France's most famous transexual. "Coccinelle" is French for"Ladybird".
Following the sex-change she adopted the name Jaqueline-Charlotte
Dufresnoy.
Having her sex change operation in Morocco in 1958, her biography is
entitled Coccinelle par Coccinelle (1987). She was known in Europe, the
Middle East, Latin America, and Canada and performed up until the time
of her death.
A natural brunette who turned platinum blonde, she later married and
divorced.
Pioneer transsexual French star who debuted in 1953 at Chex Madame
Arthur, a popular transvestite cabaret show. She then became the
stunningly beautiful star and main attraction at Le Carrousel de Paris.
Her act consisted of singing and dancing, and she was the choreographer
of her own shows.