Changes: Tula

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Tula or Caroline Cossey is a dancer and extra who plays an unnamed minor poolside character in the 1981 James Bond film For Your Eyes Only.

Appearances

For Your Eyes Only

Tula is among the many extras that are seen at the swimming pool at Hector Gonzales's Spanish villa while James Bond is on the hunt for Emile Leopold Locque. The characters witness 007's capture and Gonzales's murder at the whim of Melina Havelock's crossbow, avenging the death of her parents by his hand.

Controversy

After a career as a dancer, in 1981 Cossey was cast as an extra in For Your Eyes Only. Shortly after the film’s release, in 1982, the British tabloid newspaper the News of the World revealed that Cossey was a transsexual, which it had been threatening to do for some time. The same year Cossey responded by releasing the autobiography I Am a Woman. Press coverage intensified, but was generally more sympathetic. Eventually, Cossey returned to modeling, however a career on a bigger stage was no longer possible.

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+|name= Caroline Cossey <small>(legal name) </small><br>Tula <small>(stage name) </small>
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+'''Tula''' or '''Caroline Cossey''' is a dancer and extra who plays an unnamed minor poolside character in the 1981 ''James Bond'' film ''[[For Your Eyes Only]]''.
-| status = Alive
-| role = [[Bond girl]]
-| portrayed = [[Wikipedia:Caroline Cossey|Caroline Cossey]]
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-| first_appearance_film = [[For Your Eyes Only]]
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-'''Tula''' is a character that features in the 1981 Bond film ''[[For Your Eyes Only]]'', portrayed by [[Wikipedia:Caroline Cossey|Caroline Cossey]]
-==Film biography==
+==Appearances==
+=== For Your Eyes Only===
-{{Spoiler}}
-Tula is one of the many [[Bond girl]]s that are seen at the swimming pool behind [[Hector Gonzales (Stefan Kalipha)|Hector Gonzales]]'s mansion while [[James Bond (Roger Moore)|James Bond]] is on the hunt for [[Emile Leopold Locque]]. She and the other girls witness Gonzales's murder at the whim of [[Melina Havelock]]'s crossbow, avenging the death of her parents by his hand.
+Tula is among the many extras that are seen at the swimming pool at [[Hector Gonzales (Stefan Kalipha)|Hector Gonzales]]'s Spanish villa while [[James Bond (Roger Moore)|James Bond]] is on the hunt for [[Emile Leopold Locque]]. The characters witness 007's capture and Gonzales's murder at the whim of [[Melina Havelock]]'s crossbow, avenging the death of her parents by his hand.
 ==Controversy==
-After a career as a dancer, in 1981 Cossey was cast as an extra in ''For Your Eyes Only'', finally fulfilling her childhood dream of being a Bond girl. Shortly after the film’s release, in 1982, the tabloid ''News of the World'' revealed that Cossey was a transsexual, which it had been threatening to do for some time. This brought her modeling career and hopes of becoming an actress to a halt.
+After a career as a dancer, in 1981 Cossey was cast as an extra in ''For Your Eyes Only''. Shortly after the film’s release, in 1982, the British tabloid newspaper the ''News of the World'' revealed that Cossey was a transsexual, which it had been threatening to do for some time. The same year Cossey responded by releasing the autobiography ''I Am a Woman''. Press coverage intensified, but was generally more sympathetic. Eventually, Cossey returned to modeling, however a career on a bigger stage was no longer possible.
+[[Category:Actors]]
-In 1982, Cossey responded by releasing ''I Am a Woman'', her first autobiography, which sought in straightforward terms to defuse the situation by telling the story in full, from her point of view. If anything, the press coverage intensified, but now it was largely sympathetic. Eventually, Tula was able to return to modeling. But a career on a bigger stage was now irretrievably gone.
+[[Category:Real People]]
+[[Category:For Your Eyes Only (film) Cast]]
-{{James Bond characters}}
-[[Category:Bond Girls]]
-[[Category:For Your Eyes Only characters]]