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* ''Franchise/KungFuPanda'' has Master Tigress who, unlike Master Viper, lacks TertiarySexualCharacteristics to indicate any femininity (even her voice actress was initially confused), in addition to a low voice. In the [[WesternAnimation/KungFuPandaLegendsOfAwesomeness animated series]], her being mistaken for a man (despite her name obviously indicating otherwise) is a RunningGag and she is often subject to FemininityFailure.

* ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'' has Master Tigress who, unlike Master Viper, lacks TertiarySexualCharacteristics to indicate any femininity (even her voice actress was initially confused), in addition to a low voice. In the animated series, her being mistaken for a man (despite her name obviously indicating otherwise) is a RunningGag and she is often subject to FemininityFailure.

* Mary Frith, a.k.a. Mad Moll Cutpurse, was a well-known pickpocket and pimp in the English Renaissance who dressed as a man, dueled other men, smoked a pipe, and swore. She was married to a man eventually, but it was largely believed to be a domestic farce. Thomas Middleton's play ''The Roaring Girl'' was based on her.

* In ''WesternAnimation/StrangeMagic'' one of the Bog Kings [[ThoseTwoGuys minions]] is revealed to be a female, much to the surprise of the other minion who had bumbled through the movie with her.

* Both Tohru and Ilulu mistook Kobayashi for a man when they first met her in ''Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid''. This is helped by her wardrobe containing a grand total of two feminine outfits (a women's kimono and a maid outfit), neither of which she ever wears during the course of the anime (she does wear the maid outfit once in the manga, but she had to pretty much be forced into it). She even undergoes a GenderBender at one point, and absolutely nothing about her outwards appearance changes.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}'': Rapunzel, when she turns 18, looks a little like a boy due to her being a GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak, despite being a [[TheCutie cutie]] and a [[MsFanservice beautiful woman]].

* ''Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure'': Both Tsubomi and Cobraja thought that Itsuki was a male until different circumstances revealed the truth (a servant of Itsuki's called her "Oujo-sama" in front of Tsubomi and Erika/Cure Marine told Cobraja flat-out that Itsuki was a girl). Cobraja was shocked while Tsubomi ended up falling slightly ill from the revelation.

* When Creator/FoxNewsChannel posted an editorial in favor of traditional gender roles, [[http://feministing.com/2013/02/09/woman-from-fox-news-accidental-same-sex-wedding-picture-speaks-out/ they illustrated it with a photo of a lesbian wedding]], which they had ironically mistaken for a depiction of a heterosexual couple due to the masculine appearance and attire of Stephanie Figarelle. Once this was pointed out, the photo was replaced with a more generic one.

** Zorin Blitz is an even more convincing example, despite having the BoobsOfSteel.

* Sakura Ogami from ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc'' is an extreme example, to the point that she basically looks like a male bodybuilder wearing a SailorFuku. Adding to the confusion, she usually has a BadassArmfold hiding her BoobsOfSteel. When Aoi mentions spending the night in Sakura's room, Kiyotaka is outraged at a girl sleeping with a "boy", before Sakura points out that she's a girl. Even in the Prologue when first meeting her, Makoto internally remarks that he almost asked her if she was a man.

* In ''Film/{{Bound|1996}}'', Caesar walks in on his girlfriend having an intimate conversation with a ButchLesbian, Corky. He's about to get angry when Corky turns around and reveals herself to be a woman. Caesar excuses himself and mutters about how dark the room is. Corky was probably written as being more butch than she ended up, as it's not particularly believable to mistake her for a man (albeit he saw her from the back at first).
* Executed brilliantly in ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'' whereby [[spoiler:flashbacks are shown of a child with a shaved head and modest dress. We're told this was the child of Ra's al Ghul and Bruce believes it is Bane, but it turns out to be Miranda Tate, birth name Talia]].

* Synth musician Maria Teriaeva looks very androgynous and could be mistaken for a male if not for her obviously female name.

* Liz from ''WesternAnimation/TheMagicSchoolBus'', a rare case for a female animal. To elaborate, Liz is a Jackson's chameleon but only male Jackson's chameleons have big horns on their heads like Liz does.

** ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'' has Dorris, one of Cinderella's ugly stepsisters. Emphasis on ''ugly''. She can easily be mistaken by a man on a drag and has a deep, masculine voice. Fiona even once remarks "You go...! Girl...?"
** ''WesternAnimation/PussInBoots'' has Jill who, in a case of LookalikeLovers, looks very much like Jack -- just with less body hair and no PermaStubble.

* ''Series/NaturallySadie'': In "Advanced Girl Lessons", a customer at Dr. Finch's mistakes the tomboyish Sadie for a boy. This causes her to undergo a crisis of confidence and attempt a GirlinessUpgrade, only to suffer a FeminityFailure. By the end of the episode, she has managed to find a happy median between {{Tomboy}} and GirlyGirl.

* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalina_de_Erauso Catalina de Erauso]], a straight-up ButchLesbian who escaped the convent she had been secluded in at age ''four'' by joining the ''army''. She had several female lovers who never realized she wasn't a man and served in the same company as her brother, who didn't recognize her.