Lili Elbe
Danish painter and transgender woman (1882–1931)
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Updated 2026-05-29
Danish painter who became one of the first to undergo gender-affirming surgery in the 1930s. Her life later inspired the 2015 film The Danish Girl.
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Lili Ilse Elvenes, better known as Lili Elbe, was a Danish painter, transgender woman, and one of the earliest recipients of gender-affirming surgery.
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