchise/DragonBall'', Pugsley in ''WesternAnimation/{{The Addams Family|1992}}'', Gon Freecss in ''Manga/HunterXHunter'', etc.

* Belgian voice actress Creator/JackieBerger voices/dubs little boys and teen boys on film, television and in animation in French. Examples include Danny Torrance in ''Film/TheShining'', Rocky Balboa Jr. in ''Film/RockyIII'', Short Round in ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom'', the Dalai Lama in ''Film/SevenYearsInTibet'', Sam in ''Film/LoveActually'', Arnold Jackson in ''Series/DiffrentStrokes'', Krillin in ''Franchise/DragonBall'', Pugsley in ''WesternAnimation/{{The Addams Family|1992}}'', Gon Freecss in ''Manga/HunterXHunter'', etc.

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* This happens to transgender people in the early days after their transition.
* This can also happen to cisgender people due to injuries or hormonal problems.
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** Female Zu Qing as males Weslie, Night Wolf, and White Handsomey.

* Edna Mode from ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'' was ''supposed'' to be voiced by Creator/LilyTomlin, but she had trouble getting [[WhatTheHellIsThatAccent the accent]] just right. Writer/director Creator/BradBird demonstrated what it should sound like, only for Tomlin to remark that he did the voice so well he should have the part instead of her.

** In the special The Search for Grog, Creator/LiamOBrien plays the female high-elf cleric Lieve'tel Toluse, a servant of the Raven Queen. Vax is not avalible [[spoiler: as he [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence ascended]] to become the champion of the Raven Queen.]]

* In the first ''Little Polar Bear'' (known as ''Lars der kleine eisbär'' in Germany and "Lars de kleine ijsbeer" in Dutch) movie, [[SweetSeal Robby the seal]] is voiced by Creator/BrianneSiddall. In the sequels, Robby is now voiced by Creator/LaraJillMiller.

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* In ''Series/{{Thunderbirds}}'' all young boy characters were voiced by Sylvia Anderson or Christine Finn. In "The Duchess Assignment" the eponymous Duchess of Royston was voiced by Ray Barrett.

** In the Japanese dub, this is averted with Fievel by having him voiced by a male child actor for the first two films (including Creator/DaisukeNamikawa in the first), but played straight with the direct-to-video sequels, which had Fievel voiced by Creator/IkueOtani.

* In ''WesternAnimation/BatmanGothamByGaslight'', a young Tim Drake and Jason Todd are voiced by Creator/TaraStrong and Creator/GreyDeLisle. This is averted with Dick Grayson, with 14-year-old Lincoln Melchoir voicing him.
* In the Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/TheBossBaby'', Tim is voiced by Kyoko Yoshine, and in the Netflix show, he is voiced by Creator/MegumiHan. This is averted in the second movie, which has him voiced by Creator/MamoruMiyano.

* In the first ''Little Polar Bear'' (known as ''Lars der kleine eisbär'' in Germany and "Lars de kleine ijsbeer" in Dutch) movie, this is averted with [[BearyFriendly Lars the titular polar bear]], who is voiced by a male child actor, but played straight with [[SweetSeal Robby the seal]], who is voiced by Creator/BrianneSiddall. The sequels play this fully straight, where Brianne Siddall now voices Lars and Robby is now voiced by Creator/LaraJillMiller. In the original German versions of the movies, [[ChildrenVoicingChildren both characters are voiced by actual children]].

* Averted in Disney's ''WesternAnimation/PeterPan'': Although the character of Peter was traditionally portrayed by a woman on stage, his voice actor Bobby Driscoll was the first notable male actor to take on the role.

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'', Nick Wilde as a child is voiced by Creator/KathSoucie. This is averted in almost all the foreign dubs, where they hired male child actors.

* Averted in another Supermarionation show, ''Series/Joe90'', where the title character was actually played by a young boy.

*** Averted by K1-B0, a male-identifying robot voiced by Creator/TetsuyaKakihara. He's the only [[spoiler:playable character]] in the series to be voiced by a male seiyuu.