Portrait of Elizabeth Coffey

Elizabeth Coffey

Acting

Biography

Elizabeth Lamont Coffey Williams (née Coffey, born March 1948), simply known by her maiden name Elizabeth Coffey, is an American actress and transgender activist. Coffey, a trans woman, had small but notable roles in four of the early films of John Waters, becoming a member of the Dreamlanders, his regular cast. Her work has been shown at multiple national venues, including the Baltimore Museum of Art and the Chicago Art Institute.

Filmography

2024
There's a Zombie Outside

as Police Dispatch

1977
Desperate Living

as Bartender

1974
Female Trouble

as Earnestine

1972
Pink Flamingos

as Chick with a Dick