Coccinelle

Singer

1931-08-23 – 2006-10-09

French actress and entertainer (1931–2006)

Jacqueline Charlotte Dufresnoy, better known by her stage name Coccinelle, was a French cabaret entertainer, singer, actress, and transgender activist. A transgender woman, she was the first widely publicized celebrity to undergo gender reassignment in Europe. Coccinelle was an international celebrity and a renowned club singer, styled as a blonde bombshell and sex symbol.