Eva Robin's (born Roberto Coatti; 10 December 1958) is a

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Italian actress, model, and activist from

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. Perhaps best known for her role in Dario Argento's 1982

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film ''

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''. Eva was assigned male at birth. From the age of about thirteen she says she felt she was female. When she was sixteen, she met a neighbor who was transgender and who introduced her to feminizing hormones. By the age of twenty-one she was living as a woman. Eva says she doesn't want

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, saying she feels comfortable with her body and has no desire to change. Contrary to conflicting mentions, Eva currently does spell her last name with an apostrophe in it. She took her

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from a character in Italy's ''

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'' comics,

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, and writer

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. While on holiday in

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she saw the name "Robbins" spelled as "Robin's" and decided to take on that particular spelling.

Filmography

*'' La cerimonia dei sensi'' (1979) *'' Eva man (Due sessi in uno)'' (1980) *'' El regreso de Eva Man'' (1982) *''

'' (1982) *''

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'' (1983) *''

The Adventures of Hercules ''The Adventures of Hercules'' ( it, Le avventure dell'incredibile Ercole) is the 1985 sequel to the 1983 film ''Hercules''. It was written and directed by Luigi Cozzi and has bodybuilder-turned-actor Lou Ferrigno reprising his role as the title ...

'' (1985) *'' Lupo solitario'' - TV series (1987) *''

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'' (1987) *'' Massacre Play'' (1989) *'' Valentina'' - TV series (1989) *'' L'odissea'' - TV movie (1991) *'' Belle al bar'' (1994) *'' Luna e l'altra'' (1996) *'' Il primo estratto'' (1997) *''

My Dearest Friends ''My Dearest Friends'' (Italian: ''I miei più cari amici'') is a 1998 Italian thriller-comedy film directed by Alessandro Benvenuti. Cast * Alessandro Benvenuti as Alessio *Athina Cenci as Martha * Eva Robin's as Loretta *Alessandro Gassmann a ...

'' (1998) *''

Il bello delle donne ''Il bello delle donne'' (Beauty of Women) is an Italian comedy-drama television series. The story is about the lives of different Italian women. Main cast *Stefania Sandrelli: Anna Borsi * Nancy Brilli: Vicky Melzi (1ª e 3ª Seasons) *Giulian ...

'' - TV series (2002) *'' Cattive inclinazioni'' (2003) *'' Di che peccato sei?'' - TV movie (2007) *'' Il segreto di Rahil'' (2007) *'' Tutte le donne della mia vita'' (2007) *'' Andres and me'' (2007)

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