A German transvestite whose life is the subject of a Broadway play "I Am My
Own Wife" written by Doug Wright. Play won the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for
drama.
In 2007, Charlotte was portrayed by Dominique Horwitz in the stage play "Ich mach ja doch, was ich will", the German adaptation of the play by Doug Wright, written by Frank Heibert and directed by Torsten Fischer.
Charlotte von Mahlsdorf's life is subject of the play "Ich bin meine eigene Frau" written by Peter Süß. The play premiered in 2006 at Schauspiel Leipzig.