Enigma” dives into the history of Parisian club Le Carrousel and the powerful stories of the transgender women who worked there in the 1950s.

April Ashley, a British model, actress and jet-set socialite who became known as a regal trailblazer for transgender women, undergoing gender-confirmation surgery at a time when the procedure was ...

April Ashley was a successful model in the 60s, appearing in Vogue, before her story was sold to The Sunday People, and it emerged that she was a trans woman.

April Ashley was made an Member of the British Empire (MBE) in 2012 She received her honour from Prince Charles in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace.

April Ashley was an actress, model and trans-pioneer. Born into a working class family in Liverpool in 1935, she was one of nine children, and joined the merchant navy as a teen.

April Ashley, the iconic model, actress and transgender activist, reportedly passed away on Monday, December 27, 2021. She was 86.

With the Sundance-launched HBO documentary 'Enigma,' director Zackary Drucker shares the stories of Amanda Lear and April Ashley. With “Enigma,” director Zackary Drucker (“The Stroll ...

KELLY: April Ashley - model, actress, author and activist for transgender rights. She died this week at the age of 86. (SOUNDBITE OF APHEX TWIN'S "AVRIL 14TH") Transcript provided by NPR ...

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The dichotomy between the two subjects, both pioneers idolized by many contemporary trans women, gives "Enigma" its narrative strength. Using archival interviews, mostly from TV, Lear and Ashley ...

April Ashley, a trailblazing activist for transgender rights, has died at age 86.

April Ashley, a trailblazing activist for transgender rights, has died at age 86.